Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898 (Dover Pictorial Archives)

Stella Blum

	Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898 (Dover Pictorial Archives)
	Published: 01 April, 1975
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	Author: Stella Blum

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Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898 (Dover Pictorial Archives)

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