Tice Reform Of The Calendar. By Alexander Philip. (kogan...
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Recollections Of Sixty Years. By The Right Hon. Sir Charles
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On The Left Of A Throne. By Mrs. Evan Nepean.
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Gun Dogs. By Frank Townend Barton, M.r.c.v.s. With 46...
(John Long. 5s. net.)—This is a small book, illustrated with a large number of photographs, which treats of the management, breaking, handling, and feeding of dogs used in......
Calendar Of Coroners' Bolls Of The City Of London, 1300-
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Matter And Some Of Its Dimensions. By William Kearney Carr.
(Harper and Brothers. 2s. 6d. net.) — Mr. Carr begins by setting forth in popular language some of the latest discoveries about electrons. On these he bases his argument that......
An Englishman Looks At The World. By H. G. Wells.
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The Churches Of Kent. By Francis Grayling. "county...
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The Law Of Gambling, Civil And Criminal. By Ward Coldridge
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Sounds And Signs. By Archer Wilde. (constable And Co. 4s.
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The Millers Of Harlington, Dunbar, And Dunfermline. By W. J.
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