Bibliomania, Or, Book Madness ; a Bibliographical Romance, in Six Parts ; Illustrated with Cuts, Том 1Author, 1811 - 782 стор. |
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... vellum that can be procured his body must recline upon a chintz sofa - his foot must be perched upon an ottoman- in short he must have every thing for which no man of common sense would express the least con- Can you be surprised ...
... vellum that can be procured his body must recline upon a chintz sofa - his foot must be perched upon an ottoman- in short he must have every thing for which no man of common sense would express the least con- Can you be surprised ...
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... vellum MS . of this work , in his own possession — and which states that it was finished at Auckland , in the year 1343 , in the 58th of its author , and at the close of the 11th year of his episcopacy - may be found , in substance , in ...
... vellum MS . of this work , in his own possession — and which states that it was finished at Auckland , in the year 1343 , in the 58th of its author , and at the close of the 11th year of his episcopacy - may be found , in substance , in ...
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... vellum , or in the stoutest Russia ; for it merits no mean covering ! The range of busts which occupies the opposite niches represents characters of a more recent date . Let us begin with MERCIER ; * a man of extraor- Barthelemy ...
... vellum , or in the stoutest Russia ; for it merits no mean covering ! The range of busts which occupies the opposite niches represents characters of a more recent date . Let us begin with MERCIER ; * a man of extraor- Barthelemy ...
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... VELLUM ( perhaps unique ) was sold at the sale of M. d'Hangard , in 1789 , for 300 livres . Dictionn . Bib- liogr . vol . iv . 250. In my Introduction , & c . to the Greek and Latin Classics , some account of its intrinsic merit will be ...
... VELLUM ( perhaps unique ) was sold at the sale of M. d'Hangard , in 1789 , for 300 livres . Dictionn . Bib- liogr . vol . iv . 250. In my Introduction , & c . to the Greek and Latin Classics , some account of its intrinsic merit will be ...
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... VELLUM ; for which he has already prepared not fewer than 2000 articles ! See the Curiosités . Bib- liogr . p . iij . Among these VELLUM articles , gentle reader , I assure thee that thine eyes will be blest with the description of THE ...
... VELLUM ; for which he has already prepared not fewer than 2000 articles ! See the Curiosités . Bib- liogr . p . iij . Among these VELLUM articles , gentle reader , I assure thee that thine eyes will be blest with the description of THE ...
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