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1853
  volumes 39 and 40

Gentleman's Magazine vols. 39 and 40, 1853

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THE / GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. / BY SYLVANUS URBAN, GENT. / VOLUME XXXIX. / NEW SERIES. / MDCCCLIII. / JANUARY TO JUNE INCLUSIVE. / [illustration, St John's Gate]
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LONDON: / JOHN BOWYER NICHOLS AND SONS. / 1853.

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THE / GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE / AND / HISTORICAL REVIEW. / JANUARY, 1853. / ...

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