A book of the west. Volume 1, Devon : $b being an introduction to Devon and CornwallBaring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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A book of the west. Volume 1, Devon : $b being an introduction to Devon and Cornwall
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Devon (England)
=A. Boisragon.= THE BENIN MASSACRE. By CAPTAIN BOISRAGON.
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and important branch of antiquarian research.'--_Times._
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Drake, Cavendish). By ROBERT SOUTHEY. Edited, with an
Introduction, by DAVID HANNAY. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._
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