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| Contents & Search Tips |
| Early English Books Online (EEBO) |
| From the first
book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this collection
contains over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue
(1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions,
as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection. Additionally, the Early
English Books Tract Supplement provides an exceptional perspective on many aspects
of 16th and 17th-century British life. |
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