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| Title | A Catalogue of the Costly and Interesting Effects of Fonthill Abbey, Parts 1-3 A Catalogue of the Costly and Interesting Effects of Fonthill Abbey, William Beckford |
| Author | William Beckford |
| Published | 1823 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 391 pages |
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