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Considerations and reflections on the present state of the Fens, near Ely: : with a proposal for inclosing and dividing the common, called Gruntifen

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778].
Call number: 653673
Creator: Bentham, James (1708-1794)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd. Rare Books & Manuscripts, December 2021. Ms. inscription on title page: By Rev. James Bentham Se[n.] Prebendary of Ely. In vol. 5 of twelve pamphlet volumes bound for William Pearce (1744-1820). This volume is signed by Pearce, dated 1815, and has his ms. table of contents. Probably from a collection begun by James Golborne. Ely Cathedral Library copy, sold at Christie's (30 May 1986:196). Volumes 3-8 of the twelve bought by the Huntington from Maggs Bros., Nov. 2021; the other six were evidently sold earlier and their whereabouts is unknown.

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