An Annotated Catalog of the Alexander C. Robinson Collection of Western Pennsylvania
Author: Sewickley (Pa.). Public library. Alexander C. Robinson collection
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Published: 1940
Total Pages: 244
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Author: Sewickley (Pa.). Public library. Alexander C. Robinson collection
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Published: 1940
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Thomas Tanselle
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 1146
ISBN-13: 9780674367616
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William A. Kretzschmar
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1993-09-15
Total Pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780226452838
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Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Published: 1940
Total Pages: 2230
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Author: Constance Mabel Winchell
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Published: 1944
Total Pages: 122
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Publisher: Williamsburg, Va : Moebs Publishing Company
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 864
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Published: 1941
Total Pages: 746
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Isadore Gilbert Mudge
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Published: 1939
Total Pages: 128
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 58
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 540
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