Robert B. Martin Manuscript 1984?

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Robert B. Martin Manuscript 1984?

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Papers of the American author, biographer of Edward FitzGerald. Consists of undated typescript manuscript copy of , including extensive holograph annotations and revisions. With Friends Possessed: a Life of Edward FitzGerald

0.25 linear ft. (SC)

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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Martin-Achard, Robert.

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