Aristocracy, considered in its relations with the progress of civilization. From the Fr., with notes by the translator |
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| Title | Aristocracy, considered in its relations with the progress of civilization. From the Fr., with notes by the translator |
| Author | Hippolyte Philibert Passy |
| Published | 1848 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 11 Oct 2006 |
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