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BOND, William (Daniel Defoe). The History of the Life and A...

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BOND, William (Daniel Defoe). The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell. London: Printed for E. Curll, 1720. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary smooth calf rebacked, gilt-stamped title label to spine. Portrait frontispiece, two plates. xix, [5], 6 ? 320 and 8pp. publisher?s catalog at rear. 8vo. Scattered short tears, one corner lacking, intermittent browning. Extremities worn and corners rounded; good or better.Campbell, ?tho? deaf and dumb, writes down any stranger?s name at first sight; with their future contingencies of fortune.? The work includes a chapter regarding ?A philosophical discourse concerning the second-sight? and other subjects related to conjuring.