8vo. (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches), contemporary burgundy morocco with a double gilt fillet border on the covers; spine with five raised bands, gilt decoration, and a green morocco title label. A VERY NICE COPy with minor occasional browning, in a handsome contemporary binding.Although first published in 1782, this popular compilation from the author's oeuvre, here designated A NEW EDITION, was often reprinted, the selection being altered from edition to edition. The alphabetical Table of Contents leads the reader to a variety of excerpts (the letter D. for example): The Dwarf, Reflections on Duty, Difference in Men, Defamation, Dissatisfaction, Distress, and Corporal Trim's Reflections on Death. A very nice copy.