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... IMPERIAL LEXICON , Exhibiting the pron- unciation , Etymology , and Explanation of every word usually employed in Science , Literature and Art , by Rev. J. Boag , with plates , 2 vols . royal 8vo . half calf , cloth sides , 18s6d pub ...
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... imperial 8vo . crimson cloth , extra , 20s pub . at £ 2 bs 1860 Ure's ( Dr. ) Dictionary of Chemistry , the LAST AND BEST EDITION , with plates , thiek 8vo . half calf , neat , 5s pub at £ 1 1s 1831 Ure's ( Dr. ) System of Geology , in ...
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