The Life of Bampfylde Moore Carew, sometime King of the Beggars; containing an accurate history of his travels, voyages, and adventures, from the time of his leaving school, and entering into the society of the Gipsies: also, a description of the origin, government, laws and customs of the Gipsies; the method of electing their king; and an account of the characters assumed by the author to practise his deceptions.

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Title The Life of Bampfylde Moore Carew, sometime King of the Beggars; containing an accurate history of his travels, voyages, and adventures, from the time of his leaving school, and entering into the society of the Gipsies: also, a description of the origin, government, laws and customs of the Gipsies; the method of electing their king; and an account of the characters assumed by the author to practise his deceptions.
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Pagination 94
Date of Publication 1813
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Imprint Published by William M'Carty,1813. Ann Cochran, printer.
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
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Length (cm) 14
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Caption title: The life and adventures of Bampfylde Moore-Carew.
Variously attributed to Thomas Price of Poole, Dorset, Robert Goadby of London, publisher, and Mrs. Goadby. Cf. the Dictionary of National Biography.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
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Price, Thomas, Goadby, Mrs. Robert. The Life of Bampfylde Moore Carew, sometime King of the Beggars; containing an accurate history of his travels, voyages, and adventures, from the time of his leaving school, and entering into the society of the Gipsies: also, a description of the origin, government, laws and customs of the Gipsies; the method of electing their king; and an account of the characters assumed by the author to practise his deceptions.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 20933, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/20933. Accessed 2024-05-06. 

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