The masquerade : containing a variety of merry characters of all sorts, properly dressed for the occasion : calculated to amuse and instruct all the good boys and girls in the kingdom

"A company of masques being assembled by command of the Emporer of Lilliput ... a little gentleman of my acquaintance ... obtained leave to make drawings of the several characters on the spot ..." -- advertisement, page [7].

At foot of title-page: [Price three pence bound and gilt.].

Bound in Dutch flowery boards.

Description of each character, as he or she parades into view.

Last page is a pastedown.

Pagination includes frontispiece.

Publisher's advertisements on page [77]-79.

The frontispiece, included in the paging, and eighteen text illustrations are engraved on copper.

When Jackey Goldney finishes his apprenticeship, his master presents him with a lottery ticket which came up for a ten thousand pound prize. page 11

Contents: Fortune -- Tragedy and Comedy -- A student -- The Cherokee chief -- Harlequin and monkey -- A jockey and pilgrim -- A Quaker and a fruit-girl -- A fryar and Indian girl -- A sailor and girl -- The beggar -- A shepherdess -- Ass-driver, and man with an ass's head -- Caliban -- Sir John Falstaff -- A gipsey with her children -- An hussar -- Tom Fool -- Momus.