A Catalogue of Books: In All Branches of Literature, Both Ancient & Modern; in the Greek and Latin, English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and the Oriental Languages; in Theology ... History, Voyages & Travels, Old Poetry, Natural History, Law, Language, Bibliography, &c. ... the Rarest of which Date from 1479 to 1603 ... Later the Reigns of Charles I. and II., Including the Usurpation ... and a ... Collection of Broadsides, Relating to the Great Duke of Marlborough and Other Celebrities of the Time of Queen Anne. On Sale at E. Jeans's, Bookseller ... |
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| Title | A Catalogue of Books: In All Branches of Literature, Both Ancient & Modern; in the Greek and Latin, English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and the Oriental Languages; in Theology ... History, Voyages & Travels, Old Poetry, Natural History, Law, Language, Bibliography, &c. ... the Rarest of ... |
| Publisher | J. Fletcher, Printer, 1860 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 30 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 376 pages |
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