A Final Answer to the Remarks on the Craftsman's Vindication

London: R. Franklin, 1731. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. This small hardcover has a partially restored look with replaced endsheets and pastedowns, and worn marbled boards that may be original to the piece but are similar to some 1830ish work I have seen. It measures 7 1/2" X 4 1/2." The price given on the book's title page is 6d, 32 pages, erratum line beneath horizontal bar and above finis. Collation is largely done in quarto. The previous owner of the book was in the habit of making light pencilled notes on the replaced endsheets and he has done so here, noting Bolingbroke's name and the First Edition status. Additionally, a bit of erasure is noted. Continuation of the title "And to All the Libels, Which have come, or may come from the same, Quarter against the Person, last mentioned, in the Craftsman on the 22nd of May." Underneath this subtitle a sun emblem/colophon appears. The text's edges look natural with a bit of speckle to them to my eyes. There is no running title. The numbers at the page tops measure 3/4" down from top edge; side margins vary widely, from 1/2" to 1/16," looks like a collation issue to me. The exterior hinging is in imperfect condition, showing some abrasion and cracking. First and last interior gutter seem very sound, but this is surely due to endsheet and pastedown replacement. Text is generally unfoxed, no dogearing noted, with a small mild stain at the top of the title page. There is a fountain-penned note at the bottom of the last page. The spine is a laid-on leather affair which is chipping notably. Much wear to the paper board edges. Still, a sound copy in most notable respects.