Identifier: newinternational20gilm (find matches)
Title: The new international encyclopaedia
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831-1908 Peck, Harry Thurston, 1856-1914 Colby, Frank Moore, 1865-1925
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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