The Shadow of the Guillotine: Britain and the French Revolution

The Shadow of the Guillotine: Britain and the French Revolution
ISBN-10
0714116378
ISBN-13
9780714116372
Category
History / Europe / France
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
1989
Publisher
Trustees of the British Museum
Authors
David Bindman, Aileen Dawson

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