Letter to Gen. Starring, Jan. 14, 18801880 - Books - 78 pages |
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... rare works . I have repeatedly been invited by American book collectors ( among whom I may instance my excellent patrons , Mr. Astor , of New York , and Mr. Barnes , of Chicago ) to pay them a visit in the United States ; and I have had ...
... rare works . I have repeatedly been invited by American book collectors ( among whom I may instance my excellent patrons , Mr. Astor , of New York , and Mr. Barnes , of Chicago ) to pay them a visit in the United States ; and I have had ...
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... rare volumes and tracts passed into and out of my hands then at far lower prices than such things have risen to nowadays , and among those who took the benefit of such advantages my American customers were the first . It is also said of ...
... rare volumes and tracts passed into and out of my hands then at far lower prices than such things have risen to nowadays , and among those who took the benefit of such advantages my American customers were the first . It is also said of ...
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... rare and difficult to obtain even at a very costly rate . 1 0 0 26 Burke ( Hon . Edmund ) Works , with Speeches , new edition , 12 vols . hf . calf gilt 1815 27 Catlin's Illustrations of the Manners , Customs , and Condition of the ...
... rare and difficult to obtain even at a very costly rate . 1 0 0 26 Burke ( Hon . Edmund ) Works , with Speeches , new edition , 12 vols . hf . calf gilt 1815 27 Catlin's Illustrations of the Manners , Customs , and Condition of the ...
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... rare 1726 66 Kalidasa , the Megha Duta , or Cloud Messenger , in English prose , by Col. Ouvry , sd . 1868 020 67 Kalpa Sutra , and Nava Tatva . Two works illustrative of the Jain Religion and Philosophy , by Stevenson ( sells 25s ) ...
... rare 1726 66 Kalidasa , the Megha Duta , or Cloud Messenger , in English prose , by Col. Ouvry , sd . 1868 020 67 Kalpa Sutra , and Nava Tatva . Two works illustrative of the Jain Religion and Philosophy , by Stevenson ( sells 25s ) ...
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... rare , and the above having been printed abroad is no exception . 0 2 0 122 Rickman ( J. ) An Essay on Gothic Architecture in England , from the time of the Conquest to the Reformation , 14 plates , cloth 1825 1 15 0 123 Rosini , Storia ...
... rare , and the above having been printed abroad is no exception . 0 2 0 122 Rickman ( J. ) An Essay on Gothic Architecture in England , from the time of the Conquest to the Reformation , 14 plates , cloth 1825 1 15 0 123 Rosini , Storia ...
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