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Care, Henry, fl. 1721 English liberties, or the free-born subject's inheritance [1st American edition]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01710 Author/Creator: Care, Henry, fl. 1721 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Book Date: 1721 Pagination: [12] 288 p. : Height: 17 cm, Width: 11 cm Order a Copy

12mo. Fifth edition, first American edition. First printing of the Magna Carta in America. Printed by N. Buttolph, B. Eliot and D. Henchman. Rebound.

Care, Henry, fl. 1721

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