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... 8vo . " WORSHIP and ORDER . By the Right Hon . A. J. B. BERESFORD HOPE , M.P. , Author of ' Worship in the Church of ... Crown 8vo . 6s , each . LIVES of the LORD CHANCELLORS , and KEEPERS of the GREAT SEAL of ENGLAND ; from the Earliest ...
... 8vo . " WORSHIP and ORDER . By the Right Hon . A. J. B. BERESFORD HOPE , M.P. , Author of ' Worship in the Church of ... Crown 8vo . 6s , each . LIVES of the LORD CHANCELLORS , and KEEPERS of the GREAT SEAL of ENGLAND ; from the Earliest ...
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... 8vo . THE HOLY BIBLE , according to the Authorised Version , A.D. 1611 , with an EXPLANATORY and CRITICAL COMMENTARY ... Crown 8vo , 7s . 6d . each . Vol . I. GENESIS to DEUTERONOMY . Vol . II . JOSHUA to ESTHER . Vol . III . JOB to SONG ...
... 8vo . THE HOLY BIBLE , according to the Authorised Version , A.D. 1611 , with an EXPLANATORY and CRITICAL COMMENTARY ... Crown 8vo , 7s . 6d . each . Vol . I. GENESIS to DEUTERONOMY . Vol . II . JOSHUA to ESTHER . Vol . III . JOB to SONG ...
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... 8vo , 120s .; or , Cabinet ed . , Portrait and Plans , 12 vols . post 8vo , 6s . each . Student's Ancient History of ... Crown 8vo , 7s . 6d . Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities . Abridged from the large work . By Dr. WM ...
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... Crown 8vo , 9s . History of India - The Hindoo and Mohammedan Periods . By the Hon . Edited MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE . by Professor COWELL . Map . 8vo , 18s . Historic Peerage of England , Exhibiting the Origin , Descent , and Present ...
... Crown 8vo , 9s . History of India - The Hindoo and Mohammedan Periods . By the Hon . Edited MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE . by Professor COWELL . Map . 8vo , 18s . Historic Peerage of England , Exhibiting the Origin , Descent , and Present ...
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... 8vo , 31s . 6d . each . Life of St. Hugh of Avalon , Bishop of Lincoln . By Canon PERRY . Portrait . Post 8vo , 10s ... Crown 8vo , 10s . 6d . The Life and Achievements of E. H. PALMER , Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge ...
... 8vo , 31s . 6d . each . Life of St. Hugh of Avalon , Bishop of Lincoln . By Canon PERRY . Portrait . Post 8vo , 10s ... Crown 8vo , 10s . 6d . The Life and Achievements of E. H. PALMER , Professor of Arabic in the University of Cambridge ...
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