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The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described (1882)

Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : A.W. Cowan · leaf 66

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