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| Title | 4 bookseller's catalogues 4 bookseller's catalogues, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones |
| Author | Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor and Jones |
| Published | 1811 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 7 Jun 2007 |
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