An apology for the life of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, son of the Rev. Mr. Carew of Bickley, commonly known throughout the west of England by the title of King of the Beggars and Dog Merchant-General : containing, an account of his leaving Tiverton School, at the age of fifteen, and entering into a society of Gypsies; his many comical adventures... The whole taken from his own mouth
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Type of record: Book
Title: An apology for the life of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, son of the Rev. Mr. Carew of Bickley, commonly known throughout the west of England by the title of King of the Beggars and Dog Merchant-General : containing, an account of his leaving Tiverton School, at the age of fifteen, and entering into a society of Gypsies; his many comical adventures... The whole taken from his own mouth
Classmark: BC Rom CAR
Additional creator(s): Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?) (Other); Goadby, Robert (1721-1778) (Other); Goadby, Mrs Robert (Other)
Related people: Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?
Publisher: Printed by R. Goadby, and sold by W. Owen, bookseller at... London
Publication city: [Sherborne]
Date(s): [1749]
Language: English
Size and medium: 2 unnumbered pages, v, 1 unnumbered page, 151 pages, 1 unnumbered page
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/290405
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002829149705181
Collection group(s): Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections
Description
Variously ascribed to Robert Goadby and Mrs. Goadby. Cf. NUC pre-1956, Lowndes, Halkett & Laing.
There are numerous versions, probably by various compilers, with varying titles, including: "An apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew," and "The life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, the noted Devonshire stroller" (ascribed to Thomas Price).
Place and date of publication from BLC.
Signatures: [pi]⁴ A-T⁴.
Indexed in: NUC pre-1956 NA 0356157.
Additional description
With a few marginal annotations in a contemporary hand. Edges of a few leaves uncut and folded in. Title-page & last leaf mounted
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