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An historical and critical essay on the true rise of nobility, : political and civil; from the first ages of the world, thro the Jewish, Grecian, Roman commonwealths, &c. down to this present time

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1718.
Call number: 359777
Creator: Shelton, Maurice (active 1718)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (8vo)
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