History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, Instituted September 22, 1831, Volume 9[publisher not identified], printed for the club by Martin's Printing Works, Spittal, 1882 Contains it's Proceedings. |
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| Title | History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, Instituted September 22, 1831, Volume 9 |
| Author | Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Scotland) |
| Publisher | [publisher not identified], printed for the club by Martin's Printing Works, Spittal, 1882 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 31 Mar 2008 |
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