Historical Nuggets: Bibliotheca Americana, Or a Descriptive Account of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America, Volume 1Whittingham and Wilkins, 1862 - America |
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... History ; and , as these two poor hands are the slaves of the eye and the ear , so Bibliography without distinction or re- ward , ministers to the wants of History . He who catalogues beetles or star - fish , in a language that never ...
... History ; and , as these two poor hands are the slaves of the eye and the ear , so Bibliography without distinction or re- ward , ministers to the wants of History . He who catalogues beetles or star - fish , in a language that never ...
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... history , a more gigantic theme for the future historian than the story of the discovery , conquest , planting , and development of the New World . From the embarcation of Columbus at Palos in 1492 , to the abolition of slavery in the ...
... history , a more gigantic theme for the future historian than the story of the discovery , conquest , planting , and development of the New World . From the embarcation of Columbus at Palos in 1492 , to the abolition of slavery in the ...
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... History from the earliest period to the present time . ' PLAN OF THE WORK . 1. A BRIEF biography will , whenever practicable , precede the list of each author's works . 2. The work will contain a descriptive list of all historical books ...
... History from the earliest period to the present time . ' PLAN OF THE WORK . 1. A BRIEF biography will , whenever practicable , precede the list of each author's works . 2. The work will contain a descriptive list of all historical books ...
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... history of the origin and progress of printing in North and South America from the year 1543 to the present time . 10. Under the title of every work will be desig- nated one or more libraries in which it may be found . 11. The titles ...
... history of the origin and progress of printing in North and South America from the year 1543 to the present time . 10. Under the title of every work will be desig- nated one or more libraries in which it may be found . 11. The titles ...
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