The Bibliographical and Retrospective Miscellany: Containing Notices Of, and Extracts From, Rare, Curious, and Useful Books, in All Languages; Original Matter Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland; Abstracts from Valuable Manuscripts; Unpublished Autograph Letters of Eminent Characters; and Notices of Book Sales [no. 1-4] |
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... and Antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland; Abstracts from Valuable Manuscripts; Unpublished Autograph Letters of Emi. SIR R. BAKER'S CHRONICLE of the Kings of Eng- land , from the time of the Romans ' Government , unto the Death of King ...
... and Antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland; Abstracts from Valuable Manuscripts; Unpublished Autograph Letters of Emi. SIR R. BAKER'S CHRONICLE of the Kings of Eng- land , from the time of the Romans ' Government , unto the Death of King ...
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... and the last edition in 1730 ; the title of which is , — " A Chronicle of the Kings of England , from the Time of the Roman Government , to the Death of King James the First , by Sir Richard Baker Knight ; with a continuation to the ...
... and the last edition in 1730 ; the title of which is , — " A Chronicle of the Kings of England , from the Time of the Roman Government , to the Death of King James the First , by Sir Richard Baker Knight ; with a continuation to the ...
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