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Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | Heroes, philosophers and courtiers of the time of Louis xvi, by the author of 'The secret history of the court of France under Louis xv'. 2. kötet/Heroes, Philosophers, and Courtiers of the Time of Louis XVI, Annie Emma Armstrong [Challice (Mrs.]) 2. kötet/Heroes, philosophers and courtiers of the time of Louis xvi, by the author of 'The secret history of the court of France under Louis xv', Annie Emma Challice |
| Szerző | Annie Emma Challice |
| Kiadó | Hurst and Blackett, 1863 |
| Eredeti forrása | Oxfordi Egyetem |
| Digitalizálva: | 2006. ápr. 24. |
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