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De vita & rebus gestis serenissimae principis Mariae Scotorum Reginae, Franciae Dotariae, qua scriptis tradidere autores sedecim, in duo volumina distributa et ad optimae fidei codices recensita a Samuele Jebb (v.1)

Jebb, S (1694?-1772)

1725

Vol. 1 contains the general title-page to the whole work; both volumes have also individual title-pages, one in French and one in Latin.

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De vita & rebus gestis serenissimae principis Mariae Scotorum Reginae, Franciae Dotariae, qua scriptis tradidere autores sedecim, in duo volumina distributa et ad optimae fidei codices recensita a Samuele Jebb (v.2)

Jebb, S (1694?-1772)

1725

Vol. 1 contains the general title-page to the whole work; both volumes have also individual title-pages, one in French and one in Latin.

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Histoire du vicomte de Turenne, maréchal général des armées du roy (v.1)

Ramsay, Andrew Michael Chevalier (1686-1743)

1735

Half-title; Histoire de Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne Vicomte de Turenne, maréchal général des armées du roy. Pagination of the Histoire is continuous; each Partie of the Preuves has individual pa...

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Histoire du vicomte de Turenne, maréchal général des armées du roy (v.2)

Ramsay, Andrew Michael Chevalier (1686-1743)

1735

Half-title; Histoire de Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne Vicomte de Turenne, maréchal général des armées du roy. Pagination of the Histoire is continuous; each Partie of the Preuves has individual pa...

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Vocabulary in French and English : a facsimile of Caxton's edition, c. 1480

Caxton, William (1422-1492); Oates, J C T (1912-); Harmer, L C (1902-1975)

1964

Spine lettered: Caxton's Vocabulary. Facsim. of the Cambridge University Library copy. The French of Caxton's book is an adaptation of the French of the Livre des mestiers.

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Histoire naturelle, civile, et ecclesiastique de l'empire du Japon (v.1)

Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716); Scheuchzer, John Gaspar (1702-1729); Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716); Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716); Delboe, Simon; Gibben, Hamond; Ramsden, William; Naudé, Fran̨cois; Néaulme, Jean (1694-1780); Desmaizeaux, Pierre (1673?-1745)

1729

The "Appendice ou supplement de L'Histoire du Japon" (v. 2, p. [1]-73 (3rd group)) is a translation of 6 sections from the author's Amoenitates exoticae (Lemgo, 1712) relating to Japanese matters, inc...

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Histoire naturelle, civile, et ecclesiastique de l'empire du Japon (v.2)

Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716); Scheuchzer, John Gaspar (1702-1729); Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716); Kaempfer, Engelbert (1651-1716); Delboe, Simon; Gibben, Hamond; Ramsden, William; Naudé, Fran̨cois; Néaulme, Jean (1694-1780); Desmaizeaux, Pierre (1673?-1745)

1729

The "Appendice ou supplement de L'Histoire du Japon" (v. 2, p. [1]-73 (3rd group)) is a translation of 6 sections from the author's Amoenitates exoticae (Lemgo, 1712) relating to Japanese matters, inc...

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Les voyages de Cyrus

Ramsay, Andrew Michael Chevalier (1686-1743); Fréret, Nicolas (1688-1749)

1730

Title vignette; head and tail-pieces, initials. Also published under title: La nouvelle Cyropédie, ou Les voyages de Cyrus. "Discours sur la théologie et la mythologie des payens" and "Lettre de...

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Histoire d'Angleterre (v.1)

Rapin Thoyras, Paul de (1661-1725)

1740

Title vignette. Pages 194 and 615 in vol. 3 wrongly numbered 192 and 516.

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Histoire d'Angleterre (v.2)

Rapin Thoyras, Paul de (1661-1725)

1740

Title vignette. Pages 194 and 615 in vol. 3 wrongly numbered 192 and 516.

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