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... comprising much the same books . One was sold in Boston and the other in
New York . They included some valuable books , but few of special rarity , and
the prices realized can hardly have been satisfactory . In the Preface to the
preceding ...
... comprising much the same books . One was sold in Boston and the other in
New York . They included some valuable books , but few of special rarity , and
the prices realized can hardly have been satisfactory . In the Preface to the
preceding ...
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Illustrations by John Leech . London , 1881. Imperial 8vo , cloth , uncut . Bangs ' ,
Oct. 21 , 1895. ( 1 ) $ 3.25 Works , comprising : The Comic History of Rome ; The
Comic History of England , 2 vols . 30 colored etchings and numerous woodcuts
...
Illustrations by John Leech . London , 1881. Imperial 8vo , cloth , uncut . Bangs ' ,
Oct. 21 , 1895. ( 1 ) $ 3.25 Works , comprising : The Comic History of Rome ; The
Comic History of England , 2 vols . 30 colored etchings and numerous woodcuts
...
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Comprising portions of his Diary from 1795 to 1848. Edited by C. F. Adams .
Portrait Philadelphia , 1874. 12 vols . 8vo , cloth . Bangs ' , Nov. II , 1895. ( 4 ) $
55.50 32 Adams ( Nathaniel ) . ANNALS OF PORTSMOUTH , N. H. Comprising a
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Comprising portions of his Diary from 1795 to 1848. Edited by C. F. Adams .
Portrait Philadelphia , 1874. 12 vols . 8vo , cloth . Bangs ' , Nov. II , 1895. ( 4 ) $
55.50 32 Adams ( Nathaniel ) . ANNALS OF PORTSMOUTH , N. H. Comprising a
...
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( 8 ) $ 5.25 74 Works , First Editions , comprising : Beatrice Tyldesley , 3 vols .
1878 ; John Law , 3 vols . , 1864 ; The Goldsmith's Wife , 3 vols . , 1875 ; The
Spanish Match , 3 vols . , 1865 ; Myddleton Pomfret , 3 vols . , 1868 ; Stanley
Brereton , 3 ...
( 8 ) $ 5.25 74 Works , First Editions , comprising : Beatrice Tyldesley , 3 vols .
1878 ; John Law , 3 vols . , 1864 ; The Goldsmith's Wife , 3 vols . , 1875 ; The
Spanish Match , 3 vols . , 1865 ; Myddleton Pomfret , 3 vols . , 1868 ; Stanley
Brereton , 3 ...
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Works , comprising : Vignettes from Nature , 1881 ; The Evolutionist at Large ,
1881 ; Flowers and their Pedigrees , 1883 ; Colin Clout's Calendar , 1883 ;
Strange Stories , 1884 ; The Beckoning Hand and other Stories , 1887. London ,
v.d. ...
Works , comprising : Vignettes from Nature , 1881 ; The Evolutionist at Large ,
1881 ; Flowers and their Pedigrees , 1883 ; Colin Clout's Calendar , 1883 ;
Strange Stories , 1884 ; The Beckoning Hand and other Stories , 1887. London ,
v.d. ...
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