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Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and NewOf the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New - 3rd ed.his book had its origin in the course of three (Cantor) Lectures given before the Society of Arts in 1889; they have been amplified and added to, and further chapters have been written,...
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The History of the Thirteen Colonies of North America 1497-1763The History of the Thirteen Colonies of North America 1497-1763It has been my object in this small book to put into a handy form a short narrative of the History of the Thirteen Colonies. In the limited space at my command I have endeavoured...
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When the Owl CriesWhen the Owl Cries This novel commemorates the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. I have written the book because I am fond of Mexico, where I have lived for many years. My story of an hacienda family, though not historical, represents the end...
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The Hittites: The story of a Forgotten EmpireThe Hittites: The story of a Forgotten EmpireThe discovery of the important place once occupied by the Hittites has been termed 'the romance of ancient history.' Nothing can be more interesting than the resurrection of a forgotten people, more especially when that people is...
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Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2]Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2] - With his Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Selected with Care from All His Published Productions, and Comprising Whatever Is Most Entertaining and Valuable to...
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Le Rhin, Tome IVLe Rhin, Tome IVNote sur la transcription: Les erreurs clairement introduites par le typographe ont t corriges. L'orthographe d'origine a t conserve et n'a pas t harmonise. Les numros des pages blanches n'ont pas t repris. Hier, cher ami, cinq heures du matin, j'ai...
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A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of EuropeA Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of EuropeThe voyage about to be described was made last Autumn in a small Canoe, with a double paddle and sails, which the writer managed alone. The route led sometimes over mountains...
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War Experiences and the Story of the Vicksburg Campaign from "Milliken's Bend" to July 4, 1863War Experiences and the Story of the Vicksburg Campaign from "Milliken's Bend" to July 4, 1863 - being an accurate and graphic account of campaign events taken from the diary of Capt. J.J. Kellogg, of Co. B 113th Illinois volunteer infantryThere was a rally...
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Italië in de Middeleeuwen: Gedurende duizend jaar (305-1313)Italië in de Middeleeuwen: Gedurende duizend jaar (305-1313)Niet als krijgslieden plachten de Nederlanders naar Itali te trekken. Geen Gothen, geen Longobarden of Vandalen kwamen uit de lage landen aan de zee. Aan de oorlogen van Guelfen en Ghibellijnen hebben zij geen aandeel van beteekenis...
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America Discovered by the Welsh in 1170 A.DAmerica Discovered by the Welsh in 1170 A.D.Some time since, J. Sabin, the well-known book antiquarian of New York, related a very amusing story to me of a clergyman from Rhode Island coming into his store and inquiring whether he wished to purchase an...
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The Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan WarThe Border Rifles: A Tale of the Texan WarIn the series commencing with the present volume GUSTAVE AIMARD has entirely changed the character of his stories. He has selected a magnificent episode of American history, the liberation of Texas from the intolerable yoke of...
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A Letter to the Society for the Suppression of Vice, on Their Malignant Efforts to Prevent a Free Enquiry After Truth and ReasonA Letter to the Society for the Suppression of Vice, on Their Malignant Efforts to Prevent a Free Enquiry After Truth and Reason That envenomed and malign spirit which you have so prominently displayed, during the short time since you have turned your attentions...
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Church ReformChurch Reform - The Only Means to That End, Stated in a Letter to Sir Robert Peel, Bart., First Lord of the Treasury "To the Right Reverend Father in God, the Lord Bishop of London. "62, Fleet Street, November 18,1833. "My Lord, "I have...
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History of Cleopatra, Queen of EgyptHistory of Cleopatra, Queen of EgyptIn selecting the subjects for the successive volumes of this series, it has been the object of the author to look for the names of those great personages whose histories constitute useful, and not merely entertaining, knowledge. There are...
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Things seen in SpainThings seen in SpainSpain the Home of RomanceThe Conservatism of the PeopleSpain the most Democratic of CountriesThe Tradition of ChivalryThe CidSpain the Connecting Link between Europe and AfricaThe Place of the Moor in the Country To-dayThe Gardens of GranadaThe Bull-fight: its National ImportanceSpanish Dancing...
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La Vie de Madame Élisabeth, soeur de Louis XVI, Volume 1La Vie de Madame Élisabeth, soeur de Louis XVI, Volume 1DERNIRES ANNES DU RGNE DE LOUIS XV. 23 MAI 176410 MAI 1774. Le Dauphin et la Dauphine, pre et mre de Madame lisabeth. Leurs nombreux enfants. Maladie du Dauphin, soins que lui prodigue la...
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Histoire de la Monarchie de Juillet (Volume 1 / 7)Histoire de la Monarchie de Juillet (Volume 1 / 7)La seconde dition aujourd'hui offerte au public n'est pas une simple rimpression. Lors de ses premires recherches, l'auteur avait dj eu communication d'importants documents, entre autres des papiers du feu duc de Broglie et du...
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A Student's History of England, v. 2: 1509-1689A Student's History of England, v. 2: 1509-1689 - From the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward VII1. The New King. 1509.Henry VIII. inherited the handsome face, the winning presence, and the love of pleasure which distinguished his mother's father, Edward IV.,...
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Histoire de France 1689-1715 (Volume 16/19)Histoire de France 1689-1715 (Volume 16/19)Au moment o Jacques II arrive Saint-Germain, la question est celle-ci: le ministre imprvoyant qui ce grand dsastre est imput, Louvois, sera-t-il encore roi de France? Le vrai roi, qui rgne par lui-mme, dit-on, depuis 1661, ne peut-il se...
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OrienteOrienteRecuerdo que en cierta ocasin tuve en mis manos un ejemplar de la Gaceta Imperial de Pekn, y al revolver sus finas hojas de papel de arroz, entre las apretadas columnas de misteriosos caracteres, slo encontr dos anuncios comprensibles por sus grabados: el que...
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