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    <mods:extent>1 hornbook : brass ; 15 x 7 cm in bound volume case 21 x 14 cm</mods:extent>
    <mods:note>Brass hornbook with 26-letter alphabet, plus and ampersand and "Œ" in relief on obverse, with "St. Paul's Infant School AD 1729" cast in on reverse. With handle at top pierced for suspension.</mods:note>
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  <mods:note>Accompanied by album containining correspondence with Maggs and others related to the nature and possible provenance of the BPL hornbook. Includes excerpt from Maggs catalog 308, which contains a descriptions of a similar (or possible the same) hornbook.</mods:note>
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  <mods:identifier type='local-other'>06_01_016614-06_01_016615</mods:identifier>
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  <mods:identifier type='local-call'>RARE BKS H.92.87 (hornbook) v.1</mods:identifier>
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