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Scottish costumes from Geschichte des Kostüms.

Scottish costumes from Geschichte des Kostüms.

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The dead towns of Georgia, by Charles C. Jones, Jr. ..

The dead towns of Georgia, by Charles C. Jones, Jr. ..

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1878 Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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The founding of New England, by James Truslow Adams ..

The founding of New England, by James Truslow Adams ..

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1921 [c1921] Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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Shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami : Yoshiwara keisei / [gakō Kitao Sensai Masanobu]

Shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami : Yoshiwara keisei / [gakō Kitao Sensai Masanobu]

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Tobae ōgi no mato

Tobae ōgi no mato

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1788 Tenmei 8 [1788] Edo period, 1600-1868
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Gakō senran / [Hōgan Shunboku Setsujō hen]

Gakō senran / [Hōgan Shunboku Setsujō hen]

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1740 Genbun 5 [1740] Edo period, 1600-1868
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Brushing the past : later Chinese calligraphy from the gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth / Joseph Chang, Thomas Lawton, Stephen D. Allee

Brushing the past : later Chinese calligraphy from the gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth / Joseph Chang, Thomas Lawton, Stephen D. Allee

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2000 Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912 20th century
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Ming porcelains in the Freer Gallery of Art

Ming porcelains in the Freer Gallery of Art

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1953 [1953] Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
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Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664; ed. by J. Franklin Jameson ... with three maps and a facsimile

Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664; ed. by J. Franklin Jameson ... with three maps and a facsimile

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The beginnings of New England : or, The Puritan theocracy in its relations to civil and religious liberty / John Fiske

The beginnings of New England : or, The Puritan theocracy in its relations to civil and religious liberty / John Fiske

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Vignettes du XVIIéme siècle et du XVIIIéme siècle / A. Guérinet, editeur

Vignettes du XVIIéme siècle et du XVIIIéme siècle / A. Guérinet, editeur

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Remarkable providences illustrative of the earlier days of American colonisation. By Increase Mather. With introductory preface, by George Offor

Remarkable providences illustrative of the earlier days of American colonisation. By Increase Mather. With introductory preface, by George Offor

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1856 1684 Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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Letters of Isaac Bobin, esq., private secretary of Hon. George Clarke, secretary of the province of New York. 1718-1730

Letters of Isaac Bobin, esq., private secretary of Hon. George Clarke, secretary of the province of New York. 1718-1730

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Portraits : line engravings by Nanteuil and other distinguished engravers

Portraits : line engravings by Nanteuil and other distinguished engravers

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A history of New York : from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch Dynasty / by Diedrich Knickerbocker

A history of New York : from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch Dynasty / by Diedrich Knickerbocker

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