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Identifier: handymanualofuse01conk (find matches)
Title: Handy manual of useful information and world's atlas, for mechanics, merchants, editors, lawyers ... and all classes of workers in every department of human effort; also a compilation of facts for ready reference on 2,000 subjects, being an epitome of matters historical, statistical, biographical, political, geographical, and of general interest. A universal hand-book for ready reference
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Conklin, George W., comp
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Chicago, Laird & Lee
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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