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Political disquisitions; or, An enquiry into public errors, defects, and abuses : Illustrated by, and established upon facts and remarks, extracted from a variety of authors, ancient and modern. Calculated to draw the timely attention of government and people, to a due consideration of the necessity, and the means, of reforming those errors, defects, and abuses; of restoring the constitution, and saving the state. By J. Burgh, gentleman; author of the Dignity of human nature, and other works.

Author/creator Burgh, James, 1714-1775
Other author/creatorBell, Robert, 1732?-1784 printer.
Other author/creatorWoodhouse, William, 1740?-1795, printer.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-Street; and William Woodhouse, in Front-Street, M,DCC,LXXV. [1775]
Description3 volumes ; 8⁰.
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
General noteVol. 1: xxiii, [9], 486, [2] p.; v. 2: vii, [9], 477, [3] p.; v. 3: [16], 460, [56] p.
General noteErrors in paging: v. 1, p. xiv, 320, 456 misnumbered ivx, 220, 436; v. 3, p. 374 misnumbered 347.
General note"Names of the encouragers"--v. 3, p. [v-xii]. Index, v. 3, p. [1-53], 2nd count. Booksellers' advertisements and prospectuses in all volumes.
General noteReproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
References Evans, 13851
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3170
References Sabin, 9246
References English Short Title Catalog, W2580.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Genre/formProspectuses.
Genre/formSubscribers' lists.

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