Sketches and characters of the most eminent and most singular persons now living, by several hands [really by P. Thicknesse]. |
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| Title | Sketches and characters of the most eminent and most singular persons now living, by several hands [really by P. Thicknesse]. |
| Author | Philip Thicknesse |
| Publisher | J. Wheble, 1770 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2006 |
| Length | 143 pages |
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