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Some observations concerning the woman of Godlyman in Surrey : made at Guilford on Sunday, Nov. 20. 1726. Tending to prove her extraordinary deliveries to be a cheat and imposture / by Cyriacus Ahlers ...

Accession number
PML 9313.11
Creator
Ahlers, Cyriacus.
Published
London : Printed for J. Roberts ..., 1726.
Credit line
Purchased in the Toovey collection, 1899.
Notes
Library's copy forms part of a bound volume (PML 9313) of collected materials pertaining to the notorious case of "rabbit woman" Mary Toft of Godalming; the contents dated 1726-ca. 1819, and including: 11 printed tracts and specimens of satirical verse and prose, 8 prints, 1 pen and ink portrait of Mary Toft by G.P. Harding, and an original manuscript transcription of the "Predictions of William Whiston". All individual items forming the volume have been cataloged separately.
Description
[12], 28 p. ; 19 cm.
Provenance
From the libraries of George Nassau (sale 16 Feb. 1824); and Thomas Jolley (sale 15 June 1852).
Classification
Department