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Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Burpee's copy of the New Testament

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.385 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Book Date: 1862 Pagination: 368 p. : Height: 9 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Pocket size editon of the the New Testament

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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