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De betoverde weereld : zynde een grondig ondersoek van't gemeen gevoelen aangaande de geesten, deselver aart en vermogen, bewind en bedrijf: als ook't gene de menschen door derselver kraght en gemeenschap doen, in vier boeken ondernomen

Contains four volumes published as one. Volume 1. De betoverde weereld -- Volume 2. Der betoverde weereld, het tweede boek -- Volume 3.Der betoverde weereld, het derde boek -- Volume 4. Der betoverde weereld, het vierde boek.

The experienced English housekeeper...

Item contains Elizabeth Raffald's original recipes. The cookbook contains a diverse array of recipes ranging from family dishes to elaborate dining options, showcasing the abundance of ingredients available in the 18th century. Raffald's work is notable for its introduction of confectionery techniques and particularly acclaimed for her practical pickling and preserving recipes.

The natural history of birds

Item is volume four from the nine volume set: The natural history of birds (Histoire naturelle des oiseaux). This set was part of a larger collection Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi, which contained 36 volumes in total covering a range of subjects including: material science, physics, chemistry and technology, as well as the natural history of animals. Item was printed by A. Strahan and T. Cadell.

The Cheapside apprentice; or, The history of Mr. Francis H**** : fully setting forth the danger of playing with edge-tools : shewing also, how a gay life may prove a short one ; and that a merry evening may produce a sorrowful morning

Item is a chapbook for children covering moral and religious themes produced by the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts. Item was most likely written by Sarah More and was printed and sold by J. Marshall and S. Hazard.

The affectionate orphans

Item is a chapbook for children covering moral and religious themes produced by the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts. Item was printed and sold by John Marshall.

Madge Blarney, the gipsey girl

Item is a chapbook for children covering moral and religious themes produced by the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts. Item was printed and sold by John Marshall.

Betty Gillis, or, Honesty rewarded

Item is a chapbook for children covering moral and religious themes produced by the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts. Item was printed and sold by John Marshall.

The wife reformed

Item is a chapbook for children covering moral and religious themes produced by the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts. Item was printed and sold by John Marshall.

Chapbook col[lection] : early 1800s

Item is a collection of thirty-three chapbooks printed by various printers and publishers in England, Ireland, and Scotland. The collection contains short stories, poems, songs, and historical accounts from the 1800s. Most of the publications were printed anonymously, but contributing authors include: Allan Ramsay and Alexander Pope.

Miscellaneous pamphlets

Item is a collection of seven chapbooks for children by various authors, printed and published by various publishers, and bound in a single volume. Contributing authors include: Reverend T. Clark, Lucy Lyttelton Cameron, and Mary Martha Sherwood.

The boke of the introduction of knowledge

Item is a reprint of a 16th century book examining a wide variety of topics including medicine, diet, daily living, manner and customs, and geography. Item was reprinted by R. and A. Taylor.

Tom, the piper's son

Item is a chapbook containing short nursery rhymes for children printed by J. Kendrew.

Alphabet and Verses

Item is a children's book containing an alphabet section followed by a series of instructive 12-page stories, poems, and vignettes. With the exception of the first poem, My Mother by Ann Taylor, the stories and poems have various unnamed authors and were originally published individually by Edward Lacey.

An encyclopædia of cottage, farm, and villa architecture and furniture : containing numerous designs for dwellings, from the villa to the cottage and the farm, including farm houses, farmeries, and other agricultural buildings ; country inns, public houses, and parochial schools : with the requisite fittings-up, fixtures, and furniture ; and appropriate offices, gardens, and garden scenery : each design accompanied by analytical and critical remarks

Item is a reference work intended to help improve homes and to create an appreciation of "architectural comforts and beauties." The author John Claudius Loudon was a Scottish botanist and garden designer. Item was published by Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans.

The Young Botanists

Item is botany book, written for children, that explains the main structural elements of plants.

Gardening for children

Item is a book of practical gardening instructions for children, published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.

Edward the Black Prince, or, a tale of the feudal times

Item is an adventurous narrative of Edward the Black Prince embarking on an epic journey. This penny dreadful was originally released in 36 weekly installments costing a penny each, with each installment clearly labeled with its corresponding part number at the bottom of the opening pages. The weekly installment details are visible along the inner margins, particularly where the pages are less tightly bound.

Magic leaves : the Christmas number of Once a Week

Item is a book of short Christmas stories that was collected and published by the London literary periodical, Once a Week. The contents include:
Next door to Bulliman's by Hain Friswell -- September 21st, 1870 by Rev. Charles Kingsley -- A first-class return by J.S. Rice -- The charity dinner by Litchfield Moseley -- A fool's story by George Halse -- A very big Christmas story by Harry Lemon -- Law and physic by Tom Hood -- Awdry court by Sir Charles Young -- The old four-poster by Walter Maurice -- The last but one of Whicksy Junior by Charles H. Ross -- Christmas eve in a belfry by Litchfield Moseley -- Glenfyne gleanings by Cuthbert Bede -- Little blue cloak by Percy Fitzgerald.

The history of Sandford and Merton

Item is a novel teaching Enlightenment for beginners, offering a course of education in class, race, and gender to its six year-old protagonists, the robust farm-boy Harry Sandford and Tommy Merton, the spoiled boy from the big house. “Sandford and Merton” offers entertaining and practical lessons in manners, masculinity, and class politics for its 18th century audience.

The girl's own annual VOL. II

Item contains issues of the weekly publication, The Girl's Own Paper, amalgamated and published as an annual volume. Item contains issues no. 40-91 from October 2, 1880 to September 24, 1881 and a special Christmas issue. Item contains short stories, poems, songs, illustrations, and educational articles aimed at young women and girls.

The girl's own annual VOL. V

Item contains issues of the weekly publication, The Girl's Own Paper, amalgamated and published as an annual volume. Item contains issues no. 197-248 from October 6, 1883 to September 27, 1884. Item contains short stories, poems, songs, illustrations, and educational articles aimed at young women and girls.

The infants' magazine

Item is volume twenty of the annual periodical, The Infant's Magazine. Item contains short stories, poems, songs with musical notation, and illustrations.

Cassell's shilling cookery

Item comprises a collection of frugal recipes from the late 1800s, accompanied by advertisements and unusual food items.

The girl's own annual VOL. XI

Item contains issues of the weekly publication, The Girl's Own Paper, amalgamated and published as an annual volume. Item contains issues no. 510-561 from October 5, 1889 to September 27, 1890 and the special issues Gillyflowers and Christmas Cherries. Item contains short stories, poems, songs, illustrations, and educational articles aimed at young women and girls.

History of the horn-book

Item is a book on the history of the horn-book. Hornbooks were an early form of reading primer that was used to educate children from the middle ages until the 18th century. Hornbooks consisted of a page of text, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, fixed into a frame with a handle.

History of the horn-book

Item is a book on the history of the horn-book. Hornbooks were an early form of reading primer that was used to educate children from the middle ages until the 18th century. Hornbooks consisted of a page of text, covered with a sheet of transparent horn, fixed into a frame with a handle.

The Strand Magazine

Item is an issue of an illustrated monthly British magazine containing short fiction stories and illustrations.

Tennyson

Item is an appraisal of Tennyson's work by a British literary historian.

The Encyclopædia Britannica : a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information.

Item is a multi-volume reference work "[intended to] be a trustworthy guide to sound learning, and an instrument of culture of world-wide influence." (1) The encyclopedia was published by the Cambridge University Press.

Encyclopedia volume contents:
v. 1. A-Androphagi -- v. 2. Andros-Austria -- v. 3. Austria Lower-Bisectrix -- v. 4. Bisharin-Calgary -- v. 5. Calhoun-Chatelaine -- v. 6. Chatelet-Constantine -- v. 7. Constantine Pavlovich-Demidov -- v. 8. Demijohn-Edward -- v. 9. Edwardes-Evangelical Association -- v. 10. Evangelical Church-Francis Joseph -- v. 11. Franciscans-Gibson -- v. 12. Gichtel-Harmonium -- v. 13. Harmony-Hurstmonceaux -- v. 14. Husband-Italic -- v. 15. Italy-Kyshtym -- v. 16. L-Lord Advocate -- v. 17. Lord Chamberlain-Mecklenberg -- v. 18. Medal-Mumps -- v. 19. Mun-Oddfellows -- v. 20. Ode-Payment of Members -- v. 21. Payn-Polka -- v. 22. Poll-Reeves -- v. 23. Refectory-Sainte Beuve -- v. 24. Sainte-Claire Deville-Shuttle -- v. 25. Shuvalov-Subliminal Self -- v. 26. Submarine Mines-Tom-tom -- v. 27. Tonalite-Vesuvius -- v. 28. Vetch-Zymotic Diseases -- v. 29. Index.

Illustrirte Zeitung. Nr. 3716, Kriegsnummer 7

Item is a wartime issue of a German magazine, the "Illustrated Newspaper," which was founded in Leipzig by Johann Jakob Weber and published from 1843 to 1944. Item contains articles, photographs, and illustrations relating to World War I.

Illustrirte Zeitung. Nr. 3725, Kriegsnummer 16

Item is a wartime issue of a German magazine, the "Illustrated Newspaper," which was founded in Leipzig by Johann Jakob Weber and published from 1843 to 1944. Item contains articles, photographs, and illustrations relating to World War I.

Illustrirte Zeitung. Nr. 3780, Kriegsnummer 71

Item is a wartime issue of a German magazine, the "Illustrated Newspaper," which was founded in Leipzig by Johann Jakob Weber and published from 1843 to 1944. Item contains articles, photographs, and illustrations relating to World War I.

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