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Pictures of English history

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Vol. 1: [1] leaf, 96 p., [48] leaves of plates; v. 2: [1] leaf, 96 p., [48] leaves of plates. Copper-engraved plates.

Characteristics of women, moral, poetical, and historical.

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Essays on Shakespeare's female characters. Published also under the title: Shakespeare's Heroines.

The customs of London

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Containing among divers other matters, the original of the celebrated poem of The nut-brown maid; reprinted from the first edition, with the additions included in the second. Edited by J. Douce.

Asylum Life Assurance Company Share

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Transcription: This is to certify that [illegible] is the holder of one share numbered as under of and in the capital of the asylum life assurance company in London as appears by the register in the office of the company and the said [illegible] is…

A Bond for the Banque Territoriale

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Part Transcription: "Fol. [blank] du Registre. No. [blank] l'Action. Banque Terriroriale, Établie sous la raison de Chavagnac et Comp.e Action [blank]. ... Vu par [blank] Directeur-général fondé de pouvoira du citoyeu Chavagnac. [blank]…

A Share in the Bedford Stoystown Turnpike Road Company

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Transcription: Bedord and Stoystown Turnpike Road Company. This is to certify, that the commonwealth of Pennsylvania holds one share of stock in the Bedford Stoystown Turnpike Road Company of fifty dollars upon which the whole is paid. In testimony…

British Gas Light Company

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British Gas Light Company Share £50 No 2921 This is to certify That Issac Morris Ellisen of foreign stock exchange in the city of London is the proprietor of the share No. 2921 in the capital of the British Gas Light Company as…

A Share in the Butler and Mercer Turnpike Road Company

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Transcription:$50 This is to certify that the State of Pennsylvania is the holder of one share No. 132 of the Capital Stock of the Butler and Mercer Turnpike Road Company, on which the whole amount has been paid, and transferrable on the books of the…

Lectures on history

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Translation of: Lec̜ons d'histoire, prononcées à l'Ecole normale, en l'an III de la République franc̜aise.

Advertisements on p. [1]-[2] at end.

A Bond from the Centro della Emigrazione Romana

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Part Transcription: "Soccorso a Sollievo dei Romani. A Garanzia della Emissione, pel Centro della Emigrazione Romana. [blank]."

The description of Britain

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"De situ Britannicae" by Charles Bertram, was a forgery claimed by him to have been copied from a manuscript written by Richard of Cirencester--National Union Catalog.

Translated by Henry Hatcher, the commentary by Thomas Leman--British Library…

Tuttle's popular history of the Dominion of Canada

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Added t.-p.: An illustrated history of the Dominion, 1535-1876.

Vol.2 has title: The comprehensive history of the Dominion of Canada ... From the confederation of 1867 to the close of 1878. Montreal, Bigney, 1879.

Narrative of the United States exploring expedition

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" ... This edition ... contains ... the same type, page and reading matter, as the one in imperial octavo; the difference between them being in the quality and size of the paper; the substitution of forty-seven wood-cuts for that number of steel…