Historical Nuggets: Bibliotheca Americana, Or a Descriptive Account of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America, Volume 1Whittingham and Wilkins, 1862 - America |
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... printed in America will comprise a full history of the origin and progress of printing in North and South America from the year 1543 to the present time . 10. Under the title of every work will be desig- nated one or more libraries in ...
... printed in America will comprise a full history of the origin and progress of printing in North and South America from the year 1543 to the present time . 10. Under the title of every work will be desig- nated one or more libraries in ...
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... printed . I therefore added the prices , printing not a title unless I had the book for sale . Since the last of the sheets was printed off , many of the lots have been sold , and of many I still possess du- plicates . Most of the books ...
... printed . I therefore added the prices , printing not a title unless I had the book for sale . Since the last of the sheets was printed off , many of the lots have been sold , and of many I still possess du- plicates . Most of the books ...
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... Printed in the Year M DCC LXXx . 55 pp . half mor . 12mo . ( 4s . 6d . 10 ) ACCOUNT ( AN ) of the Donations for the Relief of the Sufferers by Fire , at Bridge Town in the Island of Barbadoes , In May and December 1766 , and of the ...
... Printed in the Year M DCC LXXx . 55 pp . half mor . 12mo . ( 4s . 6d . 10 ) ACCOUNT ( AN ) of the Donations for the Relief of the Sufferers by Fire , at Bridge Town in the Island of Barbadoes , In May and December 1766 , and of the ...
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... Printed for Peter Wilson , in Dame - street м , DCC , LXII . Vol . I. 8 prel . leaves and text 319 pp . II . 5 prel . leaves & 301 pp . No maps . 12mo . ( 7s . 6d . 14 ) ACCOUNT ( AN ) of the European Settlements in America , etc. In ...
... Printed for Peter Wilson , in Dame - street м , DCC , LXII . Vol . I. 8 prel . leaves and text 319 pp . II . 5 prel . leaves & 301 pp . No maps . 12mo . ( 7s . 6d . 14 ) ACCOUNT ( AN ) of the European Settlements in America , etc. In ...
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... printed ; London , Re - printed for J. Johnson , M. DCC . LXXVI . Half - title , title and 42 pp . hf . mor . 8vo . ( 4s . 6d . 40 ) ADAMS ( WILLIAM ) . God's Eye / on the / Contrite / or a / Discourse / shewing / That True Poverty and ...
... printed ; London , Re - printed for J. Johnson , M. DCC . LXXVI . Half - title , title and 42 pp . hf . mor . 8vo . ( 4s . 6d . 40 ) ADAMS ( WILLIAM ) . God's Eye / on the / Contrite / or a / Discourse / shewing / That True Poverty and ...
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