The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 4T. Cadell and sold, 1789 - Great Britain |
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| Title | The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 4 Volume 4 of The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 : in Eight Volumes, Illustrated with Plates, David Hume The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, David Hume |
| Author | David Hume |
| Publisher | T. Cadell and sold, 1789 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Mar 1, 2007 |
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