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Omar Khayyam. With Drawings By Gilbert James. (l....

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Illuminated Manuscripts In The British Museum. Reproduced...

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The Stones Of Venice. By J. Ruskin. (g. Allen. 10s.)—this

is the third volume of the reprint in octavo form and contains the index.......