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London: J. Watts 1736. First edition, 8vo, (iv), 64, (1, 1 advertisement) pp, bound without a further leaf of advertisements. Title printed in red and black with a contemporary signature, corner subtly restored, later bookplate of A. Edward Newton, Oak Knoll 1909, marbled endpapers. Finely bound by Root and Son in later crushed red morocco, triple gilt rules, a further outside border of pointillé, gilt spine with raised bands, a.e.g., some rubbing to the upper joint, otherwise a near fine copy held in a slipcase. A colloquial term for “satire”, Pasquin was Fielding’s most successful play, using the rehearsal format to hit many targets including Italian opera, pantomimes and the florid dedications then common in literature. His follow-up to this success included an attack on Horace Walpole, who quickly moved to introduce licenses for drama, thus curtailing Fielding’s dramatic career at the tender age of 30. Rothschild 840.

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