Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26725	Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.	Barton, William, 1598?-1678.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Three last centuries of select hymns collected out of the Psalms of David.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Canticles.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Song of Solomon paraphrased.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Catalogue of vertuous women recorded in the Old and New Testament.	1688 (1688)	Wing B1004; ESTC R10099	243,039	830

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