The King of the beggars, or, The surprising adventures of Bamfylde Moore Carew :
with an account of his travels & voyages.

Description

Related Names

Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856.
Hodgson & Co. (Publishers)

Language(s)

English

Published

London : Printed by and for Hodgson & Co., No. 10, Newgate-Street, [between 1822 and 1824]

Subjects

Carew, Bampfylde Moore, > Carew, Bampfylde Moore, / 1693-1770?
Chapbooks > Chapbooks / Specimens.
Rogues and vagabonds > Rogues and vagabonds / Great Britain > Rogues and vagabonds / Great Britain / 18th century.
Chapbooks > Chapbooks / England > Chapbooks / England / London > Chapbooks / England / London / 19th century

Note

Hand-coloured frontispieces probably by Robert Cruikshank.
"Sixpence."
Hodgson's list of pamphlets on p. [1] of wrappers of copy 2.
Copy 2: Coloured frontispiece in one panel (15.8 x 18.9 cm), "The various characters assumed by Bamfylde Moore Carew," Marks fect.
Copy 1: Coloured frontispiece in five panels (together 15.2 x 19.9 cm), "The King of the Beggars." Each part also has separate caption; Pub. Aug. 1, 1823 by Hodgson & Co., 10 Newgate Street.
Rare Books and Special Collections has two copies. Copy 1 has title page and frontispiece only, copy 2 has frontispiece only.
Date of issue from t.p. imprint address and P.A.H. Brown, London publishers and printers, p. 91.

Physical Description

24 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : col. ill. ; 18 cm.

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