Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Mine Proprietors, Engineers, Shipbuilders, Scientists, Capitalists ..., Volum 3

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Perry Fairfax Nursey
Knight and Lacey, 1825
 

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