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... practical knowledge of the economy of those birds in which he dealt . But he staggered me not a little ( and I saw he read my astonishment in my face ) when he informed me that the widgeon makes its nest in Holland . He was positive ...
... practical knowledge of the economy of those birds in which he dealt . But he staggered me not a little ( and I saw he read my astonishment in my face ) when he informed me that the widgeon makes its nest in Holland . He was positive ...
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... Guns and Shooting . Ninth Edition . 8vo . with Illustrations , 21s . XXX . JOHNSON'S FARMERS ENCYCLOPÆDIA , and Dictionary of Rural Affairs . 8vo . with Woodcuts , 50s . XXXI . PROFESSOR LOW'S ELEMENTS of PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE . Fourth.
... Guns and Shooting . Ninth Edition . 8vo . with Illustrations , 21s . XXX . JOHNSON'S FARMERS ENCYCLOPÆDIA , and Dictionary of Rural Affairs . 8vo . with Woodcuts , 50s . XXXI . PROFESSOR LOW'S ELEMENTS of PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE . Fourth.
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Chiefly Ornithology Charles Waterton. XXXI . PROFESSOR LOW'S ELEMENTS of PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE . Fourth Edition . 8vo . with 200 Woodcuts , 21s . XXXII . PROFESSOR LOW on LANDED PROPERTY and the ECONOMY of ESTATES . Engravings , 21s ...
Chiefly Ornithology Charles Waterton. XXXI . PROFESSOR LOW'S ELEMENTS of PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE . Fourth Edition . 8vo . with 200 Woodcuts , 21s . XXXII . PROFESSOR LOW on LANDED PROPERTY and the ECONOMY of ESTATES . Engravings , 21s ...
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... Practical Gardener and Main's Gardener · 4588022 Reid ( Dr. ) on Warming and Ventilating Steam Engine ( The ) , by the Artisan Club Ure's Dictionary of Arts , etc. 25 6 31 BIOGRAPHY . Aikin's Life of Addison Callcett's Scripture Herbal ...
... Practical Gardener and Main's Gardener · 4588022 Reid ( Dr. ) on Warming and Ventilating Steam Engine ( The ) , by the Artisan Club Ure's Dictionary of Arts , etc. 25 6 31 BIOGRAPHY . Aikin's Life of Addison Callcett's Scripture Herbal ...
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... Practical Mechanics Memoirs of the Geological Survey - 22 Engineering and Architecture 22 Pastoral Instructions Correspondence with Knox " " Knox's ( Alexander ) Remains Laneton Parsonage Laing's Notes on the German Schism - Letters to ...
... Practical Mechanics Memoirs of the Geological Survey - 22 Engineering and Architecture 22 Pastoral Instructions Correspondence with Knox " " Knox's ( Alexander ) Remains Laneton Parsonage Laing's Notes on the German Schism - Letters to ...
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