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Society for the Improvement of British Wool.

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Corporate Author:	Society for the Improvement of British Wool (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1790]
Series:	Making of the modern world (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature)
Subjects:	Society for the Improvement of British Wool (Edinburgh, Scotland) > History > 18th century. Wool industry > Great Britain > History > 18th century. Electronic books.
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