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Description of the View of Athens, and Surrounding Country; With An Improved Explanation, Giving a Complete Outline of the Whole Picture, With Numbers and References. This Panorama was painted by Messrs. Barker and Burford from Drawings taken from the most elevated part of the Museum Hill, by Signor Pomardi, a Roman Artist, whom Mr. Dodwell employed in aiding him to form a collection of Views in Greece; which with Mr. Dodwell’s Travels in that Country, have been published in London. The point was chosen by Mr. Dodwell, as being the only one from whence all interesting objects in the vicinity of Athens could be seen. The perfect accuracy of the View has been admitted by all who have visited Athens, and seen the Panorama in progress. To Mr. Robert Cockerell, who has lately returned from Greece, Messrs. Barker and Burford were indebted for much useful information, and drawings of several of the principal figures, in their correct costume. In the following description , it is only intended to give such an account of the most important objects as may render them interesting to the Visitors of the Panorama when in the room; to those who wish for more detailed information, the excellent work of Stuart, and the Travels of Chandler, are recommended. Price 12 ½ cents.

[N.p., n.d., United States?, circa 1837?] octavo, folding plate, 12 pages, original plain, blue-gray paper wrappers, untrimmed, removed from bound pamphlet volume, plate somewhat foxed, and with offsetting, some minor spotting to text, else very good.
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Description of a View of the City of Jerusalem and The Surrounding Country, Now Exhibiting at The Panorama, Charles Street. Painted by Robert Burford, from Drawings Taken in 1834, by F. Catherwood, Architect.

Boston: Printed by Perkins and Marvin, 1837, first edition, octavo, folding plate, entitled: A Description of a View of Jerusalem, now exhibiting at the Panorama, Charles Street, with key to 71 locations in Jerusalem, the 71 sights are described in detail in…
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Description of A View of the City of Jerusalem and the Surrounding Country, Now Exhibiting at The Panorama, Broadway, Corner of Prince and Mercer Streets, New York. Painted by Robert Burford, from Drawings taken in 1834, by F. Catherwood, Architect.

[New York: Printed by William Osborn, 1838] folding plate, entitled: A Description of A View of Jerusalem, now exhibiting at the Panorama, corner of Prince and Mercer Streets, twelve pages, lacking printed wrappers (and imprint information), some light foxing, removed from bound…
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Catalogue of the Library of the Late Rev. Paschal N. Strong, to be Sold at Public Auction on the 9th and 10th of May ensuing, at Broadway, New York, by John T. Boyd & Co.

some light foxing, hole in last leaf affecting some text, bottom right corners slightly dog-eared, else a good, clean copy. Catalog of the sale of Rev. Strong’s library consisting mainly of religious and theological works.
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Reglement pour l’establissement & l’entretien des Chemins Royaux, publics & de communication, aux Isle du Vent de L’Amerique. Du 17. Avril 1725.

Paris: De L’Imprimerie Royale, 1725, quarto, 16 pages, light damp-stain, small number in ink, at upper left corner of first page, otherwise a very good, clean copy.
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Rudiments of Elocution: Founded on Rush’s Philosophy of the Human Voice. With Fifty-Six Engravings for the Illustration of Gesture.

Boston: Dutton and Wentworth’s Print, 1842, second edition, 12mo, 64 pp., folding plate, removed from bound pamphlet volume, lacking wrappers, else a very good, clean copy. American Imprints 42-5131, two locations, MH, NCH. OCLC locates a combined…
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Trade List of the Old Rochester Nurseries, for the Spring of 1861.

[Rochester: Heughes’ Book & Job Power Press, Main St., 1861] sm. Quarto, 18 pages, sewn into original self-wraps, as issued, first page somewhat browned, corners slightly dogeared, else very good.
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An Address Delivered before The Euglossian and Alpha Phi Delta Societies of Geneva College, August 1, 1832. Subject – Conversation as a branch of Education.

Geneva: Printed by J. C. Merrell and Co., 1832, octavo, 23, [1] pp., lacking wrappers, removed from bound pamphlet volume, scattered light foxing to text, else a good copy. American Imprints 12438
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Anniversary Address, Delivered before The Columbian Institute, at Washington, on the Thirty-First December, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven

Washington: 1828, octavo, 29, [1] pp., removed from bound volume of pamphlets, lacking wrappers, text moderately foxed, contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage, else a good copy. American Imprints 35367
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A Sermon Preached at the Funeral of the Rev. George Soule: Late Pastor of the Congregational Church, in Hampton, Connecticut, on the7th October, A.D. 1867.

[N.p] Printed for the Family, 1868, 12mo, 25, [1] pp., original printed glazed paper wrappers, light damp stain to text, some chipping and wear to edges and extremities of wrappers, else very good.
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