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... roller , varnished , 37 .; spring roller , 61 . ENGLAND and WALES . - Scale , 5 miles to an inch ; size , 72 inches by 84 . Coloured , 2l . 12s . 6d . ; mounted on linen , in morocco case , 31. 13s . 6d .; on roller , varnished , 4l ...
... roller , varnished , 37 .; spring roller , 61 . ENGLAND and WALES . - Scale , 5 miles to an inch ; size , 72 inches by 84 . Coloured , 2l . 12s . 6d . ; mounted on linen , in morocco case , 31. 13s . 6d .; on roller , varnished , 4l ...
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... roller , varnished , 148 . CENTRAL EUROPE . - DAVIES'S MAP of CENTRAL EUROPE ; containing all the Railways , with their Stations . The principal roads , the rivers , and chief mountain ranges are clearly delineated . Scale , 24 miles to ...
... roller , varnished , 148 . CENTRAL EUROPE . - DAVIES'S MAP of CENTRAL EUROPE ; containing all the Railways , with their Stations . The principal roads , the rivers , and chief mountain ranges are clearly delineated . Scale , 24 miles to ...
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... roller , varnished , 158 . BRITISH ISLES . - STEREOGRAPHICAL MAP of the BRITISH ISLES . Constructed to show the Correct Relation of the Physical Features . Size , 50 inches by 58 ; scale , 11 miles to 1 inch . Price , mounted on rollers ...
... roller , varnished , 158 . BRITISH ISLES . - STEREOGRAPHICAL MAP of the BRITISH ISLES . Constructed to show the Correct Relation of the Physical Features . Size , 50 inches by 58 ; scale , 11 miles to 1 inch . Price , mounted on rollers ...
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... roller , varnished , 428 . COLLINS ' STANDARD MAP of LONDON . Admirably adapted for visitors to the City . Scale , 4 inches to a mile ; size , 344 inches by 27 . Price . plain , in case , 18 .; coloured , 1s . 6d .; mounted on linen ...
... roller , varnished , 428 . COLLINS ' STANDARD MAP of LONDON . Admirably adapted for visitors to the City . Scale , 4 inches to a mile ; size , 344 inches by 27 . Price . plain , in case , 18 .; coloured , 1s . 6d .; mounted on linen ...
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... roller , varnished , 4l . 4s .; spring roller , 61. 16s . 6d . CEYLON . - COFFEE ESTATES of CEYLON . Map showing the Position of the Coffee Estates in the Central Province of Ceylon . By J. ARROWSMITH . Size , 15 inches by 20. Sheet ...
... roller , varnished , 4l . 4s .; spring roller , 61. 16s . 6d . CEYLON . - COFFEE ESTATES of CEYLON . Map showing the Position of the Coffee Estates in the Central Province of Ceylon . By J. ARROWSMITH . Size , 15 inches by 20. Sheet ...
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Page 152 - FLOWER in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies, I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower — but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all, I should know what God and man is.
Page 192 - That nothing walks with aimless feet ; That not one life shall be destroyed, Or cast as rubbish to the void, When God hath made the pile complete...
Page 5 - Where the bee sucks, there suck I; In a cowslip's bell I lie: There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat's back I do fly, After summer, merrily : Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Page 7 - COAL FIELDS of GREAT BRITAIN; their History, Structure, and Resources ; with Notices of the Coal Fields of other parts of the World. By EDWARD HULL, MA, FRS, Director of the Geological Survey of Ireland, Professor of Geology in the Royal College of Science, Dublin, £c.
Page 6 - MINERALOGIST'S DIRECTORY ; or, A GUIDE to the PRINCIPAL MINERAL LOCALITIES in the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.
Page 7 - HOLDSWORTH.— DEEP-SEA FISHING and FISHING BOATS. An Account of the Practical Working of the various Fisheries carried on around the British Islands. With illustrations and Descriptions of the Fishing Boats, Nets, and other gear in use; and Notices of the Principal Fishing Stations in the United Kingdom.
Page 11 - FIRST GREEK BOOK. Containing Exercises and Reading Lessons on the Inflexions of Substantives and Adjectives, and of the Active Verb in the Indicative Mood. With copious Vocabularies. Being the First Part of the Constructive Greek Exercises.
Page 4 - MONEY, WEIGHTS, and MEASURES of the CHIEF COMMERCIAL NATIONS IN THE WORLD, with the British Equivalents.