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Feb 07, 2010 british library to offer 19th century first editions for free download on amazon kindle the british library is to make more than 65,000 rare first editions of 19th century fiction available for. This collection, sometimes referred to as the microsoft booksbl 19th century. The official companion book to the british library exhibition and the ultimate gift for harry potter fans. These formats have been specially designed to be crossplatform compatible with all.
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