GUIDE TO ARCHAEOLOGY. An Archaeological Index to Remains of
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COINS OF THE ROMANS RELATING TO BRITAIN, described and
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BIOGRAPHIA BRITANNICA LITERARIA; or Biography of Literary
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WRIGHT'S (THOS.) ST. PATRICK'S PURGATORY; an Essay on the Legends
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LOWER'S CURIOSITIES OF HERALDRY, with Illustrations from Old
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HERALDS' VISITATIONS. An Index to all the Pedigrees and Arms in
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THE NURSERY RHYMES OF ENGLAND, collected chiefly from oral
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HOLBEIN'S DANCE OF DEATH, with an Historical and Literary
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FACTS AND SPECULATIONS ON THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF PLAYING CARDS.
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A DICTIONARY OF ARCHAIC AND PROVINCIAL WORDS, Obsolete Phrases,
Proverbs, and Ancient Customs, from that reign of Edward I. By
JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, F.R.S., F.S.A., &c. 2 vols. 8vo.
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A DELECTUS IN ANGLO-SAXON, intended as a First Class-book in the
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GUIDE TO THE ANGLO-SAXON TONGUE, with Lessons in Verse and Prose,
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ANALECTA ANGLO-SAXONICA. Selections in Prose and Verse from
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CONSUETUDINES KANCIAE. A History of GAVELKIND, and other remarkable
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