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KEITH (George Skene). A Prize Dissertation, on the Excellence of the British Constitution.1800
Aberdeen: Printed by J. Chalmers & Co. Printers to the City and University; for F. and C. Rivington, London; W. Creech, Edinburgh; and Alex. Brown, Aberdeen, First Edition, advert. leaf after title, [4], 58pp., disbound. Keith held a living in Scotland and took an active interest in agricultural matters. He made experiments in distillation at the request of the Scotch Distillery Committee of the House of Commons and later for the Commissioners of Excise in Scotland. This survey of Aberdeenshire is his major work. The L, ABu, C, E, and O copies in the ESTC.
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