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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II

Sat, Oct 26, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 266

[CAREW, Bampfylde Moore 1690 - 1758] The Life and Adventure...

Estimate: $100 - $200

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[CAREW, Bampfylde Moore?1690 - 1758] The Life and Adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, Commonly Called the King of Beggars. London: for John Taylor, 1789. An accounting of the life of Carew, an English rogue and vagabond; this edition also includes a canting dictionary. Unprinted light blue wrappers. Engraved portrait frontispiece. Dawes bookplate. 12mo. Lacks backstrip, soiling and wear to wraps, toning and foxing throughout.