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THE MAXIMS OF METHUSELAH

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1907

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Beige hard cover with green spine. Black lettering and illustration on front cover, back cover has design and emblem. The Maxims of Methuselah being the Advice given by the Patriarch in his Nine Hundred Sixty and Ninth Year to his Great Grandson at Shem's Coming of Age in regard to Women. Illustrations, Decorations, and Cover Design by Louis D. Fancher 108 pages, illust., concordance.

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cwa-org-51-B2008.82

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BURGESS, Gelett

Keywords

Methuselah's Advice On Women

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Statement of significance

The three hundred and thirty parables attributed to Methuselah, rendered into the English language.

Albany Historical Society Inc

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