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Life in the Old World: Two Years in Switzerland & Italy

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Life in the Old World: Two Years in Switzerland & Italy

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Life In The Old World: Two Years in Switzerland & Italy, Set of 2, c.1860, Author: Fredrika Bremer, Publisher: T.B. Peterson & Brothers, Copyright: 1860, copyrighted American Edition, from the Translator’s Manuscript, Compete set of 2 volumes. Translated by Mary Howitt. Hard bound in brown cloth over board with blind hot stamping bordered illustration on front/back cover and orange hot stamping on spine, comes with plastic cover protection. Previous owner’s library sticker on the inside front cover, some pencil and pen writing/inscription.

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