Letters : Cambridge, England, to Seymour Adelman, Chester, Pa., 1927-1933.

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Letters : Cambridge, England, to Seymour Adelman, Chester, Pa., 1927-1933.

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13 items (31 p. on 13 double sheets) ; 18 x 23 cm. folded to 18 x 12 cm.

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