Vol. Xll. (ff. 779). CORRESPONDENCE of Hékékyan Bey with Leonard Horner and others on the subject of his excavations; 1851-1864. Folio.Leonard Horner, President of the Geological Society: Correspondence Hékékyan Bey: 1851-1864.Antiquities: Correspond... 1851-1864

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Vol. Xll. (ff. 779). CORRESPONDENCE of Hékékyan Bey with Leonard Horner and others on the subject of his excavations; 1851-1864. Folio.Leonard Horner, President of the Geological Society: Correspondence Hékékyan Bey: 1851-1864.Antiquities: Correspond..., 1851-1864

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Vol. Xll. (ff. 779). CORRESPONDENCE of Hékékyan Bey with Leonard Horner and others on the subject of his excavations; 1851-1864. Folio.Leonard Horner, President of the Geological Society: Correspondence Hékékyan Bey: 1851-1864.Antiquities: Correspond... 1851-1864

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