Oxford University Press: General Catalogue, 1924

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H. Milford, 1924 - 608 pages

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Page 361 - Fasti Romani. The Civil and Literary Chronology of Rome and Constantinople, from the Death of Augustus to the Death of Heraclius.
Page 416 - Index Kewensis: an enumeration of the genera and species of flowering plants from the time of Linnaeus to the year 1885 inclusive, together with their authors' names, the works in which they were first published, their native countries, and their synonyms.
Page 463 - The Priest to the Altar ; or, Aids to the Devout Celebration of Holy Communion ; chiefly after the Ancient Use of Sarum. Second Edition. Enlarged, Revised, and Re-arranged with the Secretae, Post-Communion, &c., appended to the Collects, Epistles, and Gospels, throughout the Year.
Page 361 - Scripta Minoa, the written documents of Minoan Crete, with special reference to the Archives of Knossos, by Sir ARTHUR EVANS.
Page 378 - l-'Ala of Ma'arrat Al-Nu'man. Edited from the Leyden Manuscript, with the life of the Author by Al-Dhahabi ; and with Translation, Notes, Indices, and Biography by DS MABQOLIOCTH, MA 15*.
Page 87 - CANNAN. 8vo. 10s. 6d. net. Bluntschli's Theory of the State. Translated from the sixth German edition. Third edition. 1901. Crown 8vo. 8s. 6d. net. Second Chambers. By JAR MARRIOTT. 8vo.
Page 164 - ... being thirsty with excess of bleeding, he called for drink which was presently brought him ; but as he was putting the bottle to his mouth, he saw a poor soldier carried along, who had eaten his last at the same feast, ghastly casting up his eyes at the bottle. Which Sir Philip perceiving, took it from his head before he drank, and delivered it to the poor man with these words, Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.
Page 159 - Be it known, then, that there are two ways of contending, one in accordance with the laws, the other by force ; the first of which is proper to men, the second to beasts. But since the first method is often ineffectual, it becomes necessary to resort to the second.
Page 456 - The History of the Acts of the Holy Apostles confirmed from other authors ; and considered as full evidence of the truth of Christianity...
Page 164 - The Noble Arte of Venerie or Hunting, Wherein is handled and set out the Vertues, Nature, and Properties of fiuetene sundrie Chaces togither, with the order and maner how to Hunte and kill euery one of them, Translated and collected for the pleasure of all Noblemen and Gentlemen, out of the best approued Authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same : And reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble Realme of England.

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