[Rarebooks] FS: Memoirs of a con-man who claimed to be the first Formosan to visit Europe. London: 1764

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Psalmanazar, George [pseud.]. MEMOIRS OF **** COMMONLY KNOWN BY THE NAME OF GEORGE PSALMANAZAR; a Reputed Native of Formosa. Written by Himself... London: Printed for the Executrix. Sold by B. Davis, J. Newbery, et al. 1764. 8vo. 11,364pp. Copper engraved frontispiece portrait. Orig. calf, spine & extremities worn, outer hinges starting, but cords are holding well.    $450.00 (trade discount allowed)
The first edition of this famous account of the "so-called" first native of Formosa to visit Europe, unfortunately he was a fraud. Roscoe, JOHN NEWBERY. A429(1).

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