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... rare map , the earliest engraved map that bears the name of America ; STOBNICZA'S Commentry on Ptol- emy's COSMOGRAPHIA CRACow , 1512 , excessively rare , containing a map of America before it had received its name ; and SIR HUMPHREY ...
... rare map , the earliest engraved map that bears the name of America ; STOBNICZA'S Commentry on Ptol- emy's COSMOGRAPHIA CRACow , 1512 , excessively rare , containing a map of America before it had received its name ; and SIR HUMPHREY ...
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... rare . ( Colophon ) Excusum Vienna Austriæ , 1514 On the right of the 18th leaf is a marginal note by the editor , of which the following is a translation : " Behold ! he concludes that beyond the ecliptic , in the 50th degree , that ...
... rare . ( Colophon ) Excusum Vienna Austriæ , 1514 On the right of the 18th leaf is a marginal note by the editor , of which the following is a translation : " Behold ! he concludes that beyond the ecliptic , in the 50th degree , that ...
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... rare one of Continental money . 70 ANCIENS GOUVERNEMENS . 2 vols . 8vo . calf , 1789 Fédératifs , et de la législation de 75 . Crete , considérés sous les rapports et résultats de toutes asso- ciations politiques . 71 ANDERSON , JAMES S ...
... rare one of Continental money . 70 ANCIENS GOUVERNEMENS . 2 vols . 8vo . calf , 1789 Fédératifs , et de la législation de 75 . Crete , considérés sous les rapports et résultats de toutes asso- ciations politiques . 71 ANDERSON , JAMES S ...
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... rare , Boston and Providence , 1777-1796 Complete sets of this work are now rare . Mr. Bancroft , the historian , bears honorable testimony to the author's fidelity , considering his history , as to facts , more to be depended on than ...
... rare , Boston and Providence , 1777-1796 Complete sets of this work are now rare . Mr. Bancroft , the historian , bears honorable testimony to the author's fidelity , considering his history , as to facts , more to be depended on than ...
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... rare . 50 ° здес 700 Colophon , p . 190 , Mexico , Pedro Balli , 1574 M. Icazbalceta , in his " Apuntes , " ( p . 15 ) says : " This book is most rare . I have never seen a copy except mine , which was formed from incomplete ones ...
... rare . 50 ° здес 700 Colophon , p . 190 , Mexico , Pedro Balli , 1574 M. Icazbalceta , in his " Apuntes , " ( p . 15 ) says : " This book is most rare . I have never seen a copy except mine , which was formed from incomplete ones ...
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Page 210 - New England's Memorial ; or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God, manifested to the planters of New- England in America ; with special reference to the first colony thereof, called NewPlimouth.
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Page 333 - mend his Native Country, lamentably tattered, both in the upper-Leather and sole, with all the honest stitches he can take. And as willing never to bee paid for his work, by Old English wonted pay. It is his Trade to patch all the year long, gratis. Therefore I pray Gentlemen keep your purses.