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... Edinburgh , & c . Edited by his Son , WILLIAM WALLACE CURRIE . In 2 Vols . 8vo . with a Portrait . - Nearly ready . 8 . TRAVELS in RUSSIA , and a Residence at St. Petersburgh and Odessa , in the Years 1827-29 , intended to give some ...
... Edinburgh , & c . Edited by his Son , WILLIAM WALLACE CURRIE . In 2 Vols . 8vo . with a Portrait . - Nearly ready . 8 . TRAVELS in RUSSIA , and a Residence at St. Petersburgh and Odessa , in the Years 1827-29 , intended to give some ...
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... F.L.S. , Extraordinary Member of the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh , & c . In 4 Vols . 8vo . Price 21. 16s . Bds . 30 . The BARONY , a Romance . By Miss Modern Publications , and New Editions of Valuable Standard Works ,
... F.L.S. , Extraordinary Member of the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh , & c . In 4 Vols . 8vo . Price 21. 16s . Bds . 30 . The BARONY , a Romance . By Miss Modern Publications , and New Editions of Valuable Standard Works ,
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... Edinburgh Review . SKETCHES of INDIA . By a TRA- VELLER . For Fire - side Travellers at Home . 4th Edition . 1 Vol . 8vo . 9s . Bds . RECOLLECTIONS of the PENIN- SULA , containing Sketches of the Man- ners and Character of the Spanish ...
... Edinburgh Review . SKETCHES of INDIA . By a TRA- VELLER . For Fire - side Travellers at Home . 4th Edition . 1 Vol . 8vo . 9s . Bds . RECOLLECTIONS of the PENIN- SULA , containing Sketches of the Man- ners and Character of the Spanish ...
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... EDINBURGH COMPENDIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY , brought down to the present time ; containing a Descrip tion of the various Countries , Kingdoms , States , Cities , Towns , Mountains , Seas , Rivers , Har- bours , & c . of the World ...
... EDINBURGH COMPENDIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY , brought down to the present time ; containing a Descrip tion of the various Countries , Kingdoms , States , Cities , Towns , Mountains , Seas , Rivers , Har- bours , & c . of the World ...
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... Edinburgh Review , No. 92 . 65 . A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY of the WEST INDIES . By CAPTAIN THOMAS SOUTHEY , R. N. 3 Vols . 8vo . Price 21. 10s . Bds . " Captain Southey has performed the task which the title shows him to have undertaken ...
... Edinburgh Review , No. 92 . 65 . A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY of the WEST INDIES . By CAPTAIN THOMAS SOUTHEY , R. N. 3 Vols . 8vo . Price 21. 10s . Bds . " Captain Southey has performed the task which the title shows him to have undertaken ...
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