A discourse of wit/

A discourse of wit/

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Author / Creator:	Abercromby, David, -1701 or 1702
Imprint:	London : Printed for John Weld ..., 1686.
Description:	[12], 236 p.
Language:	English
Series:	Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1028:1.
Subject:	Wit and humor -- Philosophy English wit and humor English wit and humor. Wit and humor -- Philosophy.
Format:	Microform Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1273465

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Notes:	Errata on preliminary p. [12] Imperfect : pages cropped and tightly bound, with slight loss of print. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. Wing A82. Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1980 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 : 1028:1)

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