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| Заглавие | Memoir of Tristam Burges: With Selections from His Speeches and Occasional Writings |
| Автор | Henry L. Bowen |
| Издание | илюстрирано |
| Издател | Marshall, Brown, 1835 |
| Оригиналът е от | Калифорнийският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 11 Окт 2007 |
| Брой страници | 404 страници |
| Експортиране на описанието | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |