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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th April 1885, Edition 1 of 1, Page 368

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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 15, 1885, page 368, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15041885/page/32/