Identifier: colliersnewencyc03newy (find matches)
Title: Collier's new encyclopedia : a loose-leaf and self-revising reference work ... with 515 illustrations and ninety-six maps
Year: 1921 (1920s)
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Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : P. F. Collier
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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