The life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, [electronic resource] : commonly called the King of the beggars. Being An impartial Account of his Life, from his leaving Tiverton School at the Age of Fifteen and entering into a Society of Gipsies; wherein the Motives of his Conduct are related and explained: The great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appeared in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe: with his Travels twice through great Part of America: Giving a particular account of the origin, government, laws, and customs of the gipsies, with the Method of electing their King. And a dictionary of the cant language used by the mendicants.
1793
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The life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, [electronic resource] : commonly called the King of the beggars. Being An impartial Account of his Life, from his leaving Tiverton School at the Age of Fifteen and entering into a Society of Gipsies; wherein the Motives of his Conduct are related and explained: The great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appeared in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe: with his Travels twice through great Part of America: Giving a particular account of the origin, government, laws, and customs of the gipsies, with the Method of electing their King. And a dictionary of the cant language used by the mendicants.
Uniform Title
Apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew.
Publication Details
London : printed for J. Buckland, C. Bathurst and T. Davies, MDCCXCIII. [1793]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
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235,[5]p. ; 12⁰.
Note
Variously attributed to Bampfylde Moore Carew, to Robert Goadby and to his wife Mrs. Goadby.
In this edition: line 4 of the title is in capital letters, line 8 of the title ends: "from". Text of 'To the reader' is in italic type and has a small woodcut at the end.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
In this edition: line 4 of the title is in capital letters, line 8 of the title ends: "from". Text of 'To the reader' is in italic type and has a small woodcut at the end.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T110485.
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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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