UK Medical Heritage Library

Royal College of Physicians

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Leeds University Library is one of the major academic research libraries of the UK, attracting students and scholars from around the world to its rich and extensive print, online and manuscript collections gathered during its 100 -year history. The Library has some of the UK's outstanding collections of rare books and manuscripts, and five of its premier Special Collections have been awarded "designated status" under the national scheme for recognising world class collections held in...

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The Royal College of Physicians (RCP)  is the professional body for physicians, with 40,000 members and fellows across the globe.   The RCP heritage library preserves the institution’s historical book collections. The RCP has had a library since its foundation in 1518, but most of the original book collections were destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666. Since then the library has grown, incorporating a wide range of subjects not restricted to medical works. This...

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University of Glasgow Library

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This collection contains items from the University of Glasgow Library. Glasgow University is a broad based, research intensive institution with a global reach, and has been teaching medicine since 1714. The University's Libra ry's medical collections cover all subject areas and are particularly strong in anatomy, surgery, clinical medicine, public health, sanitation and homeopathic medicine.

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Chemist and Druggist

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Chemist and Druggist, the leading trade journal for the pharmacy community in the UK, has been in continuous publication since 1859. It contains a wealth of information for studying the history of medicine and pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Also contained in its pages are many striking visual examples from over 150 years of developments in advertising, packaging and graphic design. The Chemist and Druggist has been made available by the Wellcome Library , one of the greatest...

The Key of Solomon the king (Clavicula Salomonis)

121,090 121K

1889 1889

by Solomon, King of Israel. n 80024516; Mathers, S. L. MacGregor (Samuel Liddell MacGregor)

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Limited ed. of 500 numbered copies
( 4 reviews )
Topic: Jewish magic

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service

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The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health, with 3,900 students and more than 1,000 staff worki ng in over 100 countries. The School is one of the highest-rated research institutions in the UK, and was recently cited as the world's leading research-focused graduate school. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence...

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King's College London, Foyle Special Collections Library

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This collection contains items from the Foyle Special Collections Library, King's College London. The Foyle Special Collections Library holds over 180,000 printed books and journals, as well as maps, slides, sound recordings and manuscript material, spanning the humanities, sciences and social sciences and ranging in date from the 15th century to the present day. The history of medicine is a notable strength of these holdings, which include the historical library collections of St. Thomas's...

Dogme et rituel de la haute magie

29,165 29K

1861 1861

by Lévi, Éliphas, 1810-1875. n 50032513

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t. 1. Dogme.--t. 2. Rituel
Topic: Magic

4,380 4.4K

The book of bread

1903 1903

by Simmons, Owen; University of Leeds. Library

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Owen Simmons is a pseudonym
Topics: Bread, Baked products

Nouveau manuel complet des sorciers, ou la magie blanche, dévoilée par les découvertes de la chimie, de la physique et de la mécanique, contenant un grand nombre de tours dus à l'électricité, au calorique, à la lumière, à l'air, aux nombres, aux cartes, à l'escamotage, etc. Ainsi que les scènes de ventriloquie exécutées et communiquées par M. Conte [i.e. Comte] ...

16,995 17K

1837 1837

by Comte, M. (Louis Christian Emanuel Apollinaire), 1788-1859. nr2002007347

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2 unnumbered leaves, 392 pages, 3 folded plates : (18mo)
Topic: Occultism

The history of ancient America, anterior to the time of Columbus; proving the identity of the aborigines with the Tyrians and Israelites; and the introduction of Christianity into the Western Hemisphere by the Apostle St. Thomas

3,610 3.6K

1843 1843

by Jones, George, 1810-1879. no 92006541

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Added t.-p., engr.: An original history of ancient America. Founded upon the ruins of antiquity
Topics: Phoenicians, Indians, North American, Antiquities, Discovery and exploration, Phoenician, Indians

Magick in theory and practice

16,251 16K

1929 1929

by Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947. n 80057223

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"Published for subscribers only."
Topics: Occultism, Magic

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University of Bristol Library

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The University of Bristol Library serves the needs of one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities. Its special collections reflect the broad scope of the institution’s research and teaching, ranging from important deposits of publishing archive, through leading geological collections to the library and archive of the National Liberal Club, a key source for public debate in the nineteenth-century. The present collection is drawn from the library of the Bristol Medical School...

Phallic worship [electronic resource] : a history of sex and sex rites in relation to the religions of all races from antiquity to the present day

13,899 14K

1941 1941

by Scott, George Ryley, 1886-

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Copy no. 631 of a limited edition of 775 numbered and signed copies
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Topics: Phallicism, Religion and Sex

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Commentarii de rebus in scientia naturali et medicina gestis.

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.

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Les plantes magiques

1902 1902

by Sédir, Paul, 1871-1926. n 85184975

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Bibliography: [173]-178
Topic: Materia Medica

The magus, or celestial intelligencer; being a complete system of occult philosophy. In three books: containing the antient and modern practice of the cabalistic art, natural and celestial magic, &c. ... : Exhibiting the sciences of natural magic; alchymy, or hermetic philosophy ... the constellatory practice, or talismanic magic ... Magnetism, and cabalistical or ceremonial magic ... and conjuration of spirits. To which is added biographia antiqua, or the lives of the most eminent philosophers, magi, &c. The whole illustrated with a great variety of curious engravings ...

14,204 14K

1801 1801

by Barrett, Francis. n 87131016; Trithemius, Johannes, 1462-1516. n 82072962

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Printer's imprint at foot of half-title: Knight and Compton, printers
Topics: Occultism, Alchemy, Magic

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service

152,968 153K

Forty-five years of registration statistics, proving vaccination to be both useless and dangerous. In two parts. [electronic resource]

1889 1889

by Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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At head of title: To members of parliament and others

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The pharmaceutical journal and transactions.

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals

18,772 19K

The gentleman's magazine.

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.

Sex and culture [electronic resource]

64,922 65K

1934 1934

by Unwin, J. D. (Joseph Daniel), 1895-1936.; Unwin, J. D. (Joseph Daniel), 1895-1936

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"Notes and references": p. [433]-617. Bibliography: p. [624]-642
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Topics: Primitive societies, Sexual ethics, Sex, Culture

The book of exposition = Kitab al-izah fi'ilm al-nikah b-it-tamam w-al-kamal [electronic resource] : literally translated from the Arabic with translator's foreword, numerous important notes illustrating the text, and several interesting appendices

25,890 26K

1900 1900

by English Bohemian.

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Edition limited to 300 numbered copies on French hand-made paper"
Topic: Sex

Ethnological and cultural studies of the sex life in England [electronic resource] : illustrated, as revealed in its erotic and obscene literature and art; with nine private cabinets of illustrations by the greatest English masters of erotic art

29,017 29K

1934 1934

by Bloch, Iwan, 1872-1922; Deniston, Richard

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Issued in a limited edition of "only three thousand copies"
Topics: Erotic literature, Erotic art, Sex in literature, Pornography, Sex, Prostitution, Homosexuality,...

The book of fate, formerly in the possession of Napoleon ...

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1823 1823

by Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. n 79054933; Sonnini, M; Kirchenhoffer, H

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xxxiv, 32 unnumbered leaves, folded plate ; (8vo)

A Chinese-English dictionary

5,389 5.4K

1912 1912

by Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935

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xviii, 84, 1711 pages ; 27 cm
Topics: Chinese language -- Dictionaries -- English, Chinese language

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Journal de médecine, chirurgie, pharmacie.

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.

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Archives de médecine navale.

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Topic: Journals.

University of Glasgow Library

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Sharh ạl-mughnī al-maʻrūf bi-al-Sadīdī

1832 1832

by Kāzarūnī, Muhạmmad ibn Masʻūd, -1357; University of Glasgow. Library

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"A commentary on the Moojuz-ool kanoon, known by the name of ... the Sudeedee" -- added t.p
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Topics: Ibn al-Nafīs, ʻAlī ibn Abī al-Hạzm, 1210 or 11-1288, Medicine, Arab

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Medical astrology

1907 1907

by Däath, Heinrich. n 2005181550

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xi, 111 pages : 16 cm
Topic: Medical astrology

A dictionary, Hindustání and English

10,160 10K

1847 1847

by Yates, William, 1792-1845

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iv pages, 1 unnumbered leaf, 589, 19 pages ; (8vo)
Topics: Hindustani language, Hindustani language -- Dictionaries -- English

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The philosophical magazine.

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Topic: Journals.

A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue

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1788 1788

by Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791. n 50032813

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ESTC
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Topic: English language

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The old clock book

1912 1912

by Moore, N. Hudson, 1857-1927. n 50004220

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"List of English clockmakers": p. [163]-293; "List of American clockmakers": p. [295]-330
Topic: Clocks and watches

Redhouse's Turkish dictionary : in two parts, English and Turkish, and Turkish and English. In which the Turkish words are represented in the Oriental character, as well as their correct pronunciation and accentuation shown in English letters

4,350 4.4K

1880 1880

by Redhouse, James W. (James William), Sir, 1811-1892. n 84017854; Wells, Charles, 1838-1917. nr 91016759

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Turkish caption at head of title
Topics: Turkish language, English language

Le Guide culinaire, aide-mémoire de cuisine pratique

8,451 8.5K

1907 1907

by Escoffier, A. (Auguste), 1846-1935; Gilbert, Philéas; Fetu, Emile; University of Leeds. Library

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The University of Leeds Library
Topic: Cooking, French

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The journal of the Royal Geographic Society of London.

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals

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Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.

La philosophie occulte, ou, La magie

7,585 7.6K

1910 1910

by Le Vasseur, A

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"La présente édition en français ... n'est autre chose que la rajeunissement complet de la traduction attribuée à A. Levasseur dans le catalogue Brunet." -- "Avertissement," t. 1, p. [v]
Topic: Magic

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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library

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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library

Wellcome Journals

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The Ayurvedic formulary of India

2003 2003

by India. Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee

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volumes ; 27 cm
Topics: Pharmacopoeias, Medicine, Ayurvedic -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, Medicine, Ayurvedic

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Nouvelle encyclographie des sciences médicales / publié par une société des médecins.

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Topic: Journals.

Diivine pymander of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus

4,022 4.0K

1884 1884

by Everard, John, 1575?-1650?, translator. n 85028265

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Translation of Poemander
Topics: Alchemy, Occultism

Beauty culture : a practical handbook on the care of the person, designed for both professional and private use

12,333 12K

1911 1911

by Woodbury, William A

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Includes index
Topic: Beauty Culture

The travels of Dean Mahomet : a native of Patna in Bengal, through several parts of India, while in the service of the honourable the East India Company

2,988 3.0K

1794 1794

by Mahomet, Sake Deen, 1759-1851. nr 93023003

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Collation includes blank leaf at end of v. 1
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Topic: Travel

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Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents / U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent Office.

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals

The mysteries and secrets of magic

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1928 1928

by Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943. n 50008333

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Bibliography: p. 315-316
Topics: Magic, Witchcraft

Grand jeu de société. Pratiques secrètes de Mlle Lenormand. Explication et application des cartes astro-mytho-hermétiques, avec ... la manière de faire les talismans ; suivi de la géomancie, et d'un double dictionnaire des fleurs emblématiques

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1845 1845

by Bréteau, Madame

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xiv, 309 pages : (12mo)
Topic: Le Normand, M. A. (Marie-Anne Adélaide), 1772-1843

Cheiro's language of the hand : a complete practical work on the sciences of cheirognomy and cheiromancy, containing the system, rules, and experience of Cheiro (Count de Hamong) [pseud.] Fifty-five full-page illustrations, and over two hundred engravings of lines, mounts, and marks; drawings of the seven types

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1897 1897

by Cheiro, 1866-1936

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xv, 162 pages : 26 x 22 cm
Topic: Palmistry

Kitāb Kāmil al-Ṣinaʻa = al-Kitab al-Malakī

4,288 4.3K

1877 1877

by ʻAlī ibn al-ʻAbbās, al-Majūsī al-Arrajānī, 930-994

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( 1 reviews )
Topic: Medicine, Arabic

Repertory of the homoeopathic materia medica [electronic resource]

11,281 11K

1897 1897

by Kent, J. T. (James Tyler), 1849-1916

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Issued in 10 parts
Topics: Homeopathy, Materia Medica

University of Glasgow Library

10,717 11K

The book of the magi : a complete system of occult philosophy, consisting of natural, celestial, cabalistic, and ceremonial magic ; invocations ; conjurations of spirits, &c., &c. ; biographical sketch of seventeen great philosophers and adepts

1896 1896

by Barrett, Francis, F.R.C., Prof. of Chemistry; University of Glasgow. Library

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Unabridged reprint of Barrett's Magus, London, 1801
Topics: Magic, Occultism, Alchemy

The principles of astrological geomancy : the art of divining by punctuation

6,562 6.6K

1889 1889

by Hartmann, Franz, 1838-1912. n 50026762

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136 pages : 22 cm
Topic: Astrology

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Annual of the universal medical sciences

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals

Amulets and superstitions : the original texts with translations and descriptions of a long series of Egyptian, Sumerian, Assyrian, Hebrew, Christian, Gnostic and Muslim amulets and talismans and magical figures, with chapters on the evil eye, the origin of the amulet, the pentagon, the swastika, the cross (pagan and Christian), the properties of stones, rings, divination, numbers, the Kabbâlâh, ancient astrology, etc., bySir E. A. Wallis Budge ...

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1930 1930

by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934. n 80057205

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xxxix, 543 pages, 1 unnumbered page : 25 cm
Topics: Amulets, Superstitions, Superstition

The twentieth century Urdu-English dictionary

10,680 11K

1911 1911

by Yatindranatha, Sena

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1145 pages ; 23 cm
Topic: Urdu language

The book of plain cooking

5,926 5.9K

1904 1904

by Archer, Ethel

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Includes index
Topic: Cooking

Argot and slang : a new French and English dictionary of the cant words, quaint expressions, slang terms and flash phrases used in the high and low life of old and new Paris

7,046 7.0K

1889 1889

by Barrère, Albert. nr 95011693

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"Authorities consulted and quoted": p. [xi]-xii
Topic: French language

Watermarks in paper in Holland, England, France, etc. in the XVII and XVIII centuries and their interconnection

5,756 5.8K

1935 1935

by Churchill, W. A. (William Algernon), 1865-1947

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94 pages cdxxxii pages : 30 1/2 cm
Topics: Paper industry -- History, Papermaking -- History, Watermarks, Papermaking

Potato cookery : 300 ways of preparing and cooking potatoes

1,493 1.5K

1907 1907

by Suzanne, Alfred; Senn, Charles Herman, 1862-1934; Buckmaster, J. C. (John Charles), 1820-; University of Leeds. Library

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Includes index
Topic: Cooking (Potatoes)

Jahresbericht über die Fortschritte der Anatomie und Physiologie.

3,252 3.3K

Malleus maleficarum

1948 1948

by Institoris, Heinrich, 1430-1505

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xxi, 277 pages, 1 unnumbered page : 23 cm
Topics: Criminal procedure, Demonology, Witchcraft, Criminal Law, Criminal law

796 796

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals

The afternoon tea book : how to make tea, coffee, chocolate, cakes, scones, rolls, sandwiches, cooling drinks, and ices

3,329 3.3K

1900 1900

by Maitland, Agnes C. (Agnes Catherine), 1849-1906

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Includes index
Topic: Afternoon teas

Science and the modern world : Lowell lectures, 1925

7,307 7.3K

1926 1926

by Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947. n 79058622

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xii, 304 pages
Topic: Science

La chambre noire et le microscope : photomicrographie pratique

183 183

1870 1870

by Girard, Jules, 1839-1902

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222 pages :

The Veterinarian : a monthly journal of veterinary science

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The Veterinarian : a monthly journal of veterinary science

1828 1828

by The Veterinarian : a monthly journal of veterinary science.

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volumes : 22 cm
Topics: Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary medicine

Invocation à l'amour. Chant philosophique [electronic resource]

4,479 4.5K

1825 1825

by (no author)

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Published by 'A virtuoso of the good fashion'
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Revue scientifique.

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Wellcome Journals.
Topic: Journals.

A genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage and baronetage, the Privy Council, knightage and companionage

4,051 4.1K

1909 1909

by Burke, Bernard, 1814-1892

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clxxxv, 2570 pages : 27 cm
Topics: Genealogy and Heraldry, Baronetage, Nobility, Great Britain

Hindu castes and sects : an exposition of the origin of the Hindu caste system and the bearing of the sects towards each other and towards other religious systems

11,298 11K

1896 1896

by Bhattacharya, Jogendra Nath. no 92023686

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Includes bibliographic footnotes
Topics: Caste, Hinduism

6,577 6.6K

Encyclographie des sciences médicales : réimpression générale des ouvrages periodiques sur ces sciences, publiés en France.

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Topic: Journals.

The monthly journal of medicine.

77 77

The monthly journal of medicine

1855 1855

by The monthly journal of medicine.

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Digitised and made available online as part of a collaboration between the National Library of Medicine and Wellcome
Topics: Medicine, Medicine

Traité méthodique de science occulte

3,410 3.4K

1891 1891

by Papus, 1865-1916. n 50012137; Frank, Ad. no2008047655

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Includes index
Topic: Occultism