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... beautiful wood- cuts , cloth bds . £ 1 . 5s 1837 BEWICK'S General History of Quadrupeds , with the figures engraved on wood , fourth edition , royal 8vo . LARGE PAPER , very neat in calf , £ 1 . 4s Newcastle , 1800 the same , imp . 8vo ...
... beautiful wood- cuts , cloth bds . £ 1 . 5s 1837 BEWICK'S General History of Quadrupeds , with the figures engraved on wood , fourth edition , royal 8vo . LARGE PAPER , very neat in calf , £ 1 . 4s Newcastle , 1800 the same , imp . 8vo ...
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... beautiful , small , and distinct style . The great quantity of additional matter as well as additional plates , which these volumes contain , would render a new edition of this valuable work very complete . ib . 1808 MONTFORT ( Denys de ) ...
... beautiful , small , and distinct style . The great quantity of additional matter as well as additional plates , which these volumes contain , would render a new edition of this valuable work very complete . ib . 1808 MONTFORT ( Denys de ) ...
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... beautiful drawings of FRAN- CIS BAUER , Esq . Botanical Draughtsman to Her Majesty , with descriptive letter - press by Sir WILLIAM JACKSON HOOKER , Complete in 12 parts , imp . 8vo . price 15s each 1838-42 the same , 12 parts in 1 ...
... beautiful drawings of FRAN- CIS BAUER , Esq . Botanical Draughtsman to Her Majesty , with descriptive letter - press by Sir WILLIAM JACKSON HOOKER , Complete in 12 parts , imp . 8vo . price 15s each 1838-42 the same , 12 parts in 1 ...
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... beautiful Orchidaceous Flowers , com- plete in 10 parts , imp . fol . with 50 finely coloured plates , ( pub . at £ 12 . 10s ) sewed , £ 10 . 1838-41 LINDLEY'S School Botany in the Botanical BOTANY . " The student of Botany will find ...
... beautiful Orchidaceous Flowers , com- plete in 10 parts , imp . fol . with 50 finely coloured plates , ( pub . at £ 12 . 10s ) sewed , £ 10 . 1838-41 LINDLEY'S School Botany in the Botanical BOTANY . " The student of Botany will find ...
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... beautiful plates of Pines , comprehending magnified dissec- tions of the parts , & c . ( pub . at £ 3 . 3s ) bds . £ 1.1s Stuttg . 1826 ROBERT , BOSSE , ET CHATILLON , RECUEIL DE PLANTES , DESSINÉES ET GRAVÉES PAR ORDre DU ROI , ( LOUIS ...
... beautiful plates of Pines , comprehending magnified dissec- tions of the parts , & c . ( pub . at £ 3 . 3s ) bds . £ 1.1s Stuttg . 1826 ROBERT , BOSSE , ET CHATILLON , RECUEIL DE PLANTES , DESSINÉES ET GRAVÉES PAR ORDre DU ROI , ( LOUIS ...
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Page 195 - STRUTT'S DRESSES AND HABITS OF THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND, from the Establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the present time; with an Historical and Critical Inquiry into every branch of Costume.
Page 195 - REGAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND. Containing the most authentic Representations of all the English Monarchs from Edward the Confessor to Henry the Eighth : together with many of the Great Personages that were eminent under their several Reigns. New and greatly improved Edition, by JR PLAXCHE', Esq., FSA Royal 4to, 72 Plates, cloth, 21. 2s. The Plates coloured, 41. it. Splendidly Illuminated, uniform with the Dresses, 12*.
Page 41 - ENCYCLOPEDIA of AGRICULTURE: comprising the Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Productions of Agriculture. With 1,100 Woodcuts. 8vo.
Page 40 - London's Encyclopaedia of Agriculture: comprising the Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Productions of Agriculture. With 1,100 Woodcuts. 8vo. 21s. London's Encyclopaedia of Gardening: comprising the Theory and Practice of Horticulture, Floriculture, Arboriculture, and Landscape Gardening.
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Page 213 - 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 247 - HOOKER'S EXOTIC FLORA, Containing Figures and Descriptions of Rare, or otherwise interesting Exotic Plants, especially of such as are deserving of being cultivated in our Gardens. 3 vols.
Page 314 - Dr. Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines : Containing a clear Exposition of their Principles and Practice.
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