Catalogue of the Private Library of Thomas Dowse: Of Cambridge, Mass., Presented to the Massachusetts Historical Society, July 30, 1856 |
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... Sketches , of the Old Painters . 1 vol . 12mo , calf supr . , gilt . Boston , Hilliard , Gray , and Co. , 1838 . 47 ANGLING . The Pleasures of Princes , or Good Men's Recre- ations : a Treatise upon the Art of Fishing with an Angle ...
... Sketches , of the Old Painters . 1 vol . 12mo , calf supr . , gilt . Boston , Hilliard , Gray , and Co. , 1838 . 47 ANGLING . The Pleasures of Princes , or Good Men's Recre- ations : a Treatise upon the Art of Fishing with an Angle ...
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... Sketch of his Life . Portrait . 6 vols . 8vo , calf supr . , marble edges . Oxford , from the Clarendon Press , 1818 . Considerations on the Duty and Rewards of Industry . 1 vol . 12mo , calf supr . London , 1819 . 98 BARROW ( Sir John ) ...
... Sketch of his Life . Portrait . 6 vols . 8vo , calf supr . , marble edges . Oxford , from the Clarendon Press , 1818 . Considerations on the Duty and Rewards of Industry . 1 vol . 12mo , calf supr . London , 1819 . 98 BARROW ( Sir John ) ...
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... Sketches of Spain and Portugal . 2 vols . 8vo , beautifully bound in red morocco , supr . , gilt ; a splendid edition . Printed by Samuel Bentley . Lon- don , R. Bentley , 1834 . Excursion to the Monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha ...
... Sketches of Spain and Portugal . 2 vols . 8vo , beautifully bound in red morocco , supr . , gilt ; a splendid edition . Printed by Samuel Bentley . Lon- don , R. Bentley , 1834 . Excursion to the Monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha ...
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... Sketch of Geo . Parkman , by O. W. Holmes . 1 vol . 8vo , calf supr . Boston , Little and Brown , 1850 . 142 BENGER ( Miss ) . Memoirs of the Life of Mary , Queen of Scots . Portrait after the original of Sir A. More . 2 vols . 8vo ...
... Sketch of Geo . Parkman , by O. W. Holmes . 1 vol . 8vo , calf supr . Boston , Little and Brown , 1850 . 142 BENGER ( Miss ) . Memoirs of the Life of Mary , Queen of Scots . Portrait after the original of Sir A. More . 2 vols . 8vo ...
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... Sketches of Statesmen who flourished in the Time of George the Third ; with Remarks on Party . Illustrated with portraits . Printed by W. Clowes . 3 vols . imperial 8vo , calf supr . , marble edges . London , Knight , 1839 . Lives of ...
... Sketches of Statesmen who flourished in the Time of George the Third ; with Remarks on Party . Illustrated with portraits . Printed by W. Clowes . 3 vols . imperial 8vo , calf supr . , marble edges . London , Knight , 1839 . Lives of ...
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