Street-robberies, consider'd :: the reason of their being so frequent, with probable means to prevent 'em. To which is added, three short treatises; I. A warning for travellers: ... II. Observations on house-breakers: ... III. A caveat for shop-keepers: ... Written by a converted thief. ...

Converted Thief,; Defoe, Daniel,

Street-robberies, consider'd : the reason of their being so frequent, with probable means to prevent 'em. To which is added, three short treatises; I. A warning for travellers: ... II. Observations on house-breakers: ... III. A caveat for shop-keepers: ... Written by a converted thief. ...

Converted Thief, author.; Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.

1728

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Street-robberies, consider'd : the reason of their being so frequent, with probable means to prevent 'em. To which is added, three short treatises; I. A warning for travellers: ... II. Observations on house-breakers: ... III. A caveat for shop-keepers: ... Written by a converted thief. ...

Created/published

London : Printed for J. Roberts, [1728]

Description

72 p. ; (8vo)

Associated name

Converted Thief, author.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.

Note

Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Crossley, Lee, Trent, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.

Cited/described in

Moore, 504
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T56985

Place of creation/publication

Great Britain -- England -- London.

Item Details

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158- 245q

Folger-specific note

Half bound in blue goatskin, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London. Provenance: bought by the Folger from Robinson, 25 July 1956