The fashionable letter-writer; or, Art of polite correspondence, in original letters, etc. [ed.] by W. LimmingDean&Son, 1873 - 216 pages |
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| Title | The fashionable letter-writer; or, Art of polite correspondence, in original letters, etc. [ed.] by W. Limming |
| Author | R. Turner |
| Editor | W. Limming |
| Publisher | Dean&Son, 1873 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Length | 216 pages |
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