An apology for the life of Mr Bampfylde-Moore Carew : commonly called the king of the beggars : being an impartial account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton School, at the age of fifteen, and entering into a society of gypsies, to the present time; : wherein the motives of his conduct will be explain'd, and the great number of characters and shapes he has appear'd in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other places of Europe, be related; : with his travels twice through great part of America. A particular account of the origin, government, language, laws, and customs of the gypsies; : their method of electing their king, &c. And a parallel drawn after the manner of Plutarch, between Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, and Mr. Thomas Jones.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London : W. Owen, Bookseller, at Temple-Bar, and J. Lee, near Cripplegate,
Printed for R. Goadby ;
MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
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| Edition: | The eighth edition. |
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| Item Description: | Variously attributed to Carew himself, to Robert Goadby, and to Mrs. Goadby. Cf. N.U.C. There are numerous versions with varying titles, and probably by various compilers. The first edition with the present title was published London, 1749, and is based on the anonymous The life and adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew (Exeter, 1745). A dictionary of the cant language, pages 343-347. Head- and tail-pieces, factotyum initials. Signatures: A-B⁶ ²A-Ee⁶ Ff⁸. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy lacks the portrait. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiv, iv, 347 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates + [1] page bookseller's advertisement : portrait ; 18 cm (12mo in 6s) |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |