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Memoirs of the northern impostor; or prince of swindlers. : Being a faithful narrative of the adventures and deceptions of James George Semple, commonly called Major Semple, alias Harrold, Maxwell, Grant, &c. &c. With an account of his devices at Lord Salisbury's, Sir Thomas Dundass's, Mr. Pitt's, ... Also the various inventions by which he obtained goods of different tradesmen; ... To which is annexed his trial, and sentence

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1786.
Call number: 305233
Dimensions: (8vo)
Associated people: Semple, James George, (1759-)
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