The Life of John Metcalf, commonly called Blind Jack of Knaresbrough
Subtitle: with many entertaining anecdotes of his exploits in hunting, card playing, &c., some particulars relating to the expedition against the rebels in 1745, in which he bore a personal share, and also, a succinct account of his various contracts for making roads, erecting bridges, and other undertakings, in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire, which, for a series of years, brought him into public notice, as a most extraordinary character.
Contributors: McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: 6th ed., with considerable additions and amendments.
Publisher: J. Kendrew
Published: 1812
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Metcalf, John, 1717-1810.; England -- Biography.
Notes: Source: Gift of John J. and Hanna M. McManus and Morris N. and Chesley V. Young, Oct. 12, 1955.
With: The Extraordinary life and singular adventures of Wolfe, who was thirty years a notorious robber, murderer, and captain of a gang of fifty-three thieves. London : J. Kendrew, [1825?] -- The whole art of legerdemain / [Henry Dean]. London : J. Kendrew, [1811?] -- Specimens of the Yorkshire dialect. 5th ed. London : J. Kendrew, [1820?] -- The dairyman's daughter / communicated by a clergyman of the Church of England. To which is added, The history of Old Bridget. London : J. Kendrew, [182-?]. Bound together subsequent to publication.