The history of man; or, the wonders of humane nature, in relation to the virtues, vices and defects of both sexes
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- 18th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Primary source
5 leaves, 566 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf ; (8vo) Abridged and rearranged from N. Wanley's Wonders of the little world. Cf. British Museum Catalogue
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan | 1704 | London, Printed for R. Basset and W. Turner | English | — | Public |
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- Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
- Digitization sponsor: Wellcome Library
- Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
- Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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- Source-reported rights: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" rel="ugc nofollow">This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark</a>
- Source-reported rights: This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark
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