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The Pictorial Family Bibie--being
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in of Calovius, steel engraved family record,
a superb and authentic map of Palestine and
the Holy Land Illustrated by about 1000 en-
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The Russian Empire-an illustrated
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IHrHiing Incidents of the Wars of the
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Treasury Of haoaoledge, and Cyclope-
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Astronomy, Travels in the Holy Land, Discov-
cry of America Early settlements of the coun-
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travel Discoveries in Science SC. With nu-
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NcU and C0mptae History of the Bible
from the creation of the world to the full es-
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2 notes, forming an illustrated commentary of
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: Scenes and Sketches of Continental En-
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Q Pictorial Description Of Great Britain
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|. octave price 81, so.
Pictorial Family Anaual-compris-
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Mformation for the Pc0ple-compris-
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New Pictoriat Family INSTRUCTOR, or
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Petoriol History Of the american Rer-
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: Pictorial Sunday Book-desi for
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Billie BiQgraphy, or the Lives and
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U'onders Of the World-Second Sc
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History Of Palestine-from the Patri-
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to, Editor of the London Pictorial Bible, etc.
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