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| Title | The Analectic Magazine...: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography, Analytical Abstracts of New Publications, Volume 2 Volumes 61-62 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Publisher | Published and sold by Moses Thomas, 1820 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 27 Nov 2007 |
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