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The Confessions of a Lost Dog , Reported by her Mistress , FRANCES POWER COBBE . With a Photograph of the Dog from Life , by FRANK HAES . Super - royal 16mo , price 2s . cloth , gilt edges . His Name was Hero .
The Confessions of a Lost Dog , Reported by her Mistress , FRANCES POWER COBBE . With a Photograph of the Dog from Life , by FRANK HAES . Super - royal 16mo , price 2s . cloth , gilt edges . His Name was Hero .
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