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indians of north america3
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Penn, William, 1644-17185
St. John De Crevecoeur, J Hector (1735-1813)3
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)2
Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846)2
Forster, W E (1818-1886)2
Penn, William (1644-1718)2
Sharpless, Isaac (1848-1920)2
Society of Friends2
Armistead, Wilson (1819?-1868)1
Budd, Thomas (1648-1699)1

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Voyage dans la haute Pensylvanie et dans l'état de New-York depuis l'année 1785 jusqu'en 1798 (v.1)

St. John de Crèvecoeur, J Hector (1735-1813)

An IX -- 1801

"Though called a translation, this is believed to be an original work by M. de Crèvecoeur." -- Sabin, Bibl. amer., 1750.

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Voyage dans la haute Pensylvanie et dans l'état de New-York depuis l'année 1785 jusqu'en 1798 (v.2)

St. John de Crèvecoeur, J Hector (1735-1813)

An IX -- 1801

"Though called a translation, this is believed to be an original work by M. de Crèvecoeur." -- Sabin, Bibl. amer., 1750.

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Voyage dans la haute Pensylvanie et dans l'état de New-York depuis l'année 1785 jusqu'en 1798 (v.3)

St. John de Crèvecoeur, J Hector (1735-1813)

An IX -- 1801

"Though called a translation, this is believed to be an original work by M. de Crèvecoeur." -- Sabin, Bibl. amer., 1750.

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Renseignemens sur l'Amérique

Cooper, Thomas (1759-1839); Coxe, Tench (1755-1824); Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790); United States

1795

Signatures N3, O3, P3 signed N5, O5, P5. Signature P has five leaves. "A sufficient number of copies lacking pp. v-xx are encountered to suggest that this edition was issued both with and without th...

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Histoire et commerce des colonies angloises, dans l'Amerique septentrionale : où l'on trouve l'état actuel de leur population, & des détails curieux sur la constitution de leur gouvernement, principalement sur celui de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, de la Pensilvanie, de la Caroline, & de la Géorgie

Butel-Dumont, Georges-Marie (1725-1788); Forbonnais, François Veron Duverger de (1722-1800)

1755

Attributed to Georges Marie Butel-Dumont, and also attributed to François Véron Duverger de Forbonnais.--NUC pre-1956.

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The life of George Washington : commander in chief of the American forces, during the war which established the independence of his country, and first president of the United States : compiled under the inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from original papers

Marshall, John (1755-1835); Washington, Bushrod (1762-1829); Crissy, James; Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869); Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1820)

1832

"In two volumes." Abridged from the 1st edition, Philadelphia, 1804-07. "Stereotyped by J. Crissy and G. Goodman."--T.p. verso. Pagination, v. 1: iv, 460, 42, vi, iii-v, [1] (last p. blank), [1]...

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Official catalogue of the British section

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Great Britain. Executive commission, Philadelphia exhibition, 1876

1876

At head of title: Philadelphia international exhibition, 1876. Pt. II has title: The International exhibition of 1876, Philadelphia. Exhibitors' commercial guide, containing, among other papers, the...

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The 1772 Philadelphia furniture price book : a facsimile

Kirtley, Alexandra Alevizatos; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[2005]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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A Quaker experiment in government

Sharpless, Isaac (1848-1920)

1898

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