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Kingsborough, Lord. Antiquities of Mexico. Comprising Fac-similes of ancient Mexican Painting and Hieroglyphics, preserved in the Royal Libraries of Paris, Berlin, Dresden. Vienna, the Vatican-Bodleian Library and various others, also Dupaix's Monuments of New Spain, with upwards of 1000 elaborate and highly interesting plates, copied from the originals by Aglio. 9 vols., imperial folio, half morocco, gilt tops. London, 1831-48. $450.00

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cent work, having all the plates beautifully colored in exact imitation of the original paintings and monuments, and likewise printed on a larger and finer paper; it was published at upwards of £200. The same, plain plates. Kington, T. L. The History of Frederick II., Emperor of the Romans. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth. London. $4.00 Kitto, John, D. D. Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature. 3d edition, greatly enlarged and improved, by W. L. Alexander, D. D. 3 vols., large 8vo, cloth.

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Winckelman, John. The History of Louisiana

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