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[Table of Contents]:
Introduction ix
Introduction xi
[Page xi]:
INTRODUCTION.
INTRODUCTION
[Page 45]:
subject with which it is engaged.
subject with which it is engaged
[Page 60]:
in a tranverse direction
in a transverse direction
[Page 155]:
there in nothing more conducive
there is nothing more conducive
[Page 160]:
for ladies fo ride
for ladies to ride
[Illustration 216-f] (full-page):
“COME ALONG, OLD MAN!’
“COME ALONG, OLD MAN!”
[Page 245]:
An excellant sample
An excellent sample
[Page 283]:
most carefully weighed.
most carefully weighed
[Page 292]:
shy, nervous, and rething
shy, nervous, and retiring
[Page 351]:
Specialite Habit Makers
Specialité Habit Makers