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... gilt edges , OUR SAILORS ; OR , ANECDOTES OF THE ENGAGEMENTS AND GALLANT DEEDS OF THE BRITISH NAVY During the Reign of Her Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA . OR , ANECDOTES OF THE CAMPAIGNS AND GALLANT DEEDS OF.
... gilt edges , OUR SAILORS ; OR , ANECDOTES OF THE ENGAGEMENTS AND GALLANT DEEDS OF THE BRITISH NAVY During the Reign of Her Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA . OR , ANECDOTES OF THE CAMPAIGNS AND GALLANT DEEDS OF.
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... gilt edges ; 188. morocco antique . NEW BOOK OF EMBLEMS . Square 8vo , price 218. cloth elegant ; 278. calf extra ; 318. 6d . morocco antique . Beautifully printed by Whittingham , in Old English type , with the Initial Letters and ...
... gilt edges ; 188. morocco antique . NEW BOOK OF EMBLEMS . Square 8vo , price 218. cloth elegant ; 278. calf extra ; 318. 6d . morocco antique . Beautifully printed by Whittingham , in Old English type , with the Initial Letters and ...
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... gilt edges . OUR SAILORS ; Or Anecdotes of the Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during the reign of Her Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA . With Frontispiece . Fcap . 8vo , price 38. cloth ; 38. 6d . gilt edges . A HANDBOOK OF THE HISTORY OF THE ...
... gilt edges . OUR SAILORS ; Or Anecdotes of the Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during the reign of Her Majesty QUEEN VICTORIA . With Frontispiece . Fcap . 8vo , price 38. cloth ; 38. 6d . gilt edges . A HANDBOOK OF THE HISTORY OF THE ...
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... gilt edges . THE LOVES OF TOM TUCKER AND LITTLE BO - PEEP . Written and Illustrated by THOMAS HOOD . Quarto , price 2s . 6d . , coloured plates . SCENES AND STORIES OF THE RHINE . By M. BETHAM EDWARDS , Author of " Holidays among the ...
... gilt edges . THE LOVES OF TOM TUCKER AND LITTLE BO - PEEP . Written and Illustrated by THOMAS HOOD . Quarto , price 2s . 6d . , coloured plates . SCENES AND STORIES OF THE RHINE . By M. BETHAM EDWARDS , Author of " Holidays among the ...
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... gilt edges . " The story of King Arthur will never die while there are Englishmen to study and English boys to devour its tales of adventure . " - Preface . CAPTAIN MARRYAT'S DAUGHTER . HARRY AT SCHOOL : " " A Story for Boys . By EMILIA ...
... gilt edges . " The story of King Arthur will never die while there are Englishmen to study and English boys to devour its tales of adventure . " - Preface . CAPTAIN MARRYAT'S DAUGHTER . HARRY AT SCHOOL : " " A Story for Boys . By EMILIA ...
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