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JOHN ADAMS BY PAGE SMITH, 2 VOLUME BOX SET, 1962

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JOHN ADAMS BY PAGE SMITH, 2 VOLUME BOX SET, 1962

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1962. Garden City, NY. Doubleday & Company Inc. In Near Fine condition. Book of the Month Club Editions. Hardcover in gray cloth, embossed on the spine in red and gold for the titles. Clean, no interior markings. Two volume boxed set. , , LOT REF #24-388

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JOHN ADAMS BY PAGE SMITH, 2 VOLUME BOX SET, 1962

Name: JOHN ADAMS BY PAGE SMITH, 2 VOLUME BOX SET, 1962
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