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1859 Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens French Rev.: 1859 Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens French Revolution Bastille 2v SET “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” ― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Few authors during

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1st Edition of "The Qur’ân", Two Volumes, 1880: 1st Edition of "The Qur’ân", Two Volumes, 1880 "The Qur’ân" Translated by Edward H. Palmer. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1880. First edition. Two vols, Octavo, cxviii, 268pp (Chapter

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First edition. 'Some Intimate Aspects of Napoleon and his Son'. Publishers cream cloth with green title to spine. A very lovely copy.

Publisher: Readers Union with Macmillan., London

Author: Dormer Creston

Date Published: 1947

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Weight: 392g

Reserve: $9.00

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