Female Impostor.- Pratt's Edition of A Narrative of the Exploits and Deceptions of Hannah Walton...the Manchester Female Impostor..., title with woodcut portrait, final f. with very small mark from wrappers affecting couple letters, occasional spotting, lightly browned, later wrappers, spine lightly sunned, 8vo, Manchester, J. Pratt, [1826].
⁂ Hannah Walton, a 23 year old woman of agreeable countenance ("which is almost a principal requisite in persons of her profession"), had craftily managed to hoodwink several local people out of money, silver spoons, fine clothing etc. When finally caught and convicted, she was sentenced to be transported for a period of seven years. We can trace only one similar copy at auction with slightly varying imprint, sold Sotheby's, The Ricky Jay Collection, 27th October 2021, lot 614. WorldCat records just one copy of this edition in the British Library.
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