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L'art architectural en France depuis Fran©ʹois Ier jusqu'© Louis XVI : motifs de d©♭coration int©♭rieure et ext©♭rieure, dessin©♭s d'apr©·s des mod©·les ex©♭cut©♭s et in©♭dits des principales ©♭poques de la Renaissance comprenant lambris, plafonds, voutes, chemin©♭es, portes, fen©♭tres, escaliers, grilles, stalles, chaires a pr©♭cher, autels, confessionnaux, tombeaux, vases, cand©♭labres, etc., etc.

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1863 1863

by Rouyer, Eug©·ne, 1827-1891; Darcel, Alfred, 1818-1893; Sauvageot, Cl. (Claude), 1832-1885, engraver; Guillaumot, Auguste Alexandre, 1815-1892, engraver; Sellier, P., engraver; Sellier, H., engraver; Chappuis, Adolphe, engraver; Ribault, engraver; Drouart, printer of plates; Hennuyer, printer; Lamoureux, printer of plates; Noblet et Baudry, publisher; Noblet et Baudry, publisher

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Contains 178 full and 16 double plate engravings; signed by Boullay, Sauvageot, A. Guillaumot, H. Sellier, P. Sellier, A. Chappuis, Ribault; plates signed at bottom: Drouart Imp., Paris or Lamoureux, Paris
Topics: Architecture, Renaissance, Decoration and ornament, Architecture

Mundus subterraneus, in XII libros digestus : qvo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio, verbo [pantamorphon] Protei regnum, universae denique naturae majestas & divitiae summa rerum varietate exponuntur, abditorum effectuum causae acri indagine inquistae demonstrantur, cognitae per artis & naturae conjugium ad humanae vitae necessarium usum vario experimentorum apparata, necnon novo modo & ratione applicantur. Ad Alexandrum VII. pont. opt. max.

9,900 9.9K

1678 1678

by Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680

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Mundus Subterraneus is the most geological of Kircher's works. This book is notable for containing early plates of the Earth's interior, and views of spectacular eruptions of Mt. Vesuvius and Mt. Etna. Plato's Atlantis is represented as an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Kircher also examines water and fire cycles--providing detailed explanations of hydrophylacia (modern aquifers) and pyrophylacia (modern magma chambers). Furthermore, this is one of the first books dealing with...
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Topics: Science, Geology, Natural history

Russian folk-tales : (translated from the Russian)

2,706 2.7K

1916 1916

by Afanasʹev, A. N. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich), 1826-1871; Magnus, Leonard A. (Leonard Arthur), translator

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"These stories have been translated direct from the Russian of Afanášev."--Introduction
Topic: Folklore

1,678 1.7K

1863 1863

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Christian herald

1918 1918

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1885 1885

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Subtitle varies: An illustrated monthly magazine of recreation, -Mar. 1889; An illustrated monthly of sport, travel and recreation (varies), Apr. 1889-
Topics: Leisure, Sports, Travel

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1895 1895

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Vols. 1-[6] (Oct. 1878-Dec. 1883) called on caption: "12th-17th year, new ser."; v. [7] (Jan.-Dec. 1884) "new ser." Since Jan. 1885 "new ser." has been omitted from vol. numbering

The history of the Grecian War : in eight books.

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1676 1676

by Thucydides.; Thucydides

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[46], 357, [11] pages, [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : 32 cm (fol.)
Topic: Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Early works to 1800

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1899 1899

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Christian herald

1921 1921

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Copper alloy type book, comprising newspaper, book, and display types, borders and ornaments : also brass rules, dashes, etc

1,254 1.3K

1901 1901

by Pettingill & Co

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"A handy type book for the newspaper publisher."
Topics: Printing, Book ornamentation, Type and type-founding

1,937 1.9K

1885 1885

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Subtitle varies: An illustrated monthly magazine of recreation, -Mar. 1889; An illustrated monthly of sport, travel and recreation (varies), Apr. 1889-
Topics: Leisure, Sports, Travel

The age of fable, or, Stories of gods and heroes

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1855 1855

by Bulfinch, Thomas, 1796-1867

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Includes index
Topic: Mythology, Classical

The general history of Polybius : in five books

336 336

1761 1761

by Polybius; Metcalf, Henry B., 1829-1904, former owner. MMeT; Maverick, P. R. (Peter Rushton), 1755-1811, engraver; Hampton, Mr. (James), 1721-1778

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Tisch Library Special Collections copy: Imperfect ; missing engraved maps
Topics: Polybius, History, Ancient

2,716 2.7K

News from nowhere:

1893 1893

by Morris, William, 1834-1896

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Topic: Utopias

1,070 1.1K

1897 1897

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Vols. 1-[6] (Oct. 1878-Dec. 1883) called on caption: "12th-17th year, new ser."; v. [7] (Jan.-Dec. 1884) "new ser." Since Jan. 1885 "new ser." has been omitted from vol. numbering

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1889 1889

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Vols. 1-[6] (Oct. 1878-Dec. 1883) called on caption: "12th-17th year, new ser."; v. [7] (Jan.-Dec. 1884) "new ser." Since Jan. 1885 "new ser." has been omitted from vol. numbering

Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, &c. &c. : during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820

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1821 1821

by Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842

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"With numerous engravings of portraits, costumes, antiquities, &c."
Topic: Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842

1,578 1.6K

1896 1896

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Vols. 1-[6] (Oct. 1878-Dec. 1883) called on caption: "12th-17th year, new ser."; v. [7] (Jan.-Dec. 1884) "new ser." Since Jan. 1885 "new ser." has been omitted from vol. numbering

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1891 1891

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Vols. 1-[6] (Oct. 1878-Dec. 1883) called on caption: "12th-17th year, new ser."; v. [7] (Jan.-Dec. 1884) "new ser." Since Jan. 1885 "new ser." has been omitted from vol. numbering

1,450 1.5K

1862 1862

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Title from cover

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1885 1885

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Subtitle varies: An illustrated monthly magazine of recreation, -Mar. 1889; An illustrated monthly of sport, travel and recreation (varies), Apr. 1889-
Topics: Leisure, Sports, Travel

A marriage proposal : comedy in one act

649 649

1914 1914

by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904; Baukhage, Hilmar R. (Hilmar Robert), 1889-1976, translator; Clark, Barrett H. (Barrett Harper), 1890-1953, translator

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Topic: Marriage proposals

The ethical treatises : being the treatises of the first Ennead with Porphyry's Life of Plotinus, and the Preller-Ritter extracts forming a conspectus of the Plotinian system

435 435

1918 1918

by Plotinus; Porphyry, approximately 234-approximately 305; Preller, Ludwig, 1809-1861; Ritter, Heinrich, 1791-1869; Mackenna, Stephen, 1872-1934, translator

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On spine: Enneads of Plotinus
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Topic: Plotinus

A white heron and other stories

252 252

1887 1887

by Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909

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A white heron -- The gray man -- Farmer Finch -- Marsh Rosemary -- The Dulham ladies -- A business man -- Mary and Martha -- The news from Petersham -- The two Browns

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1885 1885

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Subtitle varies: An illustrated monthly magazine of recreation, -Mar. 1889; An illustrated monthly of sport, travel and recreation (varies), Apr. 1889-
Topics: Leisure, Sports, Travel

Poems of the Irish revolutionary brotherhood

133 133

1916 1916

by Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972; MacDonagh, Thomas, 1878-1916; Pearse, Padraic, 1879-1916; Plunkett, Joseph Mary, 1887-1916; Casement, Roger, 1864-1916; O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph), 1890-1941; Small, Maynard & Company

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Includes bibliographical references (page 60)
Topic: English poetry

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1886 1886

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Vols. 1-[6] (Oct. 1878-Dec. 1883) called on caption: "12th-17th year, new ser."; v. [7] (Jan.-Dec. 1884) "new ser." Since Jan. 1885 "new ser." has been omitted from vol. numbering

Grenoble and thereabouts : Chartreuse, Oisans, Vercors, Belledone, Uriage-les-Bains, Allevard, Trieves, Salette, Laffrey

48 48

1923 1923

by Ferrand, Henri, 1853-1926

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154 pages : 21cm
Topics: Travel, Grenoble (France) -- Description and travel, France -- Grenoble

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1856 1856

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Sailing directions for the North-American pilot : Containing the Gulf and River St. Laurence, the whole Island of Newfoundland, including the straits of Bell-Isle, and the coast of Labradore. Giving a particular account of the bays, harbours, rocks, land-marks, depths of water, latitudes, bearings, and distance from place to place; the setting and flowing of the tides, &c. founded on actual surveys, taken by surveyors that have been employed by the admiralty, and other officers in the king's service

285 285

1775 1775

by Great Britain. Hydrographic Department

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A made-up volume of separately published items with a general titlepage
Topics: Pilot guides, Pilot guides

688 688

1899 1899

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Vols. 1-[6] (Oct. 1878-Dec. 1883) called on caption: "12th-17th year, new ser."; v. [7] (Jan.-Dec. 1884) "new ser." Since Jan. 1885 "new ser." has been omitted from vol. numbering

Isabella d'Este, marchioness of Mantua, 1474-1539: a study of the Renaissance

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1926 1926

by Cartwright, Julia, 1851-1924

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"List of the chief authorities on the life and times of Isabella d'Este": p. xii-xvi
Topics: Isabella d'Este, consort of Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, 1474-1539, Renaissance

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Christian herald

1917 1917

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1885 1885

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Subtitle varies: An illustrated monthly magazine of recreation, -Mar. 1889; An illustrated monthly of sport, travel and recreation (varies), Apr. 1889-
Topics: Leisure, Sports, Travel

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1910 1910

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1922 1922

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Letters and notes on the manners, customs, and conditions of the North American Indians : written during eight years' travel amongst the wildest tribes of Indians in North America

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1857 1857

by Catlin, George, 1796-1872

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"With one hundred and fifty illustrations, on steel and wood."
Topics: Indians of North America, Indians of North America

Isadora Duncan's Russian days and her last years in France

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1929 1929

by Duncan, Irma; Macdougall, Allan Ross, 1893-1956, author

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Topic: Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927

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The life of the bee

1901 1901

by Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949; Sutro, Alfred, 1863-1933

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On the threshold of the hive -- Swarm -- Foundation of the city -- Life of the bee -- Young queens -- Nuptial flight -- Massacre of the males -- Progress of the race
Topic: Bees

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1857 1857

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First lessons in Tamil, or, A full introduction to the common dialect of that language : on the plan of Ollendorf and Arnold : for the use of foreigners learning Tamil and of Tamulians learning English

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1856 1856

by Pope, G. U. (George Uglow), 1820-1908

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Includes indexes
Topics: Tamil language, Tamil language

The works of Arthur Murphy, esq. : in seven volumes

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1786 1786

by Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805; Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802, bookseller

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v. 1. The orphan of China. Zenobia. The Grecian daughter. Alzuma.--v.2. The apprentice. The upholstered. The old maid. The citizen. No one's enemy but his own. Three weeks after marriage.--v.3. The way to keep him. All in the wrong. The desert island.--v.4. Know your own mind. The school for guardians. The choice. News from Parnassus.--v.5-6. Gray's-Inn journal. [no. 1-104] 2 v. --v.7. A poetical epistle to Dr. Johnson. The expostulation. Prologues, epilogues, &c. The game of chess, a poem...
Topic: English drama

1,341 1.3K

1885 1885

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Subtitle varies: An illustrated monthly magazine of recreation, -Mar. 1889; An illustrated monthly of sport, travel and recreation (varies), Apr. 1889-
Topics: Leisure, Sports, Travel

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1885 1885

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Subtitle varies: An illustrated monthly magazine of recreation, -Mar. 1889; An illustrated monthly of sport, travel and recreation (varies), Apr. 1889-
Topics: Leisure, Sports, Travel

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Whose body?

1923 1923

by Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957

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252 pages ; 20 cm
Topics: Wimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious character), 1890- -- Fiction, Wimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious...

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1862 1862

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1982 1982

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Title from cover

2,496 2.5K

1920 1920

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Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers

1,554 1.6K

1918 1918

by Boston Society of Civil Engineers

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Vols. 1-35, 1914-1948. 1 v.; vols. 36-55, 1949-1968
Topics: Civil engineering, Engineering

1,141 1.1K

1893 1893

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Vols. 1-[6] (Oct. 1878-Dec. 1883) called on caption: "12th-17th year, new ser."; v. [7] (Jan.-Dec. 1884) "new ser." Since Jan. 1885 "new ser." has been omitted from vol. numbering

Real-encyklopädie für protestantische theologie und kirche. In verbindung mit vielen protestantischen theologen und gelehrten

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1854 1854

by Herzog, J. J. (Johann Jakob), 1805-1882

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Vols. 2-9 have imprint, Stuttgart und Hamburg, R. Besser; v. 10-22, Gotha, R. Besser
Topics: Theology, Protestantism, Religion, Theologians, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, genealogy

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1886 1886

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1905 1905

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Entomology with special reference to its biological and economic aspects

367 367

1914 1914

by Folsom, Justus Watson, 1871-1936

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Includes bibliographical references
Topic: Entomology

Forest Hills cemetery : its establishment, progress, scenery, monuments, etc

121 121

1858 1858

by Crafts, William A. (William August), 1819-1906

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Appendix pages 173-244
Topic: Forest Hills Cemetery (Boston, Mass.)

Fox's book of martyrs; or, The acts and monuments of the Christian church : being a complete history of the lives, sufferings, and deaths of the Christian martyrs; from the commencement of Christianity to the present period. To which is added an account of the Inquisition, the Bartholomew massacre in France, the general persecution under Louis XIV, the massacres in the Irish rebellions in the years 1641, and 1798, rise, progress, and persecutions of the people commonly called Quakers, together with an account of the Western martyrology, or bloody assizes; with the lives of some of the early eminent reformers ...

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1830 1830

by Foxe, John, 1516-1587; Malham, John, 1747-1821; Pratt, T

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Originally published under title: Actes and monuments
Topics: Christian martyrs, Persecution, Church history

Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill.

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1651 1651

by Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.; Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679

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[6], 248, 247-256, 261-396 [i.e. 394] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : 29 cm (fol.)
Topics: Political science -- Early works to 1800, State, The -- Early works to 1800, Political science,...

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1831 1831

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1982 1982

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Title from cover

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1885 1885

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Subtitle varies: An illustrated monthly magazine of recreation, -Mar. 1889; An illustrated monthly of sport, travel and recreation (varies), Apr. 1889-
Topics: Leisure, Sports, Travel

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1885 1885

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Subtitle varies: An illustrated monthly magazine of recreation, -Mar. 1889; An illustrated monthly of sport, travel and recreation (varies), Apr. 1889-
Topics: Leisure, Sports, Travel

Real-encyklopädie für protestantische theologie und kirche. In verbindung mit vielen protestantischen theologen und gelehrten

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1854 1854

by Herzog, J. J. (Johann Jakob), 1805-1882

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Vols. 2-9 have imprint, Stuttgart und Hamburg, R. Besser; v. 10-22, Gotha, R. Besser
Topics: Theology, Protestantism, Religion, Theologians, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, genealogy

Le fabbriche e i disegni di Andrea Palladio e Le terme

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1843 1843

by Bertotti Scamozzi, Ottavio, 1719-1790; Foppiani, Celestino; Bertotti Scamozzi, Ottavio, 1719-1790. Terme dei Romani disegnate da Andrea Palladio

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Volume 5 has title: Le terme dei Romani disegnate da Andrea Palladio
Topics: Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580, Architecture, Baths

Annals and antiquities of Rajast'han : or, The Central and Western Rajpoot States of India

1,325 1.3K

1880 1880

by Tod, James, 1782-1835

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First published 1829-32
Topic: Rajput (Indic people)

M[arci] T[ullii] Ciceronis epistolarum ad Atticum, ad Brutum, ad Quintum fratrem, libri XX

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1513 1513

by Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515, printer; Torresanus, Andreas, de Asula, 1451-1529, printer; Atticus, Titus Pomponius. Epistolae. 1513; Brutus, Marcus Junius, 85 B.C.?-42 B.C. Epistolae. 1513; Welch, Walter F., former owner. MMeT

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Imprint from colophon
Topic: Cicero, Marcus Tullius

Debs; his life, writings and speeches, with a department of appreciations

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1908 1908

by Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926; Rogers, Bruce, 1876-; Reynolds, Stephen Marion

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Introductory note entitled "The third revolution" (p. [i]-ii) by the compiler and editor, Bruce Rogers
Topics: Socialist Party (U.S.), Socialism

The eastern question in the eighteenth century

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1898 1898

by Sorel, Albert, 1842-1906; Bramwell, Frederick Charles, 1872-

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Topics: Kuchuk Kainarji, Treaty of, 1774, Eastern question (Balkan)

Lichtenstein : romantische Sage

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by Hauff, Wilhelm, 1802-1827

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415 pages ; 15 cm
Topic: Ulrich, Duke of Wurttemberg, 1487-1550 -- Fiction

Galignani's new Paris guide for 1853 : compiled from the best authorities, revised and verified by personal inspection, and arranged on an entirely new plan

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1853 1853

by A. and W. Galignani and Co

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Includes indexes

Le fabbriche e i disegni di Andrea Palladio e Le terme

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1843 1843

by Bertotti Scamozzi, Ottavio, 1719-1790; Foppiani, Celestino; Bertotti Scamozzi, Ottavio, 1719-1790. Terme dei Romani disegnate da Andrea Palladio

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Volume 5 has title: Le terme dei Romani disegnate da Andrea Palladio
Topics: Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580, Architecture, Baths

The origin of building, or, The plagiarism of the heathens detected : in five books

543 543

1741 1741

by Wood, John, 1704-1754

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Each book has special t.p
Topic: Architecture

Chambers's miscellany of useful and entertaining knowledge

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by Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871, editor; Chambers, William, 1800-1883, editor

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Volumes 1-5 edited by Robert Chamber; volumes 6-10 edited by William Chambers
Topics: Curiosities and wonders, Anecdotes

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1881 1881

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