Chrysal: Or, the Adventures of a Guinea. Wherein are Exhibited Views of Several Striking Scenes, with Curious and Interesting Anecdotes of the Most Noted Persons in Every Rank of Life, Whose Hands it Passed Through, in America, England, Holland, Germany, and Portugal. By an Adept. ...T. Cadell, 1794 |
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