An account of all [th]e books of [th]e right honorable Arthur Earle of Essex's library at Cashiobury, taken an. 1681, 1682, 1683 : [manuscript], 1681-1683.

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An account of all [th]e books of [th]e right honorable Arthur Earle of Essex's library at Cashiobury, taken an. 1681, 1682, 1683 : [manuscript], 1681-1683.

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Catalogs of the library of the Earl of Essex, written in ink in old hand. Vol. 1 lists all books in the library, possibly by location or shelf mark scheme; vol. 2 is an alphabetical index to vol. 1, listing author and title only and giving shelf mark information.

2 v. ; 32 cm. and smaller

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