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Book Title
A treatise on the art of breeding and managing tame, domesticated and fancy pigeons
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Publication Details
London, the Author, 1852
Year
1852
DOI
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Cambridge University Library
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JISC & NEH
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annotation Annals & Mag. Vol. 19. 1847 .p.105. vry interstng on Pigeons
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