The General Valentine Writer, Being a Choice Collection of Amatory Epistles, Addresses, Answers &c. &c.

Publisher Orlando Hodgson British

1836–44

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Title: The General Valentine Writer, Being a Choice Collection of Amatory Epistles, Addresses, Answers &c. &c.
Publisher: Orlando Hodgson (British, active 1810–50)
Published in: London
Date: 1836–44
Medium: Letterpress; no illustrations
Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 4 7/16 in. (18.7 x 11.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981
Object Number: 1981.1136.17
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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