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A Lady of Quality Being a Most Curious, Hitherto Unknown History, as Related by Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff but Not Presented to the World of Fashion Through the Pages of The Tatler, and Now for the First Time Written Down

Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924

A Lady of Quality Being a Most Curious, Hitherto Unknown History, as Related by Mr. Isaac Bickerstaff but Not Presented to the World of Fashion Through the...

Nobility -- Fiction
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A Short History of the World

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

A Short History of the World — English source edition. Subject: World history.

World history
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History of the World War

March, Francis A., Jr., 1863-1928; Beamish, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1867-1945

History of the World War — English source edition. Subject: World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918
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History of the World War, Volume 3 (of 7)

March, Francis A., Jr., 1863-1928; Beamish, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1867-1945; Hare, James H., 1856-1946 [Photographer]; Thompson, Donald C., 1885-1947 [Photographer]

History of the World War, Volume 3 (of 7) — English source edition. Subject: World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918
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The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Which are dependent on the Province of New-York, and are a barrier between the English and the French in that part of the world

Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776

The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Which are dependent on the Province of New-York, and are a barrier between the English and the French in t...

Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775Iroquois Indians -- HistoryNew York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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The Living Animals of the World, Volume 1 (of 2) A Popular Natural History

Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906 [Editor]; Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 [Contributor]; Bryden, H. A. (Henry Anderson), 1854-1937 [Contributor]; Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927 [Contributor]; Lane, Charles Henry [Contributor]; Pycraft, W. P. (William Plane), 1868-1942 [Contributor]; Saville-Kent, William, 1845-1908 [Contributor]; Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917 [Contributor]; Wain, Louis, 1860-1939 [Contributor]

The Living Animals of the World, Volume 1 (of 2) A Popular Natural History — English source edition. Subject: Animals.

AnimalsZoology
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The Living Animals of the World, Volume 2 (of 2) A Popular Natural History

Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912 [Contributor]; Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 [Contributor]; Bickerdyke, John, 1858-1933 [Contributor]; Maxwell, Herbert, Sir, 1845-1937 [Contributor]; Pycraft, W. P. (William Plane), 1868-1942 [Contributor]; Saville-Kent, William, 1845-1908 [Contributor]; Wood, Theodore, 1862-1923 [Contributor]

The Living Animals of the World, Volume 2 (of 2) A Popular Natural History — English source edition. Subject: Animals.

AnimalsZoology
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The Pope, the Kings and the People A History of the Movement to Make the Pope Governor of the World by a Universal Reconstruction of Society from the Issue of the Syllabus to the Close of the Vatican Council

Arthur, William, 1819-1901; Neatby, William Blair [Editor]

The Pope, the Kings and the People A History of the Movement to Make the Pope Governor of the World by a Universal Reconstruction of Society from the Issue...

Pius IX, Pope, 1792-1878Popes -- InfallibilityPopes -- Temporal power
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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1: Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1: Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Pers...

History, AncientBabylonia -- HistoryAssyria -- History
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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2: Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2: Assyria The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persi...

History, AncientBabylonia -- HistoryAssyria -- History
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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia,...

History, AncientBabylonia -- HistoryAssyria -- History
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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4: Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4: Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persi...

History, AncientBabylonia -- HistoryAssyria -- History
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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5: Persia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5: Persia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia...

History, AncientBabylonia -- HistoryAssyria -- History
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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6: Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6: Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persi...

History, AncientBabylonia -- HistoryAssyria -- History
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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7: The Sassanian or New Persian Empire The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.

Rawlinson, George, 1812-1902

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7: The Sassanian or New Persian Empire The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, As...

History, AncientBabylonia -- HistoryAssyria -- History
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The World's Earliest Music Traced to Its Beginnings in Ancient Lands by Collected Evidence of Relics, Records, History, and Musical Instruments from Greece, Etruria, Egypt, China, Through Asyria and Babylonia, to the Primitive Home, the Land of Akkad and Sumer

Smith, Hermann, 1824-1910

The World's Earliest Music Traced to Its Beginnings in Ancient Lands by Collected Evidence of Relics, Records, History, and Musical Instruments from Greece...

Music -- To 500 -- History and criticism
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