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Lord Henry Home Kames

Six sketches on the history of man : containing, the progress of men as individuals. I. The diversity of men, and of languages. II. Of food, and population. III. Of property. IV. The origin and progress of commerce. V. The origin and progress of arts. VI. The progress of the female sex : with an appendix, concerning, the propagation of animals, and the care of their offspring / by Henry Home, Lord Kaims [!].

Philadelphia;Philadelphia: Sold by R. Bell and R. Aitken., 1776.
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Six sketches on the history of man : containing, the progress of men as individuals. I. The diversity of men, and of languages. II. Of food, and population. III. Of property. IV. The origin and progress of commerce. V. The origin and progress of arts. VI. The progress of the female sex : with an appendix, concerning, the propagation of animals, and the care of their offspring / by Henry Home, Lord Kaims [!]. Library Average
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