Household Stories from the Land of Hofer: Or Popular Myths of Tirol ...

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Griffith and Farran, 1871 - Folk literature, Austrian - 420 pages

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Page 17 - Gd. plain; Is. coloured. Short and Simple Prayers, with Hymns for the Use of Children. By the Author of "Mamma's Bible Stories.
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