A compleat history of the lives and robberies of the most notorious highway-men, [electronic resource] : foot-pads, shop-lifts, and cheats, of both sexes, in and about London and Westminster, and all Parts of Great Britain, for above an Hundred Years past, continu'd to the present Time. Wherein their most Secret and Barbarous Murders, Unparalell'd Robberies, Notorious Thefts, and Unheard of Cheats, are set in a true Light, and expos'd to publick View, for the common Benefit of Mankind. To, which is prefix'd, the thieves new canting-dictionary, Explaining the most mysterious Words, New Terms, Significant Phrases, and Proper Idioms, used at this present Time by our Modern Thieves. By Capt. Alex. Smith.
1719
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A compleat history of the lives and robberies of the most notorious highway-men, [electronic resource] : foot-pads, shop-lifts, and cheats, of both sexes, in and about London and Westminster, and all Parts of Great Britain, for above an Hundred Years past, continu'd to the present Time. Wherein their most Secret and Barbarous Murders, Unparalell'd Robberies, Notorious Thefts, and Unheard of Cheats, are set in a true Light, and expos'd to publick View, for the common Benefit of Mankind. To, which is prefix'd, the thieves new canting-dictionary, Explaining the most mysterious Words, New Terms, Significant Phrases, and Proper Idioms, used at this present Time by our Modern Thieves. By Capt. Alex. Smith.
Uniform Title
History of the lives of the most noted highway-men
Edition
The fifth edition, (adorn'd with cuts) .. In two volumes.
Publication Details
London : printed for Sam. Briscoe, and sold by A. Dodd at the Peacock without Temple-Bar, 1719.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
2v.,plates ; 12⁰.
Note
First published in 1714 as 'The history of the lives of the most noted highway-men'.
A third volume was issued in 1720 with the title: 'The third volume of the compleat history of the lives, robberies, piracies, and murders committed by the most notorious rogues, &c..' London: printed for Sam. Briscoe; T. Warner, and A. Dodd. 1720.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
A third volume was issued in 1720 with the title: 'The third volume of the compleat history of the lives, robberies, piracies, and murders committed by the most notorious rogues, &c..' London: printed for Sam. Briscoe; T. Warner, and A. Dodd. 1720.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T97129.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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