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I Sold That! The Chicken in Trousers Manuscript

I Sold That! The Chicken in Trousers Manuscript

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Astronomical Fashion: A Georgian Garnet Halley's Comet Brooch

Astronomical Fashion: A Georgian Garnet Halley's Comet Brooch

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An Introduction to the Arts & Sciences Owned by Three 18th & 19th Century Women

An Introduction to the Arts & Sciences Owned by Three 18th & 19th Century Women

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Chic Parisian Infographics of the 19th Century

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Victorian Advertising Paradise - A Chromolithographic Pharmacy Catalogue

Victorian Advertising Paradise - A Chromolithographic Pharmacy Catalogue

June 27, 2018


A Rare Biographical Sketch of Rosalind Franklin by Her Mother

A Rare Biographical Sketch of Rosalind Franklin by Her Mother

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Atomic Reactors Serve Peace: A Soviet-Era Czech Guide to Nuclear Power

Atomic Reactors Serve Peace: A Soviet-Era Czech Guide to Nuclear Power

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A Look Inside the Brunels' Thames Tunnel

A Look Inside the Brunels' Thames Tunnel

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An Exciting Announcement - We Are Now ABA Members

An Exciting Announcement - We Are Now ABA Members

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Carriages Without Horses Shall Go: One of the First Books About Cars

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To Miss Whitbread from Her Friend & Admirer: A Regency-Era Trigonometry Presentation

To Miss Whitbread from Her Friend & Admirer: A Regency-Era Trigonometry Presentation

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