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Mather, Cotton (1663-1728) Magnalia Christi, a Defective Copy. London: Parkhurst, 1702. Small folio, a defective copy, lacking the map, book I, most of book II, most of book VII, the remaining books not collated, a copy that could be used to complete another defective copy, ex libris the Hubbard family, with a number of genealogical entries from post-1790 on the final blank, later binding, boards detached, 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
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