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Download or read book Catalogue of Publications Issued by the Government of the United States written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1941-07 with total page 1208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index

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