A Full and Authentic Account of the Strange and Mysterious Affair between Mary Squires a gypsy, and Elizabeth Canning. with all the particulars of the trial of Elizabeth Canning afterwards, upon an indictment for a false accusation, &c. of the gypsy; which began at the Old Bailey on Monday the 29th of April, 1754, and continued till Tuesday the seventh of May. The second edition.
Published by Printed and sold by W. Owen, and R. Goadby, in Sherborne. [c.1754], 1754
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215, [1]p. 8vo. Titlepage dusted with two closed tears, sl. worming to upper margin reduced to single hole at p.19, ending at p.50, old stain at foot of pp.25-42, & leading edge of pp.93-100, some dusting & occasional other marks. BOUND WITH: A Full Relation of Every Thing that has Happened to Elizabeth Canning, since sentence has been passed upon her about the Gypsy. n.p. 72pp, drop-head title with woodcut headpiece. 12mo. Final page cropped with loss of last line of text at foot, some dusting. A continuation of 'A Full and Authentic Account.'. Two parts in one volume, bound in recent half calf, marbled boards, gilt banded spine, small flower head devices, black label. ESTC T209194 & ESTC T100972. In 1753, Elizabeth Canning, a servant, disappeared from her mother's home, reappearing one month later, starved, weak, and telling a tale that was to become the subject of over forty pamphlets in 1753-54. She claimed that she was robbed on her way home from visiting some relatives, taken forcibly to a house in Enfield Wash, stripped of her petticoat, gown, stays, and cap, and held captive in an unheated garret room, with only a small amount of bread and water, for one month. She managed to escape through a window and walked the considerable distance back to her mother's house. Henry Fielding, who was Justice of the Peace for Middlesex, issued a warrant for the detention of Wells and Squires, her supposed abductors, and the case went to trial at the Old Bailey in February 1753. Although they were initially found guilty, the Chief Magistrate of London was dissatisfied with the verdict, and the case was re-opened, concluding with Canning's conviction for perjury, one month of imprisonment and seven years of transportation, in July 1754. Whilst awaiting trial the press was divided into two camps, identified as the Canningites and Egyptians (for 'Gypsy Mary Squires'). Henry Fielding wrote A Clear Statement of the Case of Elizabeth Canning, and a number of his enemies wrote replies, most notably John Hill.…
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- Title
- A Full and Authentic Account of the Strange and Mysterious Affair between Mary Squires a gypsy, and Elizabeth Canning. with all the particulars of the trial of Elizabeth Canning afterwards, upon an indictment for a false accusation, &c. of the gypsy; which began at the Old Bailey on Monday the 29th of April, 1754, and continued till Tuesday the seventh of May. The second edition.
- Author
- CANNING, Elizabeth.
- Publisher
- Printed and sold by W. Owen, and R. Goadby, in Sherborne. [c.1754]
- Publication year
- 1754
- Binding
- Hardcover
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ABA, ILAB & PBFA member. Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers have been selling 18th & 19th Century English books, especially first editions of English Literature and Social History since 1969 and are world leading specialists in Dickens. Our premises are opposite the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. We publish between 4 and 6 major catalogues per annum. As traditional and professional booksellers, we prefer to develop a personal relationship with collectors - and customers via the internet.…
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