The English in the West Indies: Or, The Bow of UlyssesLongmans, Green, 1888 - 373 pages |
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... EDITION LONDON REESE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LONGMANS , GREEN , AND CO . 1888 All rights reserved COPY ADDED ORIGINAL TO BE RETAINED JAN 2 1 1993. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY G. PEARSON AFTER DRAWINGS BY THE ...
... EDITION LONDON REESE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LONGMANS , GREEN , AND CO . 1888 All rights reserved COPY ADDED ORIGINAL TO BE RETAINED JAN 2 1 1993. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY G. PEARSON AFTER DRAWINGS BY THE ...
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... EDITION . : 0 : - I MY PURPOSE in writing this book is so fully explained in the book itself that a Preface is unnecessary . visited the West India Islands in order to increase my acquaintance with the condition of the British Colonies ...
... EDITION . : 0 : - I MY PURPOSE in writing this book is so fully explained in the book itself that a Preface is unnecessary . visited the West India Islands in order to increase my acquaintance with the condition of the British Colonies ...
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... editions of curious books at the West Indies , some of them unique , ready to yield ampler pictures of the romance of the old life there than we at present possess . I had but leisure to glance at title - pages and en- gravings . The ...
... editions of curious books at the West Indies , some of them unique , ready to yield ampler pictures of the romance of the old life there than we at present possess . I had but leisure to glance at title - pages and en- gravings . The ...
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... Edition . 2 vols . 8vo . , 21S . Popular Edition . Cr . 8vo . , 2s . 6d . Cabinet Edition . Including Indian Penal Code , Lays of Ancient Rome , and Miscellaneous Poems . 4 vols . Post 8vo . , 245 . SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF LORD ...
... Edition . 2 vols . 8vo . , 21S . Popular Edition . Cr . 8vo . , 2s . 6d . Cabinet Edition . Including Indian Penal Code , Lays of Ancient Rome , and Miscellaneous Poems . 4 vols . Post 8vo . , 245 . SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF LORD ...
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... Edition . I vol . Cr . 8vo . , 65 . Cabinet Edition . 2 vols . Post 8vo . , 12s . Library Edition . 2 vols . 8vo . , 36s . ' Edinburgh Edition . ' 2 vols . 8vo . , 6s . each . Marbot . - THE MEMOIRS OF THE BARON DE MARBOT . Translated ...
... Edition . I vol . Cr . 8vo . , 65 . Cabinet Edition . 2 vols . Post 8vo . , 12s . Library Edition . 2 vols . 8vo . , 36s . ' Edinburgh Edition . ' 2 vols . 8vo . , 6s . each . Marbot . - THE MEMOIRS OF THE BARON DE MARBOT . Translated ...
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