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Title: The illustrated natural history (microform)
Identifier: cihm_50037 (find matches)
Year: 1863 (1860s)
Authors: Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889
Subjects: Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles
Publisher: London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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