History of books and printing the new york public library. Mary abbottis principal lecturer in history at anglia ruskin university. As an illustrator and writer he combines history with a fun and intriguing graphical style. History books tales of tartan turncoats ewen macaskill. Publication date 1921 topics world history publisher boston, d.
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