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1. Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands : containing coloured figures and descriptions of some of the choicest species most proper for the conservatory or greenhouse, and many of which will endure the cold of our climate, in the open air, with a very little protection; with magnified dissections of their most essential parts, their names, descriptions, & a full account of the best method of cultivation and propagation : the greater part are handsome evergreen shrubs, and may produce sweet-scented flowers; and as they are generally of free growth, and easily managed, they may be considered as the most desirable plants for cultivation : in one volume / by Robert Sweet, F.L.S. author of Hortus Suburbanus Londoniensis, Hortus Britannicus, Botanical cultivator, The British flower garden, Geraniaceæ, Cistineæ, The florist's guide, The British warblers, &c. ; the drawings by E.D. Smith, F.L.S. botanical artist.

Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands : containing coloured figures and descriptions of some of the choicest species most proper for the conservatory or greenhouse, and many of which will endure the cold of our climate, in the open air, with a very little protection; with magnified dissections of their most essential parts, their names, descriptions, & a full account of the best method of cultivation and propagation : the greater part are handsome evergreen shrubs, and may produce sweet-scented flowers; and as they are generally of free growth, and easily managed, they may be considered as the most desirable plants for cultivation : in one volume / by Robert Sweet, F.L.S. author of Hortus Suburbanus Londoniensis, Hortus Britannicus, Botanical cultivator, The British flower garden, Geraniaceæ, Cistineæ, The florist's guide, The British warblers, &c. ; the drawings by E.D. Smith, F.L.S. botanical artist.
Creator:
Sweet, Robert, 1783-1835
Date:
1827-28
Physical Description:
[114] pages, 56 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Lucas' progressive drawing book, in three parts : ... consisting chiefly of original views of American scenery, and embracing the latest and best improvements in the mode of instruction.

Lucas' progressive drawing book, in three parts : ... consisting chiefly of original views of American scenery, and embracing the latest and best improvements in the mode of instruction.
Creator:
Lucas, Fielding, Jr., 1781-1854
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
3 volumes in 1 : illustrations ; 24 x 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A panorama of Falmouth, containing a history of the origin, progress, and present state of the port; particulars of the packet and other establishments; directions to the public offices, taverns, lodging houses, &c. &c. descriptions of the walks, rides, aquatic excursions, and every other object of interest in its vicinity; with a map and other engravings. Being a complete guide to the harbour, town, and surrounding country.

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Date:
[1827]
Physical Description:
88, [8] p. front., plates (part fold. and col.) 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. A descriptive and historical account of the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne : including the borough of Gateshead / by E. Mackenzie ...

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Creator:
Mackenzie, E. (Eneas), 1778-1832
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
2 v. in 1 (x, 770, [2] p., [40] leaves of plates) : ill., plans ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Narrative of Don Juan van Halen's imprisonment in the dungeons of the Inquisition at Madrid, and his escape in 1817 and 1818 : to which are added, his journey to Russia, his campaign with the army of the Caucasus, and his return to Spain in 1821 / edited from the original Spanish manuscript by the author of "Don Esteban" and "Sandoval".

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Creator:
Halen, Juan Van, 1790-1864
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. The American shooter's manual : comprising, such plain and simple rules, as are necessary to introduce the inexperienced into a full knowledge of all that relates to the dog, and the correct use of the gun : also a description of the game of this country / by a gentleman of the Philadelphia county.

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Creator:
Gentleman of Philadelphia County
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
[5], x-xii, [1], 14-249, [9] pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Illustrations of the University of Cambridge / by J. & H.S. Storer ; comprising thirty-two views.

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Creator:
Storer, James, 1771-1853
Date:
[1827]
Physical Description:
[2] p., [32] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Synopsis of the Newcastle Museum : late the Allan, formerly the Tunstall, or Wycliffe Museum : to which are prefixed memoirs of Mr. Tunstall, the founder, and of Mr. Allan, the late proprietor, of the collection : with occasional remarks on the species, by those gentlemen and the editor / by George Townshend Fox ...

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Creator:
Fox, George Townshend, 1781-1846
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
xxii, [2], 312, [2] p., [12] leaves of plates : ill., port., geneal. tables ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. A narrative of an ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc / by Charles Fellows.

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Creator:
Fellows, Charles, Sir, 1799-1860
Date:
MDCCCXXVII [1827]
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 35, [1] p., [12] leaves of plates : ill., facsim. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts