Catalogue of the Library of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of London: Preserved in the Guildhall Library, London |
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| Title | Catalogue of the Library of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers of London: Preserved in the Guildhall Library, London |
| Authors | Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. Library |
| Contributor | Guildhall Library (London, England) |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Blades, East & Blades, 1898 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 26 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 205 pages |
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