A spy on the conjurer. Or, a collection of surprising and diverting stories, with merry and ingenious letters. By way of memoirs of the famous Mr. Duncan Campbell, demonstrating the astonishing Foresight of that Wonderful Deaf and Dumb Man. The Whole being Moral and Instructive. Written to my Lord-----by a Lady, who, for Twenty Years past, has made it her Business to observe all Transactions in the Life and Conversation of Mr. Campbell. Revised by Mrs. Eliz. Haywood.

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Title A spy on the conjurer. Or, a collection of surprising and diverting stories, with merry and ingenious letters. By way of memoirs of the famous Mr. Duncan Campbell, demonstrating the astonishing Foresight of that Wonderful Deaf and Dumb Man. The Whole being Moral and Instructive. Written to my Lord-----by a Lady, who, for Twenty Years past, has made it her Business to observe all Transactions in the Life and Conversation of Mr. Campbell. Revised by Mrs. Eliz. Haywood.
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Signed Author Revised by Mrs. Eliz. Haywood.
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 259
Date of Publication 1725
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Edition Number
Date of First Publication 1724
Imprint Printed for William Ellis, at the Queens Head in Gracechurch-Street; J. Brotherton, near the Royal-Exchange; J. Batley, in Pater-Noster-Row; T. Woodward, at Half-Moon against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-Street; J. Fox, in Westminster-Hall.
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Octavo (8vo)
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Price (pound)
Price (shilling) 3
Price (pence) 6.0
Total Price (in pence) 42
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Notes In three parts; the end of the first part is signed: 'Justicia' = Eliz Haywood.
P. 166 misnumbered 165.
Reissue of the original edition of 1724, with cancel titlepage.
Price from imprint: price 3s. 6d.
The divisional tp to part 2 and pp. [179]-180 are frequently found misbound between p. 155 (end of part 1) and p. [157] 'A supplement to the first part'. P. [156] is blank
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Haywood, Eliza. A spy on the conjurer. Or, a collection of surprising and diverting stories, with merry and ingenious letters. By way of memoirs of the famous Mr. Duncan Campbell, demonstrating the astonishing Foresight of that Wonderful Deaf and Dumb Man. The Whole being Moral and Instructive. Written to my Lord-----by a Lady, who, for Twenty Years past, has made it her Business to observe all Transactions in the Life and Conversation of Mr. Campbell. Revised by Mrs. Eliz. Haywood.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 23878, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/23878. Accessed 2025-10-26. 

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  publisher={William Ellis \& John Brotherton \& Jeremiah Battley [or Batley] \& Thomas Woodward \& Joseph Fox I},
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