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Book sleuth uncovers 17th century chapbooks treasure
Washington reporter Jean M. White details Elizabeth Niemyer’s $150 buy of a 17th century “Poor Man’s Book” with eight chapbooks, five unrecorded, including The Charitable Christian. The find, tied to Elizabeth of York and Henry VII, sparks a broader passion for rare books and a Park Place Church lay witness mission schedule.
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Jean M. White
Washington Post
Washington
Elizabeth Niemyer
Miss Niemyer
Lizlemyer
New ‘York
Liz Niemyer
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
Paris
Liz Niermyer
Elizabeth of York
Henry VII
Houses of
York and Lancaster
Park Place
Ted Earecee
Soreleke
Ens
Beck
Cae Caretter
Ron Fowlerness
Eastside
Ers
Folger Shakespeare
Folger
Eleanor
Molly) Pitcher
England
Ireter
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