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Art; or, The Science of Good Living. A Translation of the Physiologie du Goût" of BRILLAT-SAVARIN, with an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by R. E. ANDERSON, M.A.

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The British Flora Medica:

A History of the Medicinal Plants of Great Britain. Illustrated
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BARTON, F.L.S., and THOMAS CASTLE, M.D., F.R.S. A New
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cuted plans of actions are given."-MORNING POST.

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ETT, ROBERT BROUGH, &c. With 2000 Woodcuts and Steel
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