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Begbie, Major P. I. (Of The Madras Artillery) Supernatural Illusions (2 Volumes, 1851)

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Begbie Major P I (Of The Madras Artillery) Supernatural Illusions (2 Volumes) T. C. Newby, London, first edition, 1851, Vol I, ii, 313pp, 2 page index, Vol II, 194pp (ii) plus other publication pages, half green calf, marbled boards, spine sunned and rebacked, general foxing, otherwise ok. From the collection of C. R. H. Taylor, former Chief Librarian, Alexander Turnbull Library, 1937-63.

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