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- ↑ Susan Pickford, "World’s Classics", in: Michael F. Suarez, S.J. and H. R. Woudhuysen, eds., The Oxford Companion to the Book, Oxford University Press, 2010 (online edition). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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- ↑ John Trevitt, "Secker, Martin (formerly Percy Martin Secker Klingender)(1882–1978)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2019 (online edition). Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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- ↑ "Grant Richards" + "Children's Library", worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ↑ Grant Allen's Historical Guides (Grant Richards) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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- ↑ Omar Series, seriesofseries.com. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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