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Item of the Day: Plinie's Naturall Historie (1601)
Full Title: The Historie of the World. Commonly called, the Naturall Historie of C. PLINIUS SECUNDUS. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke. Printed in London by Adam Islip, 1… more →
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Item of the Day: Plinie's Naturall Historie (1601)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: The Historie of the World. Commonly called, the Naturall Historie of C. PLINIUS SECUNDUS … more →
Item of the Day: Gordon's Sallust (1744)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: The Works of Sallust, Translated into English. With Political Discourses upon that Autho … more →
Item of the Day: Cobden's Sermon on Chastity (1749)
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Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Printed in: Sylvanus Urban, Gent., Editor. The Gentleman’s Magazine for March 1749. Printed by … more →
Item of the Day: Harris's Hermes (1751)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: Hermes: Or, a Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Language and Universal Grammar, by James … more →
Item of the Day: Thomson's Seasons (1774)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: The Seasons. By James Thomson. To which is prefixed, The Life of the Author, by Patrick … more →
Item of the Day: Twain's Tramp Abroad (1880)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: A Tramp Abroad; Illustrated by W. Fr. Brown, True Williams, B. Day and other artists … more →
Item of the Day: Castiglione's The Courtier (1727)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: Il Cortegiano, or The Courtier: Written by Conte Baldassar Castiglione. And a New Versio … more →
Item of the Day: Mrs. Carter's Epictetus (1768)
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Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: All the Works of Epictetus, Which are now Extant; Consisting of His Discourses, preserve … more →
Item of the Day: Rodgers's Divine Goodness Displayed (1784)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: The Divine Goodness displayed, in the American Revolution: A Sermon, Preached in New-Yor … more →
Item of the Day: Webster's Essays and Fugitiv Writings (1790)
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Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings. On Moral, Historical, Political, and Litera … more →
Item of the Day: Webster's History of Animals (1812)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: History of Animals; Designed for the Instruction and Amusement of Persons of Both Sexes … more →
Item of the Day: Johnson's Taxation no Tyranny (1775)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: Taxation no Tyranny; an Answer to the Resolution and Address of the American Congress, [ … more →
Item of the Day: Dampier's New Voyage Round the World (1697)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: New voyage round the world. Describing particularly, the isthmus of America, several coa … more →
Item of the Day: Poems of Catullus (1795)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: The Poems of Caius Valerius Catullus, in English Verse: with the Latin text revised, and … more →
Item of the Day: Taylor's Life of Christ (1796)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: The Life of our Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ: With consideration and discourses upon the … more →
Item of the Day: Locke's Works (1777)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 2 years ago: Full Title: The Works of John Locke, in Four Volumes. The Eighth Edition. London, 1777. From the Epi … more →
Item of the Day: Hume's Essays (1767)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 4 years ago: Full Title: Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. In Two Volumes. By David Hume, Esq; Vol. I. Co … more →
Item of the Day: Poems by Mr. Gray (1768)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 4 years ago: Poems by Mr. Gray Written by Thomas Gray. Folio edition, large type. Printed in Glasgow by Robert an … more →
Item of the Day: Las Casas's Account of Voyages and Discoveries (1699)
Carrie Shanafelt wrote 4 years ago: Full Title: An Account of the First Voyages and Discoveries Made by the Spaniards in America. Contai … more →
