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Title: Modern polo
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Miller, Edward Darley, 1865-1930 Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace), 1842-1904
Subjects: Horses
Publisher: London : Hurst and Blackett, limited
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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