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... By WILLIAM LONGMAN . VOL . I. from the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward II . with 6 Maps , a coloured Plate , and 53 Woodcuts . 8vo . 15s . 2 History of Civilization . By HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE . Plate 1 Plate 2 Plate 3.
... By WILLIAM LONGMAN . VOL . I. from the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward II . with 6 Maps , a coloured Plate , and 53 Woodcuts . 8vo . 15s . 2 History of Civilization . By HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE . Plate 1 Plate 2 Plate 3.
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... Woodcuts , 6s . Critical History of the Lan- guage and Literature of Ancient Greece . By WILLIAM MURE , of Caldwell . 5 vols . 8vo . £ 3 9s . History of the Literature of Ancient Greece . By Professor K. O. MÜLLER . Translated by the ...
... Woodcuts , 6s . Critical History of the Lan- guage and Literature of Ancient Greece . By WILLIAM MURE , of Caldwell . 5 vols . 8vo . £ 3 9s . History of the Literature of Ancient Greece . By Professor K. O. MÜLLER . Translated by the ...
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... By WILLIAM LONGMAN . VOL . I. from the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward II . with 6 Maps , a coloured Plate , and 53 Woodcuts . 8vo . 15s . 2 History of Civilization . By HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE . to face 34 29 61 119.
... By WILLIAM LONGMAN . VOL . I. from the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward II . with 6 Maps , a coloured Plate , and 53 Woodcuts . 8vo . 15s . 2 History of Civilization . By HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE . to face 34 29 61 119.
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... Woodcuts , 6s . Critical History of the Lan- guage and Literature of Ancient Greece . By WILLIAM MURE , of Caldwell . 5 vols . 8vo . £ 3 9s . History of the Literature of Ancient Greece . By Professor K. O. MÜLLER . Translated by the ...
... Woodcuts , 6s . Critical History of the Lan- guage and Literature of Ancient Greece . By WILLIAM MURE , of Caldwell . 5 vols . 8vo . £ 3 9s . History of the Literature of Ancient Greece . By Professor K. O. MÜLLER . Translated by the ...
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