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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90787	The natural history of Oxford-shire, being an essay toward the natural history of England. / By Robert Plot ...	Plot, Robert, 1640-1696.	1677 (1677)	Wing P2585; ESTC R231542	322,508	394

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