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A Short Treatise on the Section of the Prostate Gland in Lithotomy With an Explanation of a Safe and Easy Method of Conducting the Operation on the Principles of Cheselden

Key, C. Aston (Charles Aston), 1793-1849

A Short Treatise on the Section of the Prostate Gland in Lithotomy With an Explanation of a Safe and Easy Method of Conducting the Operation on the Princip...

Calculi -- Surgery -- 19th centuryProstate -- Surgery -- 19th centuryLithotomy -- 19th century
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An Apology for the True Christian Divinity Being an explanation and vindication of the principles and doctrines of the people called Quakers

Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690

An Apology for the True Christian Divinity Being an explanation and vindication of the principles and doctrines of the people called Quakers — English sour...

Society of Friends -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800Society of Friends -- Apologetic worksSociety of Friends -- Early works to 1800
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An explanation of the Baltimore catechism of Christian doctrine

Kinkead, Thomas L., 1855-1905; Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621; De Concilio, J. (Januarius), 1836-1898; Catholic Church. Plenary Council of Baltimore (3rd : 1884)

An explanation of the Baltimore catechism of Christian doctrine — English source edition. Subject: Catholic Church -- Catechisms -- English.

Catholic Church -- Catechisms -- EnglishBaltimore catechism
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An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges

Laing, S. (Samuel), 1812-1897

An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges — English...

EvolutionCreationChambers, Robert, 1802-1871. Vestiges of the natural history of creation
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An Universal Dictionary of the Marine Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.

Falconer, William, 1732-1769

An Universal Dictionary of the Marine Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Mach...

French language -- Dictionaries -- EnglishNaval art and science -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800Shipbuilding -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800
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Graphic illustrations of abortion and the diseases of menstruation Consisting of Twelve Plates from Drawings Engraved on Stone, and Coloured by Mr. J. Perry, and Two Copper-plates from the Philosophical Transactions, Coloured by the Same Artist. the Whole Representing Forty-five Specimens of Aborted Ova and Adventitious Productions of the Uterus, With Preliminary Observations, Explanations of the Figures and Remarks, Anatomical and Physiological.

Granville, A. B. (Augustus Bozzi), 1783-1872

Graphic illustrations of abortion and the diseases of menstruation Consisting of Twelve Plates from Drawings Engraved on Stone, and Coloured by Mr. J. Perr...

MenstruationMiscarriage
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Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's book "Mars and its canals," with an alternative explanation

Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913

Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival Lowell's book "Mars and its canals," with an alternative explanation — English source editi...

Lowell, Percival, 1855-1916. Mars and its canalsMars (Planet)
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Milch Cows and Dairy Farming Comprising the Breeds, Breeding, and Management, in Health and Disease, of Dairy and Other Stock, the Selection of Milch Cows, with a Full Explanation of Guenon's Method; The Culture of Forage Plants, and the Production of Milk, Butter, and Cheese: Embodying the Most Recent Improvements, and Adapted to Farming in the United States and British Provinces. With a Treatise upon the Dairy Husbandry of Holland; To Which Is Added Horsfall's System of Dairy Management

Flint, Charles Louis, 1824-1889; Horsfall, Thomas [Contributor]

Milch Cows and Dairy Farming Comprising the Breeds, Breeding, and Management, in Health and Disease, of Dairy and Other Stock, the Selection of Milch Cows,...

DairyingCows
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Science in the Kitchen A Scientific Treatise On Food Substances and Their Dietetic Properties, Together with a Practical Explanation of the Principles of Healthful Cookery, and a Large Number of Original, Palatable, and Wholesome Recipes

Kellogg, E. E. (Ella Ervilla), 1853-1920

Science in the Kitchen A Scientific Treatise On Food Substances and Their Dietetic Properties, Together with a Practical Explanation of the Principles of H...

Cooking, AmericanDietVegetarianism
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Story of the Bible Animals A Description of the Habits and Uses of every living Creature mentioned in the Scriptures, with Explanation of Passages in the Old and New Testament in which Reference is made to them

Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889

Story of the Bible Animals A Description of the Habits and Uses of every living Creature mentioned in the Scriptures, with Explanation of Passages in the O...

Animals in the BibleNature in the Bible
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A Child’s Garden of Verses

Robert Louis Stevenson

These short poems can be shared through the changing worlds of play, weather and imagined journeys. Choose a suitable poem with an adult, enjoy its sounds,...

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

William Shakespeare

Lovers, fairies and amateur performers meet in a forest where appearances and desires become unstable. The comedy gains energy from mistakes, transformatio...

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