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| Title | The Scottish Antiquary: Or, Northern Notes & Queries Volumes 7-8 of The Scottish antiquary, or, Northern notes & queries |
| Contributors | Arthur Washington Cornelius Hallen, John Horne Stevenson |
| Publisher | T. and A. Constable, 1893 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Aug 2005 |
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