Beresford (Henry, 3rd Marquess of Waterford).- Life and Extraordinary Exploits of the Marquis of Waterford. With Curious Anecdotes, Comprising Night Rambles in the vicinity of Covent Garden, His Flare Up Among the Nymphs at Mother H's..., 8pp., woodcut portrait frontispiece, light surface soiling, 20th century half morocco, rubbing to joints and corners, bound with numerous blank leaves at end, 8vo, J. Thompson, [1840].
⁂ Very rare account of the exploits of the 'Mad Marquis' of Waterford, an eccentric Irish peer known for his uncontrolled sense of humour. "Waterford's reputation as a rowdy and boisterous ruffian led to his name being associated with Spring-Heeled Jack, the unknown figure who terrorized women in London in 1838" (ODNB). WorldCat records just one copy in the Bibliothèque de Genève.
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