Moore Carew

Carew, Bampfylde-Moore. THE KING OF THE BEGGARS, OR THE HISTORY OF BAMPSYLDE-MOORE CAREW. Who Was the Son of a Gentleman Near Plymouth, And Ran away from his Father and joined a Gang of Gypsies, Detailing the Numerous Tricks and Impositions Practised by him in various disguises, Orlando Hodgson, London: n.d. (1827). 1827 ; weicher Einband / soft cover

pp. 23, (1). 12mo. New wraps. The authorship has been variously ascribed to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby and, Carew himself. Old tape repair of title page not effecting text. The purported author, who characterizes himself as the Devonshire stroller and dog stealer, was born in 1693 and transported to America at some undetermined date in his youth. Carew describes his adventures in Maryland, Virginia,and farther north where,according to Howes, he operated confidence schemes among colonial suckers. Also described are his picaresque adventures among gypsies, on the Continent,and particularly in London. The volume concludes with a gypsy cant dictionary. This particular edition is quite scarce. GYPSY 2 ** Soft cover

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Carew, Bampfylde-Moore. THE HISTORY AND CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF BAMPSYLDE-MOORE CAREW. King of the Mendicants. Robert Davies, London: n.d. (Ca: 1900's). 1900 ; fester Einband / hard cover
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160p. Illustrated title page. Small 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Reprint of the 1835 Robert Davies, London edition. The authorship has been variously ascribed to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby and, Carew himself. GYPSY 2 The purported author, who characterizes himself as the Devonshire stroller and dog stealer, was born in 1693 and transported to America at some undetermined dat e in his youth. Carew describes his adventures in Maryland, Virginia,and farther north where,according to Howes, he operated confidence schemes among colonial suckers. Also described are his picaresqu e adventures among gypsies, on the Continent,and particularly in London. Hardcover

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Carew, Bampfylde Moore [ His purported autobiography appears to have been written by either Robert Goadby or his wife." [Howes]. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MR. BAMPFYLDE MOORE CAREW, COMMONLY CALLED THE KING OF THE BEGGARS. A Millar, London 1782

250pp small 8vo. Portrait. Includes a Dictionary of the Cant Language. Front board loose, slight wear. * "Carew was born in Devonshire, was tried at Exeter about 1739 or1740, and banished to Maryland, where he went at the cost of the public. He gives an amusing account of the country, and his adventures in Maryland,Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, till he embarked at New England for England. His accounts how he bamboozled and bled Whitfield, Thos.Penn, Gov. Thomas, and many others of good repute, are amusing, true or not." Stevens Black's Gypsy Bibliography lists many editions of this famous biography of this gypsy charlatan

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Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew; Thomas Jones: An Apology For The Life Of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, Commonly Called, The King Of The Beggars (1775) Kessinger Publishing, LLC 2008-08-18 ISBN: 1436985951
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