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A Compendious Geographical Dictionary [and] A Compendious Geographical and Historical Grammar [and] A Dictionary of the English Language, 3 Volumes
A Compendious Geographical Dictionary [and] A Compendious Geographical and Historical Grammar [and] A Dictionary of the English Language, 3 Volumes
by Anonymous and Samuel Johnson
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London: W. Peacock and Sons 1795 & 1803. Duodecimo 8.5 x 13 cm. Three separate titles uniformly bound in 19th-century full dark blue morocco boards and spines stamped in gilt. Housed together in a matching 19th-century morocco-covered wooden box... (read more)

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Dictionnaire Universel des Sciences, des Lettres, et des Arts, 17th Edition Corrigee, Completee et Augmentee d'un Nouveau Supplement
Dictionnaire Universel des Sciences, des Lettres, et des Arts, 17th Edition Corrigee, Completee et Augmentee d'un Nouveau Supplement
by Marie-Nicolas Bouillet
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Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie. 1908. Tall 8vo. 1800pp. Quarter red morocco pebbled cloth over boards. Text in French. Spine a bit faded corners bumped. Good condition. OCLC 16888530 JAM/kb... (read more)

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The Farmer's Dictionary; Or a Cyclopedia of Agriculture, in All Its Departments, Principles, Methods, Recent Improvements, and Business Affairs, as Taught and Practised by the Most Distinguished...
The Farmer's Dictionary; Or a Cyclopedia of Agriculture, in All Its Departments, Principles, Methods, Recent Improvements, and Business Affairs, as Taught and Practised by the Most Distinguished...
by John M. Wilson
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Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co. (no date) ca. late 1800's. Octavo 2 volumes. Full diced calf with black calf title labels to spine and gilt decorations to spine compartments; marbled edges & endpapers. Wear to edges; scuffing to boards; spine gilt dull... (read more)

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Handworterbuch der Griechischen Sprache: Four Volumes in Six
Handworterbuch der Griechischen Sprache: Four Volumes in Six
by Franz Passow
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Leipzig: Fr. Chr. Wilh. Vogel 1841-1857. Hand Dictionary of the Greek Language: four volumes in six. Good/-. All volumes rebound in burlap cloth. A handsome set with red title labels on spine using gilt lettering. Interior pages in good condition. First... (read more)

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The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language 2 Volumes
The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language 2 Volumes
by Suniti Kumar Chatterji
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Calcutta: Calcutta University Press 1926. First edition in two quarto volumes. Recently rebound in deep blue cloth with gilt on spine. Part 1: Introduction Phonology; Part 2: Morphology Bengali Index. 1 179pp. Suniti Kumar Chatterji was a leading... (read more)

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Historical Nuggets: Bibliotheca Americana or a Descriptive Account of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America
Historical Nuggets: Bibliotheca Americana or a Descriptive Account of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America
by Henry Stevens
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London: Whittingham and Wilkins 1862. Duodecimo 10.5 x 17 cm. 804pp. First edition two volumes bound together in brown buckram spine stamped in gilt. The first title page is detached and torn while the subsequent 6 leaves also have significant tearing... (read more)

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Collectanea Cliffordiana, In Three Parts, 1st Edition
Collectanea Cliffordiana, In Three Parts, 1st Edition
by Arthur Clifford
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Paris: Printed by M. Nouzou 1817. 8vo 210x150mm. vii + i + iii + 7-218pp + ii + 145pp + 2. First edition. Bound in contemporary wrappers but unfortunately with later homemade french wraps amateurishly glued over the original wrappers. Edges untrimmed... (read more)

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Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire et de Geographie, 34th Edition
Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire et de Geographie, 34th Edition
by Marie-Nicolas Bouillet
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Paris: Librairie Hachette 1914. Thirty-forth edition. Tall 8vo.; ii 2237pp. Quarter red morocco compartments on spine stamped in gilt. Blind stamped pebbled cloth over boards. Corners bumped some fading to spine and rear board. Very good condition. JAM... (read more)

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Etiquette 1st Edition
Etiquette 1st Edition
by Emily Post
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1922. First edition. 8vo., xix, 627pp. Blue cloth stamped in gilt, blue dustjacket printed in black & red. Boards lightly edgeworn; corners bumped; binding shaken; hinges repaired. Bookseller's ticket affixed to front... (read more)

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A Kootenai Grammar
A Kootenai Grammar
by Philip Canestrelli
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Spokane: Oregon Province Archives, 1959. Number 119 of 275 copies signed by Director of the Oregon Province Archives. Full gray cloth decorated in gilt & red. Some age-toning to text. Good condition. DG/kb... (read more)

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British Catalogue of Printed Maps, Charts & Plans: Photolithographic Edition complete to 1964 with 10 Year Supplement 1965-1974, 16 Volumes
British Catalogue of Printed Maps, Charts & Plans: Photolithographic Edition complete to 1964 with 10 Year Supplement 1965-1974, 16 Volumes
by British Museum
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London Trustees of the British Museum 1967. 16 volumes folio maroon cloth Includes Ten-Year Supplement 1965-1974. Some scratching and scarring to bookcloth on some volumes. Bookplate of R.H. Johnstone in Volume 1. MPA/jam Three of sixteen volumes shown.... (read more)

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Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers 1670-1870 Volume 1
Early American Book Illustrators and Wood Engravers 1670-1870 Volume 1
by Sinclair Hamilton
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Dictionary, Hindustani and English, with a Copious Index, Fitting the Work to Serve, Also, as a Dictionary English and Hindustani.  Third Edition, Much Enlarged
Dictionary, Hindustani and English, with a Copious Index, Fitting the Work to Serve, Also, as a Dictionary English and Hindustani. Third Edition, Much Enlarged
by John Shakespear
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Copius & Critical Latin English Lexico
Copius & Critical Latin English Lexico
by E.a. Andrews
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Bibliographers Manual of English LI 6 Volumes
Bibliographers Manual of English LI 6 Volumes
by William T Lowndes
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