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Manuscript: "Memoir from the Island of St. Helen…

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MANUSCRIPT OF STE HÉLÈNE. Manuscript: "Memoir from the Island of St. Helena in an unknown manner - second edition - London John Murray Albemarle Street 1817". [1817]. Booklet of 88 folio pages (30.5 x 21.5 cm), sewn, bound.

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MANUSCRIPT OF STE HÉLÈNE. Manuscript: "Memoir from the Island of St. Helena in an unknown manner - second edition - London John Murray Albemarle Street 1817". [1817]. Booklet of 88 folio pages (30.5 x 21.5 cm), sewn, bound.

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