The Athenian oracle; an entire collection of all the valuable questions and answers in the old Athenian mercuries, by a member of the Athenian society [J. Dunton, ed. by S. Wesley]. |
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| Title | The Athenian oracle; an entire collection of all the valuable questions and answers in the old Athenian mercuries, by a member of the Athenian society [J. Dunton, ed. by S. Wesley]. |
| Author | Athenian society 1691-1697 |
| Editors | John Dunton, Samuel Wesley |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1704 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 29 juuni 2007 |
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