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Letters of my father to my mother : beginning with those written during their engagement, with extracts from his journal, giving description of his wife and of himself; also a phrenological examination of himself made by Prof. Crane

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1889.
Call number: 221811
Creator: Perry, B. F (1805-1886)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 28 x 23 cm
Associated people: Perry, Hext McCall, (1851-)
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