A Journey Round the Library of a Bibliomaniac: Or, Cento of Notes and Reminiscences Concerning Rare, Curious, and Valuable Books |
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| Title | A Journey Round the Library of a Bibliomaniac: Or, Cento of Notes and Reminiscences Concerning Rare, Curious, and Valuable Books |
| Author | William Davis |
| Publisher | W. Davis, 1821 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Length | 96 pages |
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