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A32160 More wonders of the invisible world, or, The wonders of the invisible world display'd in five parts ... : to which is added a postscript relating to a book intitled, The life of Sir William Phips / collected by Robert Calef, merchant of Boston in New England. Calef, Robert, 1648-1719. 1700 (1700) Wing C288; ESTC R7219 167,192 172

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