Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon: With Narratives and Anecdotes, Illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, &c., Including a Monograph of the Elephant and a Description of the Modes of Capturing and Training It, with Engravings from Original Drawings |
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... Edition . Edited by his Sister , Lady TREVELYAN . 8 vols . 8vo . with Portrait , price £ 5 58. cloth , or £ s 8s ... Second Edition , 28s . VOLS . VII . and VIII . the Reign of Elizabeth , VOLS . I. and II . Third Edition , 288 . The ...
... Edition . Edited by his Sister , Lady TREVELYAN . 8 vols . 8vo . with Portrait , price £ 5 58. cloth , or £ s 8s ... Second Edition , 28s . VOLS . VII . and VIII . the Reign of Elizabeth , VOLS . I. and II . Third Edition , 288 . The ...
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... Edition , 21s . VOL . II . Spain and Scotland , Second Edition , 16s . DEMOCRACY in AMERICA . By ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE . Trans- lated by HENRY REEVE , with an Introductory Notice by the Translator . 2 vols . 8vo . 218 . The SPANISH ...
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... Edition . 12mo . 78. 6d . The CONVERSION of the ROMAN EMPIRE : the Boyle Lectures for the year 1864 , delivered at the Chapel Royal , Whitehall . By CHARLES MERIVALE , B.D. Chaplain to the Speaker . Second Edition , 8vo . 88. 6d . The ...
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