Catalogue of the Private Library of Thomas Dowse: Of Cambridge, Mass., Presented to the Massachusetts Historical Society, July 30, 1856 |
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... Author , and embellished with one hundred and twelve plates . 2 vols . imperial 8vo , red morocco , richly gilt ; a splendid edition . Lon- don , J. Stockdale , June 4 , 1793 . 15 AIKIN ( Lucy ) . Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth ...
... Author , and embellished with one hundred and twelve plates . 2 vols . imperial 8vo , red morocco , richly gilt ; a splendid edition . Lon- don , J. Stockdale , June 4 , 1793 . 15 AIKIN ( Lucy ) . Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth ...
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... from the Italian , with Notes , and a Life of the Author , by John Hoole . Frontispiece . 5 vols . 8vo , calf supr . , marble edges . London , 1799 . 60 ARISTAENETUS ' Love Epistles ; translated from the Greek CATALOGUE .
... from the Italian , with Notes , and a Life of the Author , by John Hoole . Frontispiece . 5 vols . 8vo , calf supr . , marble edges . London , 1799 . 60 ARISTAENETUS ' Love Epistles ; translated from the Greek CATALOGUE .
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... Author by Dr. Johnson . 1 vol . crown 8vo ; 250 copies ; best edition . London , White , Cochrane , and Co. , 1815 . " Ascham was a thorough - bred philologist , and of the purest water . " -Dibdin . 74 ATHENIAN LETTERS ; or , the ...
... Author by Dr. Johnson . 1 vol . crown 8vo ; 250 copies ; best edition . London , White , Cochrane , and Co. , 1815 . " Ascham was a thorough - bred philologist , and of the purest water . " -Dibdin . 74 ATHENIAN LETTERS ; or , the ...
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... Author by Des . Maizeaux . Por- 5 vols . folio , dark morocco , supr .; London , J. J. and P. Knapton and With a Life of the trait by Jas . Smith . a splendid edition . others , 1734-37 . 112 BEATSON ( Alexander ) . Tracts relative to ...
... Author by Des . Maizeaux . Por- 5 vols . folio , dark morocco , supr .; London , J. J. and P. Knapton and With a Life of the trait by Jas . Smith . a splendid edition . others , 1734-37 . 112 BEATSON ( Alexander ) . Tracts relative to ...
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... Author by the Rev. 1 vol . 8vo , calf supr . , marble edges . our Lord 731 . J. A. Giles . London , E. Lumley , 1840 ... Author's Life . Portrait and plates . 2 vols . 12mo , calf supr . London , A. Bettesworth , 1722 . 130 132 Plays . 4 ...
... Author by the Rev. 1 vol . 8vo , calf supr . , marble edges . our Lord 731 . J. A. Giles . London , E. Lumley , 1840 ... Author's Life . Portrait and plates . 2 vols . 12mo , calf supr . London , A. Bettesworth , 1722 . 130 132 Plays . 4 ...
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