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The shepherd's boy of Snowdon Hill : containing the adventures of David Jones, in various parts of Asia : together with the manner in which he acquired and prudently invested a vast fortune amounting to upwards of £360,000
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The shepherd's boy of Snowdon Hill : containing the adventures of David Jones, in various parts of Asia : together with the manner in which he acquired and prudently invested a vast fortune amounting to upwards of £360,000

Date1823
Names
(publisher)
FormatBook
Notes
Bound in printed boards bearing the publisher's device of Hodgson & Co. Publisher's advertisements on page 144. Undated; date from BLC.
Subject
    GeographyCountryIndia
    Medium
    Hardcover books
    DimensionsCover size: 15 cm x 9 cm (5 7/8 in. x 3 9/16 in.)
    Language
      CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131048631246D
      Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=2296725
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      approximately 1803
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      Adlard, James
      1815
      Image shows a real estate agent standing in front of a two storey residential house.
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