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Memoirs of **** commonly known by the name of George Psalmanazar : a reputed native of Formosa /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Psalmanazar, George, 1679?-1763
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for the executrix, sold by R. Davis, in Picadilly ... J. Newbery ... L. Davis, and C. Reymers, MDCCLXIV. [1764]
Subjects:
Impostors and imposture > Great Britain > 18th century > Biography > Early works to 1800.
Psalmanazar, George, > 1679?-1763.
Psalmanazar, George, > 1679?-1763 > Portraits.
Taiwan > History > Early works to 1800.
Taiwan > Description and travel > Early works to 1800.
Taiwan > Descriptions et voyages > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Impostors and imposture.
Travel.
Great Britain.
Taiwan.
1700-1799
Autobiographies.
Memoirs.
Biographies.
Early works.
History.
Portraits.
Description
Item Description:George Psalmanazar is a pseudonym. The author's real name is unknown. "Psalmanazar" wrote in Latin, and the main portion of his manuscripts were translated by Mr. Oswald. Cf. Dict. nat. biog.
Signatures: [A]², B-Z⁸, 2A⁴, 2B².
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:2 unnumbered pages, ii, 364 pages, 1 leaf of plates : portrait ; 21 cm (8vo)