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An authentic history of remarkable persons, who have attracted public attention in various parts of

Published / Created:
1849.
Call Number:
Zc64 848aub
Image Count:
66
Description:
BEIN: Original wrappers.
Publisher:
Wilson and Company
Subject (Name):
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844. and Matthews, Robert, b. 1788.
Subject (Topic):
Mormons, Latter Day Saint churches, and Impostors and imposture
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > An authentic history of remarkable persons, who have attracted public attention in various parts of the world; including a full exposure of the iniquities of the pretended prophet, Joe Smith, and of the seven degrees of the Mormon temple; also an account of the frauds practised by Matthias the prophet, and other religious impostors

2.
Hans Buling, a mountebank of great notoriety who frequently exhibited in Covent Garden. From a

Creator:
Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856, printmaker
Published / Created:
[probably before 1820s]
Call Number:
820.00.00.120
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Portrait of Hans Buling from a Delft plate, full-length, slightly turned to the left, a paper in one hand and holding the chain of a small monkey dressed in clothes with the other, dressed in petticoat breeches and a doublet with a ruff about his nec...
Alternative Title:
Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine vendor, dressed in theatrical costume while selling his wares, assisted by another costumed person and a monkey. Engraving by I.R. Cruikshank after a Delft plate by B.S., 1750
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Buling, Hans,
Subject (Topic):
Quacks and quackery, Entertainers, Impostors and imposture, Monkeys, Performing arts, Theater, Costume, and Playing cards
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Hans Buling, a mountebank of great notoriety who frequently exhibited in Covent Garden. From a Delft plate on the back of which are the initials B.S. 1750

3.
L'héritage Crac-Fort

Published / Created:
[1902-1903]
Call Number:
IN PROCESS FOR DIGITAL PROJECTS
Image Count:
20
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"L'héritage Crac-Fort," a series of 10 postcards illustrating and parodying the story of Thérèse Humbert: "L'affaire Humbert," the notorious swindler of French celebrities. The title of the series is a pun on the family name of Thérèse Humbert's suppo...
Alternative Title:
Postcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert story and Legally themed postcards parodying the Thérèse Humbert story
Description:
Dates from postmarks and manuscript notes.
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Humbert, Thérèse, 1856-
Subject (Topic):
Crime, Humor., Parodies, imitations, etc, Caricatures and cartoons, Humor, Swindlers and swindling, and Impostors and imposture
Found in:
Lillian Goldman Law Library > L'héritage Crac-Fort