[GOADBY, Robert (1721-1778), presumed author]. Life and Adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, Commonly Called the King of the Beggars… London: J. Buckland, C. Batrurst, T. Davies, 1793. 12mo. 235, [5, Dictionary of the Cant [Gypsy] Language] pp. Contemporary full calf, amateurishly rebacked with later calf. Binding worn, soiled, hinges cracking, free endpapers missing, a few gutters starting, a few text leaves a bit loose, text toned with occasional foxing, soiling. Fair. LATER EDITION OF THIS STORY OF THIS BEGGAR AND CON ARTIST – INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT CAREW’S TRAVELS IN THE UNITED STATES. Carew was an ”inveterate rogue who operated confidence games among colonial suckers from Virginia to Connecticut.” (Howes C132).
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