Thackerayana : manuscript, 1911-1920 and undated.

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Thackerayana : manuscript, 1911-1920 and undated.

Contains material concerning Thackeray, chiefly items relating to the 1911 Grolier Club exhibition commemorating the Thackeray centennial.

ca. 50 leaves ; 30 cm. or smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7802286

Houghton Library

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Field, William Bradhurst Osgood, 1870-1949

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