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A new ballad. To the tune of, London is a fine town, &c

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1726 [1727?]
Call number: 299798:41
Provenance: Purchased from H. W. Edwards, 1955 With armorial bookplate of William Arthur, sixth Duke of Portland.
Dimensions: (folio)
Associated people: Portland, William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck, (1857-1943,)
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