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Trenck, Friedrich, Freiherr von der, 1726-1794. The life, adventures, and uncommon escapes of Frederick Baron Trenck, the Prussian : detailing, his entrance into the Prussian Army : he falls under the Kings's displeasure, and is imprisoned in a horrid dungeon, with only bread and water for his support, ironed with sixty-eight lbs. of chain : his repeated and wonderful escapes from confinement : the many years of suffering he passed in this horrid cell, till, at last, he recovers his liberty / written by himself. London : Printed and sold by Dean and Munday, [ca. 1821]
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Merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte. English
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Printed and sold by Dean and Munday, [ca. 1821]
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- Frontispiece only.
- Hand-coloured frontispiece in five panels (together 15.1 x 17.6 cm), each with its own caption. Pub. Jany. 1, 1821, by Dean & Munday, Threadneedle Street.
- Hand-coloured frontispiece probably by Robert Cruikshank.
- Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: 1 in a collection of 57 title pages and frontispieces from 1820 to 1828 that represent a better technique than some earlier examples as the strong colours are not applied as carelessly as some of the earlier and cheaper booklets. Unnumbered; accession number: 359087.
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text.chapbook.black and white, 18 cm.
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English
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Miscellaneous
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The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
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