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Wonderful characters : comprising memoirs and anecdotes of the most remarkable perons of every age and nation, collected from the most authentic sources

Title
Wonderful characters : comprising memoirs and anecdotes of the most remarkable perons of every age and nation, collected from the most authentic sources / by Henry Wilson.
Author
Wilson, Henry.
Publication
London : J. Robins and Co. ..., 1830[-1832]

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Additional Authors
  • Chapman, J. (John), active 1792-1823.
  • Page, Robert.
  • Cooper, Robert, active 1795-1836.
  • Robins, James.
Description
3 v. : ill.; 22 cm. (8vo)
Subject
  • Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?
  • Hudson, Jeffrey, 1619-1681
  • Lambert, Daniel, 1770-1809
  • Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797
  • Dimsdale, Henry, 1758-1811
  • Woodcock, Elizabeth, -1799
  • Characters and characteristics
  • Eccentrics and eccentricities > Biography
Note
  • Pagination: v. 1: iv, [5]-496 p., [17 leaves of plates]; v. 2: 480 p. [16 leaves of plates]; v. 3: 469, [1] p., [17 leaves of plates].
  • Illustrations: v. 1: Frontispiece vignette engraving by J. Chapman, 16 full-page engravings by R. Page and R. Cooper; v. 2: Frontispiece vignette engraving by J. Chapman, 15 full-page engravings by R. Page and R. Cooper; v. 3: Frontispiece vignette engraving by J. Chapman, 16 full-page engravings by R. Page and R. Cooper. Illustrated characters include: Bampfylde Moore Carew, Jeffery Hudson, Jeffery Dunstan, Daniel Lambert, Henry Dimsdale and Elizabeth Woodcock.
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Call Number
*R Pforz (Collective Bio) Wilson 1830
OCLC
NYPG04-B1537
Author
Wilson, Henry.
Title
Wonderful characters : comprising memoirs and anecdotes of the most remarkable perons of every age and nation, collected from the most authentic sources / by Henry Wilson.
Imprint
London : J. Robins and Co. ..., 1830[-1832]
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Local Note
First editions of vols. 2 and 3; vol 1. first published in 1821 and reprinted in 1830.
Binding: Contemporary dark green half-calf; maroon morocco spine labels, gilt spine titling, marbled boards.
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Added Author
Chapman, J. (John), active 1792-1823. Engraver
Page, Robert. Engraver
Cooper, Robert, active 1795-1836. Engraver
Robins, James. Publisher
Research Call Number
*R Pforz (Collective Bio) Wilson 1830
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