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Old 07-05-2009, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Wayne View Post
To underscore Richard's comment, I understand that Jonathan Edwards had at best some 300 books in his library. Likewise for others in the 16th-18th centuries. But these were generally choice, well-selected works, and their owners knew them well, reading many of them multiple times.
Wayne,

I find this fact regarding Edwards to be very interesting. Do you have a reference or source for this? It would be much appreciated.

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