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A52671 Instructions concerning erecting of a library presented to my lord, the President De Mesme / by Gabriel Naudeus ... ; and now interpreted by Jo. Evelyn, Esquire.; Advis pour dresser une bibliothèque. English Naudé, Gabriel, 1600-1653.; Evelyn, John, 1620-1706. 1661 (1661) Wing N247; ESTC R8116 43,800 113

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