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A history of New-England. From the English planting in the yeere 1628. untill the yeere 1652. Declaring the form of their government, civill, military, and ecclesiastique. Their wars with the Indians, their troubles with the Gortonists, and other heretiques. Their manner of gathering of churches, the commodities of the country, and description of the principall towns and havens, with the great encouragements to increase trade betwixt them and old England. With the names of all their governours, magistrates, and eminent ministers.

Johnson, Edward, 1599?-1672.

London, Printed for N. Brooke, 1654.

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The literary and scientific class book : embracing the leading facts and principles of science, illustrated by engravings, with many difficult words explained at the heads of the lessons, and questions annexed for examination : designed as exercises for the reading and study of the higher classes in common schools / selected from the Rev. John Platts' Literary and scientific class book, and from various other sources and adapted to the wants and condition of youth in the United States by Levi W. Leonard.

Leonard, L. W. (Levi Washburn), 1790?-1864.

Keene, N.H. : J. and J.W. Prentiss, 1831.

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Ioyfvll newes out of the new-found worlde. : Wherein are declared, the rare and singuler vertues of diuers herbs, trees, plantes, oyles & stones, with their applications, as well to the vse of phisicke, as of chirurgery ... Also the portrature of the said hearbs, verie aptly described: Englished by John Frampton, marchant. Newly cor. ... Wherevnto are added three other books treating of the bezaar stone, the herb escuerconera, the properties of iron and steele in medicine, and the benefit of snow.

Monardes, Nicolás, ca. 1512-1588.

London : Printed by E. Allde, by the assigne of B. Norton, 1596.

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Ioyfvll newes out of the new-found worlde : Wherein are declared, the rare and singuler vertues of diuers herbs, trees, plantes, oyles & stones, with their applications, as well to the vse of phisicke, as of chirurgery ... Also the portrature of the said hearbs, verie aptly described / Englished by John Frampton, marchant. Newly cor. ... Wherevnto are added three other books treating of the bezaar stone, the herb escuerconera, the properties of iron and steele in medicine, and the benefit of snow.

Monardes, Nicolás, ca. 1512-1588.

London : Printed by E. Allde, by the assigne of B. Norton, 1596.

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A short treatise on the application of steam : whereby is clearly shewn, from actual experiments that steam may be applied to propel boats or vessels of any burthen against rapid currents with great velocity great velocity [sic] : the same principles are also introduced with effect by a machine of a simple and che[a]p construction, for the purpose of raising water sufficient for the working of grist-mills, saw-mills, &c. and for watering meadows and other purposes of agriculture / by James Rumsey ...

Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792.

Philadelphia : Printed by Joseph James ..., 1788.

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Anno septimo Edwardi Sexti : actes made in the Parlamente holden at Westminster, the first daie of Marche, in the VII. yere of the reigne of our moste redoubted sovereine lorde Edwarde the VI by the grace of God King of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, defendour of the faieth, and of the Churche of Englande & also of Irelande in earth the supreme head, and there continued to the dissolucion of the same being the laste daie of the saied moneth of Marche, as foloweth.

Londini : In aedibus Richardi Graftoni typographi regii excusum, mense Aprilis, anno Domini M.D.LIII [Apr. 1553]

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Posthumous works of the learned Sir Thomas Browne, kt. M.D. late of Norwich: printed from his original manuscripts. Viz. I. Repertorium: or, The antiquities of the cathedral church of Norwich. II. An account of some urns, &c. found at Brampton in Norfolk, anno 1667. III. Letters between Sir William Dugdale and Sir Tho. Browne. IV. Miscellanies. To which is prefix'd his life. There is also added, Antiquitates capellae D. Johannis Evangelistae; hodie Scholae regiae norwicensis. Authore Johanne Burton, A.M. ejusdem ludimagistro ...

Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.

London : Printed for E. Curll [etc.] 1712.

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An account of the life of the late reverend Mr. David Brainerd, : minister of the gospel, missionary to the Indians, from the honourable Society in Scotland, for the propagation of Christian knowledge, and pastor of the church of Christian Indians in New-Jersey. Who died at Northampton in New-England, Octob. 9th 1747. in the 30th year of his age: chiefly taken from his own diary, and other private writings, written for his own use; and now published, by Jonathan Edwards.

Brainerd, David, 1718-1747.

Boston : Printed for and Sold by D. Henchman, 1749.

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The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director : being a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of household furniture in the Gothic, Chinese, and modern taste ... : to which is prefixed a short explanation of the five orders of architecture and rules of perspective, with proper directions for executing the most difficult pieces, the mouldings being exhibited at large and the dimensions of each design specified : the whole comprehended in one hundred and sixty copper-plates, neatly engraved ... / by Thomas Chippendale ...

Chippendale, Thomas, 1718-1779.

London : Printed by J. Haberkorn ... for the author, and sold at his house in St. Martin's-Lane, also by T. Osborne [and 5 others], 1754.

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Catalogue of an exceedingly choice and varied collection of books and wood engravings by or relating to Thomas & John Bewick, and their pupils / collected by Mr. Edwin Pearson ; many of the volumes are in elegant bindings by Messrs. Bedford, Lewis, Zaehnsdorf, Hayday, and others ; also a few miscellaneous rare, curious and useful books which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge ... on Wednesday, 10th of June, 1868, and following day, at one o'clock precisely ...

London : Printed by J. Davy and Sons, 1868.

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