A compleat and humorous account of all the remarkable clubs and societies in the cities of London and Westminster, from the R[oyal]-S[ociet]y down to the Lumber-Troop ... / Compil'd from the original papers of a gentleman who frequented those places upwards of twenty years. [Anon].

  • Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.
Date:
1756
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Credit: A compleat and humorous account of all the remarkable clubs and societies in the cities of London and Westminster, from the R[oyal]-S[ociet]y down to the Lumber-Troop ... / Compil'd from the original papers of a gentleman who frequented those places upwards of twenty years. [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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