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A letter to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Durham. : Containing some observations on the climate of Russia, and the northern countries. With a view of the flying mountains at Zarsko Sello near St. Petersbourg. From John Glen King

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1778.
Call number: 139725
Creator: King, John Glen (1732-1787)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (4to)
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