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Books: Various World Literature, Circa 1940 (14)

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Commonplace Book.- Shippard (William Henry, Captain) Commonplace book of various countries and the: Commonplace Book.- Shippard (William Henry, Captain, army officer in the 29th Regiment, 1803-65) Commonplace book of various countries and the ancient world, autograph manuscript signed, 123pp., Irish

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Books: Various World Literature, Circa 1940 (14)

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14 volumes including Classics Club by Walter J. Black, New York, various titles including Homer's "Iliad and Odyssey", Edgar Allen Poe "Tales and Poems," works by Shakespeare, and others.

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Books: Various World Literature, Circa 1940 (14)

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