The British and the Grand Tour
- ISBN-10
- 070993257X
- ISBN-13
- 9780709932574
- Category
- British
- Pages
- 273
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985-01-01
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Jeremy Black
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