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Lot 374

[FREAK]. An Extraordinary Freak of Nature. London: Printed ...

Estimate: $250 - $350

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[FREAK]. An Extraordinary Freak of Nature. London: Printed by and for G. Smeeton, (1822). Etched portrait, with printed title and description below, of ?a boy by the name of Jones." The description of Jones states that he was a boy about 13 years old discovered by an officer on London Bridge, a large crowd gathered around him, with ?frightful" deformities to his arms, and the right foot, ?which was in the shape of a hand, and wonderfully calculated to supply the want of those members." Old mounting tape applied verso, two mended closed tears top edge, small area skinned upper right. 13 x 8 1/8".