4to (252 × 206 mm), pp. viii, 19, [1]; complete with the half-title (‘The Art of Rising in the Church. A Satyre’); first and last pages dust-soiled, ms. ink number (a shelfmark?) to title; disbound.

First edition of the Yorkshire clergyman’s satire on advancement in the Church of England. ‘There is a sprightliness of imagination, a poignant raillery, and an easy flow of words in this little piece, which seem to promise something well worthy of our attention hereafter’ (Critical Review).