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South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I Comprising a History of South Africa and its people, including the war of 1899 and 1900

Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell); Halstead, Murat

South Africa and the Boer‑British War, Volume I is a sweeping historical survey that begins by positioning…

The Story of Switzerland

Hug, Lina; Stead, Richard

The work is a comprehensive historical survey of Switzerland, written by Lina Hug and Richard Stead and first…

Great leaders: Historic portraits from the great historians

This volume is a curated anthology of the most vivid “pen‑portraits” that celebrated historians have drawn of…

The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers

Philip Gosse

Philip Gosse’s “The Pirates’ Who’s Who” presents itself as a reference work, a compact “biographical…

The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day

Ralph Delahaye Paine

Ralph Delahaye Paine’s The Book of Buried Treasure reads as a sprawling survey of real‑world treasure hunting…

The mystery of Easter island: The Story of an Expedition

Katherine Routledge

The book is a first‑hand account of a British scientific expedition to Easter Island, written by Katherine…

History of the Jews, Vol. 3 (of 6)

Heinrich Graetz

Ethnological results of the Point Barrow expedition Ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1887-1888, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1892, pages 3-442

John Murdoch

The work is a nineteenth‑century ethnographic report compiled by John Murdoch, naturalist of the…

English Poor Law Policy

Webb, Sidney; Webb, Beatrice

The work is a scholarly survey of English Poor Law policy from its 1834 reform through the early…

Nationalism

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore’s essay‑length treatise on nationalism opens with a sweeping historical panorama,…

Sailing ships: The Story of Their Development From the Earliest Times to the Present Day

E. Keble Chatterton

The work is a comprehensive historical survey of sailing vessels, tracing their evolution from prehistoric…

Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 5 With a Memoir and Index

Thomas Babington Macaulay

The work is a sprawling collection of essays by Thomas Babington Macaulay, gathered in the fifth volume of…

History for ready reference, Volume 1, A-Elba

J. N. Larned

History for Ready Reference, Volume 1, A‑Elba is a reference work that assembles the words of eminent…

The Art of Perfumery, and Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants With Instructions for the Manufacture of Perfumes for the Handkerchief, Scented Powders, Odorous Vinegars, Dentifrices, Pomatums, Cosmetics, Perfumed Soap, Etc., to which is Added an Appendix on Preparing Artificial Fruit-Essences, Etc.

G. W. Septimus Piesse

The work is a nineteenth‑century manual that treats the sense of smell as a neglected yet vital faculty,…

Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 2 of 2) The Turkish Provinces

H. F. B. Lynch

Harry Finnis Blosse Lynch’s Armenia, Travels and Studies (Volume 2) is a first‑hand travelogue that records a…

The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire; a history of the Osmanlis up to the death of Bayezid I (1300-1403)

Herbert Adams Gibbons

Herbert Adams Gibbons offers a scholarly survey of the rise of the Ottoman, or Osmanli, state from its…

The Curiosities of Ale & Beer: An Entertaining History (Illustrated with over Fifty Quaint Cuts)

John Bickerdyke

The work is an encyclopedic survey of English ale and beer, presented as a single‑volume “curiosities” that…

The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth

J. B. Bury

The work is a scholarly investigation into the concept of progress as a driving force of Western…

The Curious Lore of Precious Stones Being a description of their sentiments and folk lore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in medicine, protection, prevention, religion, and divination. Crystal gazing, birth-stones, lucky stones and talismans, astral, zodiacal, and planetary

George Frederick Kunz

The Curious Lore of Precious Stones is a scholarly survey of the many ways humanity has imbued gems with…

Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties

William Denison Lyman

William Denison Lyman’s first volume is a regional history that surveys the physical and geological setting…

A History of Epidemic Pestilences From the Earliest Ages, 1495 Years Before the Birth of our Saviour to 1848: With Researches into Their Nature, Causes, and Prophylaxis

Edward Bascome

Edward Bascome’s A History of Epidemic Pestilences is a sweeping chronicle that begins by anchoring its…

Tobacco Leaves: Being a Book of Facts for Smokers

William Augustine Brennan

This work presents itself as a concise reference for the everyday smoker, gathering together factual material…

Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization

Matthew Luckiesh

Matthew Luckiesh’s work is a sweeping survey of artificial illumination, presented as a single‑volume…

The Number Concept: Its Origin and Development

Levi L. Conant

The work is a scholarly survey of the origins and development of the human number concept, written by Levi L.