DEFOE, Daniel.] A True Collection of the Wrtings of the Author of the True Born English-man , London: 1703, 8°, first edition (lacking [?] half title, some soiling of title and preliminaries), contemporary panelled calf (rebacked), sides with later gilt-stamping of Harvard College; and 4 others, including two early scientific works (both imperfect). (5) ESTC does not list a first edition of this work. This copy contains a tipped-in typed letter to John Merriam from A.C. Harfore of Harvard College, dated February 13, 1928, presenting the book as a "Detur ... For at least one hundred years they have been awarded to Harvard undergraduates whose proficiency in their studies has set them apart from their fellows."
DEFOE, Daniel.] A True Collection of the Wrtings of the Author of the True Born English-man , London: 1703, 8°, first edition (lacking [?] half title, some soiling of title and preliminaries), contemporary panelled calf (rebacked), sides with later gilt-stamping of Harvard College; and 4 others, including two early scientific works (both imperfect). (5) ESTC does not list a first edition of this work. This copy contains a tipped-in typed letter to John Merriam from A.C. Harfore of Harvard College, dated February 13, 1928, presenting the book as a "Detur ... For at least one hundred years they have been awarded to Harvard undergraduates whose proficiency in their studies has set them apart from their fellows."
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