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Complete in 1 vol . fcap . 8vo , pp . viii . and 152 , and pp . viii . and 170 , cloth . 1866. 78. 6d . EDKINS . — CHINA'S PLACE IN PHILOLOGY . An attempt to show that the Languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin . By the Rev.
Complete in 1 vol . fcap . 8vo , pp . viii . and 152 , and pp . viii . and 170 , cloth . 1866. 78. 6d . EDKINS . — CHINA'S PLACE IN PHILOLOGY . An attempt to show that the Languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin . By the Rev.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The science of beauty |
| Author | Avary W. Holmes-Forbes |
| Publisher | Trubner, 1881 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 27 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 200 pages |
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