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| Title | The gem of the Peak; or, Matlock Bath and its vicinity |
| Author | William Adam |
| Publisher | Longman & Company, 1838 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 14 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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