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A Mystery Manuscript: Robert Brightwell junior’s Scientifick Amusement (1752)

About twenty years ago Cotsen purchased this little manuscript bound in blue sugar paper boards from John Lawson, an English antiquarian bookseller and great collector in the field of the history of education.  The neatly lettered title page dated 1752 credits a Robert Brightwell … Continue reading

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