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... character and condition of the books which compose it . For although it does not contain many volumes which bibliomaniacs would regard as of great rarity and price , no inconsiderable portion of it might properly be designated as ...
... character and condition of the books which compose it . For although it does not contain many volumes which bibliomaniacs would regard as of great rarity and price , no inconsiderable portion of it might properly be designated as ...
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... Character ; being an inquiry into some of the principal causes which contribute to form and modify the Characters of Nations in the state of civil- ization . 2 vols . 8vo , half calf , London , 1832 3.50 221 CHOUL GUILLAUME Du ...
... Character ; being an inquiry into some of the principal causes which contribute to form and modify the Characters of Nations in the state of civil- ization . 2 vols . 8vo , half calf , London , 1832 3.50 221 CHOUL GUILLAUME Du ...
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... characters - for the discovery of new and important facts - and , in short , for everything that renders such a collection interesting in a country that is keenly alive to the value of such researches , these volumes stand unrivaled ...
... characters - for the discovery of new and important facts - and , in short , for everything that renders such a collection interesting in a country that is keenly alive to the value of such researches , these volumes stand unrivaled ...
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... characters of the time . 312 Historia Fiorentina di Donati Acciajoli . Folio , half old calf , $ 12 Venice , 1476 A very interesting book , and a fine specimen of early printing , in perfect order . It is to this history that George ...
... characters of the time . 312 Historia Fiorentina di Donati Acciajoli . Folio , half old calf , $ 12 Venice , 1476 A very interesting book , and a fine specimen of early printing , in perfect order . It is to this history that George ...
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... Characters ; or , Sketches from Life by Peter I with some omissions and many additions . The th edited by Timothy Goosequill . 16mo , uncut , frontis Lo 545 BERESFORD , JAMES . The Miseries of Human Life ; or , of Samuel Sensitive and ...
... Characters ; or , Sketches from Life by Peter I with some omissions and many additions . The th edited by Timothy Goosequill . 16mo , uncut , frontis Lo 545 BERESFORD , JAMES . The Miseries of Human Life ; or , of Samuel Sensitive and ...
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