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| Title | Introduction to the Art of Thinking |
| Author | Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | W. Creech and T. Caddell, 1789 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 311 pages |
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