Eccentrics.- Corfield's Wonderful Characters, Twelve, viz:- Thomas Cooke, The Notorious Islington Miser..., 12 loose engraved plates by R. Page or R. Cooper, occasional light surface soiling, preserved in original printed paper wrappers, contemporary ink inscription "the set of 12" to upper cover, light soiling, chipped and worn at edges, each plate c.200 x 135mm., [19th century].
⁂ Characters including Jenney Darney "A Remarkable Character in Cumberland", Peter Williamson "Remarkable for his Captivity & Suffering", Thomas Parr "Who died at the Age of 152 Years", Toby "A well Known Imposter" and others. While Page and Cooper's engravings appear in various works, we cannot trace another example of this particular publication.
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