London.- [Ward (Edward)] A Compleat and Humorous Account of all the Remarkable Clubs and Societies in the Cities of London and Westminster, engraved frontispiece, title printed in red, contemporary ink signature to title, lightly soiled and stained, modern half calf, spine faded, for the author, 1745 § Mumford (Erasmus) A Letter to the Club at White's, first edition, modern marbled boards, [ Kress 5059; Not in Goldsmiths'], for W.Owen, 1750; and 2 others on London clubs and societies, 8vo et infra (4)

⁂ The first is a satire on London social life through descriptions of actual and fictitious clubs, including the No-Nose Club, the Farting Club, the Club of Ugly-Faces and of Broken Shopkeepers. It was first published in 1709 as The Secret History of Clubs: particularly the Kit-Cat, Beef-Stake, Vertuosos, Quacks, Knights of the Golden-Fleece, Florists, Beaus, &c. The second item is a self-indulgent satire ostensibly on gambling but in fact largely political with references to Swift and Fielding.