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Identifier: romepompeiiarch00bois (find matches)
Title: Rome and Pompeii, archaeological rambles
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Boissier, Gaston, 1823-1908
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Publisher: London, Unwin
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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