CAULFIELD,JAMES
PORTRAITS,MEMOIRS, and CHARACTERS, of REMARKABLE
PERSONS from the REIGN OF EDWARD THE THIRD to the
REVOLUTION. Collected from the most authentic
Accounts extant.
Printed for R.S.Kirby, 11 ,London-House-Yard, Paternoster Row1813
A new edition, three vols full calf leather. Flat
spines in five compartments gilt, with gilt titles,
Greek key rolls and volume numbers, interspersed with
decoration. Complete with more than 100 plates in the
three vols.Some foxing throughout.Some hinges
starting but still held firmly on cords. The joy of
these books is in the portrait plates and
descriptions of extraordinary characters. Here you
can read about Captain Morgan the Pirate, Mother
Damnable and Mother Louse, The Gunpowder plotters,
great eaters and posture makers. Hours of fun if you
like the curious and extraordinary!
£600.00
(equal to approx. US$940.23* or €720.98* for 9 February 2012)
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