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... published in 1870 by the late John Wilson , of 11 , King William Street , Strand , London , a work now out of print . Advance Sheets . - Sometimes called " Early copies . " Portions of a work supplied elsewhere previous to publication ...
... published in 1870 by the late John Wilson , of 11 , King William Street , Strand , London , a work now out of print . Advance Sheets . - Sometimes called " Early copies . " Portions of a work supplied elsewhere previous to publication ...
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... published , where , and when , is , comparatively speaking , a modern method of attaining that end . None of the ancient manuscripts had title - pages so far as we are aware , and when printing by means of movable types was introduced ...
... published , where , and when , is , comparatively speaking , a modern method of attaining that end . None of the ancient manuscripts had title - pages so far as we are aware , and when printing by means of movable types was introduced ...
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... published by Bell and Sons of York Street , Covent Garden . This work gives a list of English - published books from the earliest times , arranged under the authors ' names , and professedly brought down to the year 1871 , although , as ...
... published by Bell and Sons of York Street , Covent Garden . This work gives a list of English - published books from the earliest times , arranged under the authors ' names , and professedly brought down to the year 1871 , although , as ...
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... published , at a charge of £ 1 7s . 6d . each . 66 وو Neither Lowndes ' work nor " Book Prices Current ' contain subject - indexes , and in this dilemma we must consult Watt's Bibliotheca Britannica , " 4 vols . , 4to , 1824 , two ...
... published , at a charge of £ 1 7s . 6d . each . 66 وو Neither Lowndes ' work nor " Book Prices Current ' contain subject - indexes , and in this dilemma we must consult Watt's Bibliotheca Britannica , " 4 vols . , 4to , 1824 , two ...
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... published in parts , but usually found bound in 4 vols . , 8vo , 1871 ; about £ 1 10s . Slater's Book Prices Current , published annually by Elliot Stock , 62 , Paternoster Row , E.C. , at £ 1 7s . Second- hand value of vol . i . , £ 2 ...
... published in parts , but usually found bound in 4 vols . , 8vo , 1871 ; about £ 1 10s . Slater's Book Prices Current , published annually by Elliot Stock , 62 , Paternoster Row , E.C. , at £ 1 7s . Second- hand value of vol . i . , £ 2 ...
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