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... contains 300 pages of well leaded let- ter press , ornamented with head and tail pieces , and is introduced " to the public " in some highly laudatory remarks by various hands . The first is signed by Mr. Tasker Smith , H. B. M. Consul ...
... contains 300 pages of well leaded let- ter press , ornamented with head and tail pieces , and is introduced " to the public " in some highly laudatory remarks by various hands . The first is signed by Mr. Tasker Smith , H. B. M. Consul ...
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... contains the riches of learning , from the elaborate missal of the twelfth century to the re- cent files of modern magazines . The enthusiast in large paper copies , where a rivulet of text meanders through a meadow of margin , ' can ...
... contains the riches of learning , from the elaborate missal of the twelfth century to the re- cent files of modern magazines . The enthusiast in large paper copies , where a rivulet of text meanders through a meadow of margin , ' can ...
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... contains valuable historical matter . This single copy is perishable . Fire or water may ruin it . How shall it be duplicated ? If he issued an unlimited edition of it — say , for example , a thousand copies - and keep the plates ready ...
... contains valuable historical matter . This single copy is perishable . Fire or water may ruin it . How shall it be duplicated ? If he issued an unlimited edition of it — say , for example , a thousand copies - and keep the plates ready ...
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... contains also a historical account of the various Indian Tribes within the borders of the United States ; a valuable contribution to Indian History . Hobbes , James R. Picture Collector's Manual . Being a Dictionary of Painters ...
... contains also a historical account of the various Indian Tribes within the borders of the United States ; a valuable contribution to Indian History . Hobbes , James R. Picture Collector's Manual . Being a Dictionary of Painters ...
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... contains the Manuscripts on Theology ; the second , the printed Bibles . Percy , Bp . Reliques of Ancient Eng- lish ... containing the Letter on Design , with Gribelin's fine engravings . Shakspeare . Dramatic Works , with Glos- sary ...
... contains the Manuscripts on Theology ; the second , the printed Bibles . Percy , Bp . Reliques of Ancient Eng- lish ... containing the Letter on Design , with Gribelin's fine engravings . Shakspeare . Dramatic Works , with Glos- sary ...
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Page 158 - Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there set in a great flood upon that town — the tide rose to an incredible height — the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea water, and vigorously pushing away the...
Page 158 - ... house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Parting-ton's spirit was up ; but I need not tell you that the contest was unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was excellent at a slop, or a puddle, but she should not have meddled with a tempest.
Page 106 - MUSEUM DISNEIANUM, Being a Description of a Collection of Ancient Marbles, Specimens of Ancient Bronze, and various Ancient Fictile Vases, in the possession of John Disney, Esq.
Page 37 - The Narrative of Colonel David Fanning (A Tory in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain): giving an Account of his Adventures in North Carolina From 1775 to 1783, as Written by Himself. With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes. Richmond, Va. Printed for private distribution only, 1 86 1. In the First Year of the Independence of the Confederate States of America.
Page 104 - Typographical Antiquities; or the history of printing in England Scotland and Ireland: containing memoirs of our ancient printers, and a register of the books printed by them.
Page 158 - I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords to stop the progress of reform reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824 there set in a great flood upon that town ; the...
Page 67 - El ingenioso Hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha, compuesto por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
Page 107 - SACRA PICTORIA: being a Series of Illustrations of the Ancient Versions of the Bible, copied from Illuminated Manuscripts, executed between the Fourth and Sixteenth Centuries. Royal 4to, with 50 beautifully Illuminated Plates, half-bound morocco, .£3 IM.
Page 141 - An Authentic Narrative of the causes which led to the death of Major Andre, Adjutant-General of his Majesty's Forces in North America.
Page 118 - A description and draught of a new-invented Machine for carrying vessels or ships out of or into any harbour, port, or river against wind and tide, or in a calm, &c.