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The surprising adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, king of the beggars : containing his life : a dictionary of the cant language and many entertaining particulars of that extraordinary man.

Other author/creatorGoadby, Robert, 1721-1778.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionNew ed. corr. & much improved.
Publication Info[Tiverton] : Printed for W. Salter and sold by Crosby's & Co., 1812.
Description288 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 19 cm.
Supplemental Content Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subject(s)
Uniform titleApology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew.
Running title Life and adventures of Bamphylde-Moore Carew
Series Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
General noteNumerous versions of the "Life" exist with varying titles and by various authors, variously ascribed to Carew himself, Robert Goadby and Thomas Price. Cf. Moore's History of Devonshire, v. 2, p. 700; Dict. nat. biog.
General note"A dictionary of the cant language": p. [273]-288.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 93889.
References RLIN, CTRG00-B1389
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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