The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 10A. Constable, 1807 |
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... History of the House of Austria , from the Foundation of the Monarchy , by Rodolph of Hapsburgh , to the Death of Leo- pold the Second , 1218 to 1292. By William Coxe . 3 vol . 51. 5s . Royal , 81. 8s . 4to . An Historical Inquiry ...
... History of the House of Austria , from the Foundation of the Monarchy , by Rodolph of Hapsburgh , to the Death of Leo- pold the Second , 1218 to 1292. By William Coxe . 3 vol . 51. 5s . Royal , 81. 8s . 4to . An Historical Inquiry ...
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