Bibliotheca Americana: A Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books, Illustrating the History and Geography of North and South America and the West IndiesAlfred Russell Smith, 1871 - 290 pages |
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| Title | Bibliotheca Americana: A Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books, Illustrating the History and Geography of North and South America and the West Indies |
| Author | John Russell Smith |
| Publisher | Alfred Russell Smith, 1871 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 290 pages |
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