A Handbook of Practical TelegraphyLongmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1874 - 443 pages |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Handbook of Practical Telegraphy |
| Author | Richard Spelman Culley |
| Edition | 6 |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 443 pages |
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