An essay towards fixing the true standards of wit, humour, raillery, satire, and ridicule : To which is added, an analysis of the characters of an humourist, Sir John Falstaff, Sir Roger de Coverly, and Don Quixote : inscribed to the Right Honorable Robert Earl of Orford / by the author of A letter from a by-stander [Corbyn Morris].

At top of t.p.: S. Washington [Samuel Washington, George's brother, who later gave it to him]; On front endpaper in pencil: Turnbull, 1840; Chief Justice Marshall; William Marshall.
Dedication signed: Corbyn Morris.
Includes (p.66-75) Congreve's Essay concerning humour in comedy.
Note on front board: "This book was presented to Chief Justice Marshall by Gen. Washington--it was given to William Marshall by his uncle."
With a leaf of errata and advertisements between the dedication and introduction.