The Bible of Every Land: A History of the Sacred Scriptures in Every Language and Dialect Into which Translations Have Been Made: Illustrated by Specimen Portions in Native Characters; Series of Alphabets; Coloured Ethnographical Maps, Tables, Indexes, EtcSamuel Bagster and sons, 1860 - 507 pages |
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