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Full Title	The Standard Letter-Writer For Ladies and Gentlemen : A Guide to Polite Correspondence.
Date Added	9 January 2014
Format	Journal
Language	English
Publish Date	1884-08-02
Publisher	New York : F.M. Lupton
Series	Leisure Hour Library > New Series, v. 1, no. 53
Source	Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	Leisure Hour Library, New Series, v. 1, no. 53, August 2, 1884.
Topic	Popular Literature > Specimens. Letter writing.
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