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Procuration generale

1951

(1951) (3 copies of power of attorney for V N Bunina, receipt 10ff; TS, with MS amendments; French

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Title: On generall luxury

Author: Anonymous

Attribution: [Latin]; Lucan

Date(s): 165- ?

Manuscript: Lt q 18

Contents: Epigram on gluttony as the cause of usury, leading in turn to extortion and war

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Title: Generall selfe-partiality

Author: Anonymous

Date(s): 165- ?

Manuscript: Lt q 18

Contents: Epigram asserting that each person is possessed of more than enough wit or intelligence to make him or her happy

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L'Embryologie générale

Roule, Louis (1861-)

[ca.1890]

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Cours de chimie générale (v.1)

Pelouze, Théophile Jules (1807-1867); Frémy, Edmond (1814-1894)

1848-1850

Vol.4: atlas.

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Cours de chimie générale (v.2)

Pelouze, Théophile Jules (1807-1867); Frémy, Edmond (1814-1894)

1848-1850

Vol.4: atlas.

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Cours de chimie générale (v.3)

Pelouze, Théophile Jules (1807-1867); Frémy, Edmond (1814-1894)

1848-1850

Vol.4: atlas.

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Cours de chimie générale (atlas)

Pelouze, Théophile Jules (1807-1867); Frémy, Edmond (1814-1894)

1848-1850

Vol.4: atlas.

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Notions générales de chimie

Pelouze, Théophile Jules (1807-1867); Fremy, E (1814-1894)

1853

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Elémens d'histoire générale

Millot, C F X (1726-1785)

1778

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Architecture generale de Vitruve

Vitruvius Pollio; Perrault, Claude (1613-1688)

1681

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The herball or generall historie of plantes (Up to p.828)

Gerard, John (1545-1612); Johnson, Thomas (1644)

1636

The text is a page for page reprint of the 1633 edition. Engraved title page.

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