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- 1 2 Plomer, Henry R. (1922). A dictionary of the printers and booksellers who were at work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1668 to 1725. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Werner, Sarah. "Early Modern Women Printers: An Ada Lovelace Post" . Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ "CLARK, Mary". British Book Trade Index. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Notes
- Hansen, Kelly. "5 Women Printers and Booksellers of the 17th Century". Scripta Manent, Special Collections & Rare Books University of Missouri Libraries. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- Hansen, Kelli. "5 Women Printers and Booksellers of the 17th Century". Library News, Libraries University of Missouri. Retrieved 30 November 2021.