History of Old Age in England, 1600-1800, Part I

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• Volume 1, Acknowledgements, General Introduction, Introduction, Literature, Ballads and Broadsides, Proverbs, Medicine, Books, Essays and Pamphlets, Sermons and Spirituality, Biography, Petitions and Legal Documents, Editorial Notes, Volume 2, Introduction, Literature, Ballads, Broadsides and Ephemera, Medicine and Prolongevity, Sermons, Editorial Notes, Volume 3, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Conduct Books, Letters and Personal Correspondence, Books, Essays and Pamphlets, Ballads and Pamphlets, Editorial Notes, Volume 4, Introduction, Literature and Essays, Ballads, Chapbooks and Broadsides, Legal Documents, Editorial Notes