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Brotherton Collection26
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English Literature1

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cant27
romanies14
english language6
criminals5
german language3
beggars2
chapbooks, english2
crime2
druids and druidism2
indians of north america2

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Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?11
Goadby, Robert (1721-1778)11
Price, Thomas of Poole10
Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?)9
Goadby, Mrs Robert9
Goadby, Robert9
Price, Thomas9
Carew, Bampfylde Moore7
Farmer, John Stephen (1854-1916?)2
Gunther, Georg Ludolf Louise (1859-)2

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Das deutsche Gaunertum : in seiner sozialpolitischen, literarischen und linguistischen Ausbildung zu seinem heutigen Bestande

Avé-Lallemant, Friedrich Christian Benedict (1809-1892)

[197-?]

Facsimile reprint of the 1914 ed. (rev., in 2 vol.) published in München.

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Musa pedestris : three centuries of canting songs and slang rhymes, 1536-1896

Farmer, John Stephen (1854-1916?)

1964

English and French.

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Poesías germanescas

Hill, John M (1887-1966); Hidalgo, Juan; Quevedo, Francisco de (1580-1645)

[1945]

pt. I. Poesías germanescas del siglo XVI.--pt. II. Romances de germanía de varios avtores [compuesto por Juan Hidalgo]--pt. III. Jácaras y bailes de Quevedo.--pt. IV. Poesías germanescas del siglo...

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Voces germanescas, recogidas y ordenadas

Hill, John M (1887-1966)

[1949]

Bibliography: pages vii-xi.

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Surprising adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, king of the beggars : containing his life, a dictionary of the cant language, and other particulars of that extraordinary man

Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?); Goadby, Robert (1721-1778); Price, Thomas of Poole

[ca. 1850?]

Variously ascribed to Carew himself, Robert Goadby or Thomas Price. Text and plates differ from those of earlier editions with this title published by Salter and Newman.

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The Life of Bamfylde [sic] Moore Carew, sometime King of the beggars, containing an accurate history of his travels, voyages, and adventures : To which is added, A dictionary of the Mendicants' Cant phrases

Price, Thomas of Poole; Goadby, Robert (1721-1778); Goadby, Mrs Robert

[ca. 1815]

An abridgement and adaptation of a work variously attributed to Thomas Price, Robert and Mrs. Goadby and Carew himself.

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The life, voyages and adventures of Bamfylde-Moore Carew, commonly called King of the beggars

Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?); Price, Thomas of Poole; Goadby, Mrs Robert; Goadby, Robert (1721-1778)

[1785?]

Date from BLCat Vol. 53.

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The surprising adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, king of the beggars : containing his life, a dictionary of the cant language and many entertaining particulars of that extraordinary man

Goadby, Robert (1721-1778); Price, Thomas of Poole

1812 [i.e. ca. 1813]

Title-page engraved. Title and plates dated 1812; preface dated 1813. Numerous versions of the "Life" exist with varying titles and by various authors, variously ascribed to Carew himself, Robert ...

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