Catalogue of the Library of the Late Simeon Henry Remsen, Esq., of New York: With Addenda from Another Collection ... to which are Added the Etchings, Engravings, Original Sketches, Oil Paintings, Etc., of Henri Péne Dubois, Esq., of Brooklyn ... G.A. Leavitt & Co., Auctioneers, Volume 21883 - Art |
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... sheep . Fronts . and engraved N. Y. 1826 " We own that the humor of Addison is , in our opinion , of a more delicious flavor than the humor of either Swift or Vol- taire . " - MACAULAY . The same . With acrographic illustrations . Royal ...
... sheep . Fronts . and engraved N. Y. 1826 " We own that the humor of Addison is , in our opinion , of a more delicious flavor than the humor of either Swift or Vol- taire . " - MACAULAY . The same . With acrographic illustrations . Royal ...
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... sheep ( a few vols . water - stained ) . 11 12 N. Y. , Appleton , 1859–66 Annual Cyclopædia for 1861. Royal 8vo , cloth . N. Y. 1862 General Guide to United States and Canada . Maps , plans and cuts . Crown , 8vo . Full bound , with ...
... sheep ( a few vols . water - stained ) . 11 12 N. Y. , Appleton , 1859–66 Annual Cyclopædia for 1861. Royal 8vo , cloth . N. Y. 1862 General Guide to United States and Canada . Maps , plans and cuts . Crown , 8vo . Full bound , with ...
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... sheep . Phila . 1854 26 BALLAD MINSTRELSY of Scotland - Romantic and His- torical , Collated and Annotated , Glasgow , 1872 ; Songs of Scotland , Chronologically Arranged , with Introduc- tion and Notes , London , n.d. Together , 2 vols ...
... sheep . Phila . 1854 26 BALLAD MINSTRELSY of Scotland - Romantic and His- torical , Collated and Annotated , Glasgow , 1872 ; Songs of Scotland , Chronologically Arranged , with Introduc- tion and Notes , London , n.d. Together , 2 vols ...
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... sheep . DE BRY'S AMERICAN VOYAGES — AN ILLU- MINATED COPY . 81 BRY ( THEODORE DE ) . COLLECTIONES PEREGRINA- TIONUM IN INDIAM OCCIDENTALEM - AMERICAE TER- TIA PARS ; AMERICÆ PARS QVARTA ; ET AMERICÆ PARS QVINTA . Illustrated with ...
... sheep . DE BRY'S AMERICAN VOYAGES — AN ILLU- MINATED COPY . 81 BRY ( THEODORE DE ) . COLLECTIONES PEREGRINA- TIONUM IN INDIAM OCCIDENTALEM - AMERICAE TER- TIA PARS ; AMERICÆ PARS QVARTA ; ET AMERICÆ PARS QVINTA . Illustrated with ...
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... sheep ( title torn slightly ) . London , C. Whittingham , 1803 85 BURNET ( Gilbert ) . History of His Own Time , with Historical and Biographical Notes . Illustrated with over 50 portraits . 2 vols . 4to , calf , gilt . 86 London , W ...
... sheep ( title torn slightly ) . London , C. Whittingham , 1803 85 BURNET ( Gilbert ) . History of His Own Time , with Historical and Biographical Notes . Illustrated with over 50 portraits . 2 vols . 4to , calf , gilt . 86 London , W ...
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