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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Standardized Title:
- Apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Romanies--Great Britain--Biography.
- Romanies.
- Beggars--Great Britain--Biography.
- Beggars.
- Cant--Dictionaries.
- Cant.
- Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?.
- Carew, Bampfylde Moore.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 p., [3] leaves of plates ) ill., port. ;
- Edition:
- New ed. corr. & much improved.
- Place of Publication:
- [Tiverton] : Printed for W. Salter and sold by Crosby's & Co., 1812.
- Notes:
- Numerous 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.
- "A dictionary of the cant language": p. [273]-288.
- Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
- Sabin no. 93889.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG00-B1389
- OCLC:
- 85794342
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