Everybody's dinner book : from one shilling to ten / by Lady Constance Howard.
- Howard, Constance, Lady
- Date:
- [1892?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Everybody's dinner book : from one shilling to ten / by Lady Constance Howard. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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