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Лондон, 1915 год. Ward Lock & Co Limited.
Издательский переплет. Сохранность хорошая. Сохранена оригинальная обложка.
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Лондон, 1910 год. Издательство George Newness, Limited.
Издательский переплет, сохранность хорошая. На страницах видны временные пятна.
The Heart of a Child (1908), a l...
Лондон. 1903 год. Издательство "Ward, Lock & Co".
Издательский переплет. В тексте имеются рисунки на отдельных листах. Сохранность хорошая.
If, at the time of which I am...
Лондон, 1915 год. Издательство Methuen & Co. Ltd.
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