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A treatise on the art of breeding and managing tame, domesticated and fancy pigeons
By
Eaton, John Matthews.
Publication Details
London, the Author, 1852
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.50380
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Cambridge University Library
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JISC & NEH
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