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A Manual of Human Culture. By M. A. Garvey; LL.B. Crown

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R. RICHARDSON'S NEW DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Combining Explanation with Etymology, and copiously illustrated by Quotations from the best Authorities. New Edition, with a Supplement containing additional words and further Illustrations. The Words, with those of the same family, are traced to their origin. The Explanations are deduced from the primitive meaning through the various usages. The Quotations are arranged chronologically, from the earliest period to the present time. In 2 vols. 4to. £4 14s. 6d.; half-bound in russia, £5 15s: 6d. russia. £6 12s. The Supplement separately, 4to. 12s.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE contains all that appears in the above Dictionaries, and also a valuable Appendix and seventy pages of Illustrations, grouped and classified. One Volume, 4to., strongly bound in cloth. 21 11s. 6d.

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