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=Price 33. 6d. net each.= _GRANT ALLEN'S HISTORICAL GUIDES._

=PARIS.= By GRANT ALLEN. Second Edition.

=FLORENCE.= By GRANT ALLEN. Second Edition.

=THE CITIES OF BELGIUM.= By GRANT ALLEN. Second Edition.

=VENICE.= By GRANT ALLEN. Second Edition.

=CITIES OF NORTHERN ITALY.= By G. C. WILLIAMSON, Litt.D.

=THE UMBRIAN TOWNS.= By J. W. and A. M. CRUICKSHANK.

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