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In vino veritas: or, A conference betwixt Chip the Cooper and Dash the Drawer, : (being both boozy) discovering some secrets in the wine-brewing trade. Useful for all sorts of people to save their money, and preserve their health

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1698.
Call number: 613930
Provenance: Purchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd., March 2007.
Dimensions: 16 cm (8vo)
Associated people: Nutt, John,
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