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CAULFIELD, James (1764 – 1826). Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons, from the Reign of Edward The Third to the Revolution. London: Printed for J. Caufield, … 1794 – 95. Two volumes in one. Full calf ruled and titled gilt, marbled ends. Separate title pages. Profusion of fine plates. Contemporary handwritten index at rear. 8vo. Joints cracked, spine and corners chipped. Toole Stott 1350. Sold together with a second volume in full plain brown boards over smooth spine ruled and lettered gilt, with 39 plates (some folding), and approximately 40 pages of explanatory text. Dawes bookplates. A handsome pair with of this seminal work on criminals, conjurers, charlatans, rope-dancers, and impostors.