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Three book tests based on Doyle and Twain.

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[Book Tests] Lot of three book tests based on Doyle and Twain. V.p., v.d. Cloth. Two book tests from Repetition Press drawing from books by Mark Twain, each numbered from editions of 101 copies; and from an unknown publisher, a book test drawing from Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet. Good condition, lacking instructions.