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  • The English governess at the Siamese court

    Anna Harriette Leonowens

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, Feb. 22, 2011)
    Title: The English governess at the Siamese court :Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Leonowens, Anna Harriette; <Original Pub Date> 1880?<Physical Description> x, 321 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.<Shelfmark> 010055.de.3.
  • The Castaways: a story of adventure in the wilds of Borneo.

    Mayne Reid

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, Feb. 24, 2011)
    Title: The Castaways: a story of adventure in the wilds of Borneo.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Reid, Mayne; <Original Pub Date> 1870.<Physical Description> 8º.<Shelfmark> 12618.aaa.28.
  • The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains.

    Augustus Henry Irby

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, Feb. 17, 2011)
    Title: The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Irby, Augustus Henry; <Original Pub Date> 1863.<Physical Description> 8º.<Shelfmark> ORW.1986.a.2788
  • The Mighty Atom.

    Marie Corelli

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, March 17, 2011)
    Title: The Mighty Atom.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Corelli, Marie; <Original Pub Date> 1896.<Physical Description> 340 p. ; 8º.<Shelfmark> 012627.f.39.
  • Three Vassar Girls in Italy. A holiday excursion of three college girls through the classic lands.

    Elizabeth Williams Champney

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, Jan. 11, 2011)
    Title: Three Vassar Girls in Italy. A holiday excursion of three college girls through the classic lands.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF EUROPE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection includes works chronicling the development of Western civilisation to the modern age. Highlights include the development of language, political and educational systems, philosophy, science, and the arts. The selection documents periods of civil war, migration, shifts in power, Muslim expansion into Central Europe, complex feudal loyalties, the aristocracy of new nations, and European expansion into the New World. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Champney, Elizabeth Williams; <Original Pub Date> 1886.<Physical Description> 240 p. ; 4º.<Shelfmark> 10132.f.13.
  • Summer on the Lakes in 1843.

    Sarah Margaret Fuller

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, March 26, 2011)
    Title: Summer on the Lakes in 1843.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Fuller, Sarah Margaret; <Original Pub Date> 1844.<Physical Description> 12º.<Shelfmark> 10411.d.9.
  • Master Skylark. A story of Shakspere's time ... Illustrations by R. B. Birch.

    John Bennett, Reginald Bathurst Birch

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, March 17, 2011)
    Title: Master Skylark. A story of Shakspere's time ... Illustrations by R. B. Birch.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Bennett, John; Birch, Reginald Bathurst; <Original Pub Date> 1897.<Physical Description> xi. 380 p. ; 8º.<Shelfmark> 012623.ee.29.
  • The Physical Geography of the Sea

    Matthew Maury

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, March 24, 2011)
    Title: The Physical Geography of the Sea.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. Offering some insights into the study and mapping of the natural world, this collection includes texts on Babylon, the geographies of China, and the medieval Islamic world. Also included are regional geographies and volumes on environmental determinism, topographical analyses of England, China, ancient Jerusalem, and significant tracts of North America. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Maury, Matthew; <Original Pub Date> 1855.<Physical Description> 8º.<Shelfmark> 10498.c.1.
  • Poems by a Slave

    Juan Francisco Manzano, Richard Robert Madden

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, May 25, 2011)
    Title: Poems by a Slave [Juan F. M., i.e. Juan Francisco Manzano] in the Island of Cuba, recently liberated; translated from the Spanish, by R. R. Madden, M.D. With the history of the early life of the negro poet, written by himself; to which are prefixed two pieces descriptive of Cuban slavery and the slave traffic, by R. R. M. [i.e. R. R. Madden.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Manzano, Juan Francisco; Madden, Richard Robert<Original Pub Date> 1840<Physical Description> 188 p. ; 8º.<Shelfmark> 11643.c.27.
  • Domestic Manners of the Americans

    Frances Milton Trollope

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, March 26, 2011)
    Title: Domestic Manners of the Americans. Second edition.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The SLAVERY COLLECTIONS include books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection provides original works on world slavery by writers, abolitionists, historians, theologians, and poets including an examination of the enslavement of Africans and the slave trade. Further works look at the slavery of impoverished children and provide narratives offering firsthand observations.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Trollope, Frances Milton; <Original Pub Date> 1832.<Physical Description> 2 vol. ; 12º.<Shelfmark> 1052.c.11.
  • Turkish Harems and Circassian Homes.

    Annie Jane Harvey

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, March 26, 2011)
    Title: Turkish Harems and Circassian Homes.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Harvey, Annie Jane; <Original Pub Date> 1871.<Physical Description> 8º.<Shelfmark> 10076.bb.8.
  • Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician ... First series.

    Samuel Warren

    Paperback (British Library, Historical Print Editions, March 21, 2011)
    Title: Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician ... First series.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Warren, Samuel; <Original Pub Date> 1864 [1863].<Physical Description> 8º.<Shelfmark> 12618.bb.20.