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Reported by her Mistress , FRANCES POWER COBBE . With a Photograph of the Dog from Life , by FRANK HAEs . Super - royal 16mo . How to Make Dolls ' Furniture and to Furnish a Doll's House . With 70 Illustrations . Imperial 16mo .
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