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1686 English Civil War Rushworth Papers King Charles I Historical Collections: 1686 English Civil War Rushworth Papers King Charles I Historical Collections John Rushworth was a 17th-century English historian who is best remembered for his work covering the English Civil War. Co

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John Smith, Select views in Italy, Volume 1 & 2, 1792: Select views in Italy with Topographical & Historical London: T. Chapman for John Smith, William Byrne and John Emes, 1792-1796, Two volumes, with engraved title, map, and seventy-two engraved pla

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4 Hardcover Books Series, English Men of Letters: Deep red cloth covered literary biographies of Charles Dickens, John Dryden, Henry Fielding, and Thomas Gray. Various authors. #AntiqueBooks Artist: Editor John Morley Issued: 1902 Dimensions: 1.25"L

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1884 Isles of Shoals New England Native American Coloni: 1884 Isles of Shoals New England Native American Colonial Americana John Smith John S Jenness’s ‘The Isles of Shoals’ is a historical view of the small group of islands of the New England coast

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1880 EXQUISITE Familiar Quotations John Adams Burns: 1880 EXQUISITE Familiar Quotations John Adams Burns Milton Voltaire BINDING ‘The Book of Familiar Quotations’ is a collection of popular quotation from notable literary and historical figures incl

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(15) VOLUMES ANTIQUE 18TH & 19TH C. BOOKS: Grouping of (15) antique books - (11) with full leather binding - including: (2) Vols. The Museum: Or, The Literary and Historical Register (1748); A Collection of Tracts Written by John Asgill, with

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1880 Book of Familiar Quotations FAMOUS Quotes: 1880 Book of Familiar Quotations FAMOUS Quotes John Adams Burns Milton Voltaire ‘The Book of Familiar Quotations’ is a collection of popular quotation from notable literary and historical figures

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Life of Charles Dickens 3 Vols (Limited #'d Edition): The Life of Charles Dickens In Three Volumes (Limited #'d Edition) John Forster; Charles Dickens Estes and Lauriat; ca. 1878 1878 Literary Bio Three volume set. Early American edition, which was a lim

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[WESTERN AMERICANA]. Manuscript archive of letters written by Civil War veteran Charles John Baxter: [WESTERN AMERICANA]. Manuscript archive of letters written by Civil War veteran Charles John Baxter (1842-1911), many with descriptions of western travel. Archive of more than 50 letters and doc

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1868 Captain John Smith Biography EARLY POCAHONTAS: 1868 Captain John Smith Biography EARLY POCAHONTAS Virginia Native American “For in Virginia, a plaine Souldier that can use a Pick-axe and spade, is better than five Knights.” – John Smith Capt

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1819 GENERAL HISTORY of VIRGINIA by JOHN SMITH antique: THE GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA, NEW-ENGLAND, AND THE SUMMER ILES, WITH THE NAMES OF THE ADVENTURERS, PLANTERS, AND GOVERNOURS FROM THEIR FIRST BEGINNING, AN. 1584. TO THIS PRESENT 1626. WITH THE PR

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1836 Captain John Smith 1ed American Biography Colonial: 1836 Captain John Smith 1ed American Biography Colonial America Jamestown Wilson Jared Sparks Library of American Biography was an important collection of biographical books on some of the most notabl

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1629 1ed John Smith Essex Dove Grounds of Religion: 1629 1ed John Smith Essex Dove Grounds of Religion Fundamentals of Christianity John Smith (d.1616) was a 16th-century English religious scholar who, in addition to his numerous lectures at St. Paul��

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11819 VIRGINIA Captain John Smith Voyages History: 1819 VIRGINIA Captain John Smith Voyages History New England Colonial Americana ‘The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles’ is composed of six books and was written by C

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Charles John Smith 'Historical and Literary

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Smith, Charles John 'Historical and Literary Curiosities'. Henry G. Bohn, London, 1852. Leather bound volume with marble paper covered boards and 100 plates. This volume contains 100 plates of facsimiles of historical documents such as letters with famous signatures (e. g Napoleon and Shakespeare), handwritten poems, and views of the residences of famous people. Some of the items include extracts of letters from Horace Walpole, Matthew Prior, and Samuel Johnson. There are facsimiles of journal entries by people such as Jonathan Swift. There are facsimiles of original handwritten poems by famous poets such as Robert Burns, William Shenstone, and William Somerville. There are views of the birthplaces and residences of Sir Isaac Newton, Sterne, John Locke, and Abraham Cowley among others.
Weight 5.25 pounds. Approx.
Measurements: 9"x11.375"x1.875" thick.
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Condition

Good condition, rubbed joints and edges, shelfwear. Two bookplates on pastedown. Page vii loosened from binding. Some foxing to pages. sch177

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