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NUTTALL ENCYCLOPAEDIA

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1905

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Dark red linen cover with gold lettering. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia being a concise and comprehensive dictionary of general knowledge. Consisting of over 16,000 terse and original articles on nearly all subjects discussed in larger encyclopaedis, and specially dealing with such as come under the categories of history, biography, geography, literature, philosophy religion, science and art. 700 pages. Stamped on front end paper ' M A Williams' . Inbetween pages 224-225 is newspaper cutting with cake recipes.

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cwa-org-51-B2009.129

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WOOD, Rev. James (edited by)

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Early 20th century encyclopaedia

Albany Historical Society Inc

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