THE LIFE OF THE KING OF THE BEGGARS; OR BAMPFYLDE MOORE CAREW ... Beautifully Illustrated

by Bampfylde Moore Carew, supposed author

$850 · Offered by L. W. Currey

London: G. Purkess, Compton Street, Soho, n.d. 1851 . Octavo, pp. 1-3 4-300, illustrations, publisher's pebbled green cloth, paper title label affixed to spine panel. First printing of this edition? The exploits of Bampfylde Moore Carew 1690-1758 , English rogue, vagabond and impostor, who claimed to be King of the Beggars, published as a penny dreadful in 38 parts. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF BAMPFYLDE MOORE CAREW

• Printing: first

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