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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 topographical description of the province of Lower Canada

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Embellished by several views, plans of harbours, battles, & c. "Extrait des titres de concessions de terres octroyées en fiefs dans la province du Bas-Canada": p. [1]-1ii. Contains many maps , (some folded) : [1] A sketch of the Battle of La…

Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22

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Vol. 1 contains folded map bound in after the half-title : A chart of the discoveries & route of the northern land expedition, under the command of Captain Franklin, R.N. in the years 1820 & 21, laid down under his inspection by the officers…

Robert of Gloucester's Chronicle

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Work is reprint of 1724 edition printed in Oxford by mercier and Chervet. Reprint, including titlepage of: Oxford : Printed at the Theater, 1724.

Includes glossary and index.

Incidents of travel in Yucatan

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Some illustrations are on numbered pages; some are on added leaves. Collations: vol.1: xii, [1], 10-459, [1] pages, [20] leaves of plates -- vol. 2: xvi, [1], 10-478 p., [46] leaves of plates.

With engravings by Frederick Catherwood.…

Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, and to Oregon and north California in the years 1843-'44

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A parallel edition, with its own versions of the plates, was printed and issued by order of the Senate as document no. 174, with imprint: Washington : Gales & Seaton, Printers, 1845 (Checklist Amer. imprints 45-2519).

The astronomical and…

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…

The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

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Includes bibliographical references and general index in vol. 12.

A biographical history of England

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Each volume has half-title page.

Includes numerous plates.

W. Baynes and Son issued two "fifth editions" in 1824, an 8vo ed. in 6 v., and a folio ed. in 3 v., cf. Lowndes (1881 ed.), II, 927.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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…

The ancient cathedral of Cornwall

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"S. Gosnell, printer, Little Queen Street, Holborn"--Title page verso.

Has half title page.