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Diätetik, 1868 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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A volume written in German by Heinrich Willigerod comprising instructions for the care of agricultural animals dated 1868.

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British soldier's photograph album, 1912-1918 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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A album containing a collection of photographs probably kept by a British soldier in Lucknow, India between the years 1912 to 1918.

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Pharmaceutical recipe book, circa 1761-1799 (inclusive)

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1 volume (+ 4 leaves)

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A leather bound volume comprising pharmaceutical and medicinal recipes written in Latin probably by a pharmacist or physician in England between the years 1761 to 1799.

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Ludwig Arnold recipes for dyes and dyeing, 1836-1849 (inclusive)

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2 volumes (+ 8 leaves)

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Two paper-covered volumes containing recipes, instructions, and ingredients for dyeing fabrics, cloth, and yarns kept by Ludwig Arnold of Nuremberg, Germany spanning the years from 1836 to 1849.

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Francis Mallaby logbooks for the ship Huntress, 1822-1825 (inclusive)

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2 volumes

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Two volumes containing journals kept by master Francis Mallaby for the ship the Huntress one of seven ships owned by New York tea merchants Thomas H. Smith and Sons. Volume 1 provides a record of a voyage from New York to Canton and the return trip spanning eleven months from June 3, 1822 to May 4, 1823. Volume 2 contains entries of a four-month return trip from Canton to New York from August 4 to December 12, 1824.

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Memoranda of a journey overland, with Mr. Melville and Mr. Bax, from Bombay to London by the Red Sea, Egypt, Malta, Sicily, Italy, Switzerland, and France, commencing from Bombay, November 7, 1822., 1822-1823 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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Volume containing the travel diary of William Hull (1778?-1840). The volume traces his journey from Bombay (Mumbai), India to London, England spanning eight months from November 7, 1822 to July 17, 1823.

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Medicinal and household recipe book, 1808-1834 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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An unbound volume comprised chiefly of a collection of medicinal recipes to alleviate or cure various ailments and diseases by an unknown compiler living in England. The recipes contained in the volume span the years from 1808 to 1834.

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Rezeptbuch: Alkoholische getränke-herstellung spezialität Liköre, 1859-1860 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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This slim, paper-bound volume comprises a treatise on the methods for distillation of liquors with over thirty-five detailed and explanatory recipes for various spirits. The volume was written in German by Leopold Bobrek spanning the years from 1859 to 1860.

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A journal of a passage from Java Head to Salem on the Brig Leander: commanded by Charles Roundy, beginning December 25, 1825, kept by Elias Grant, 1825-1826 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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A logbook of the Brig Leander's return trip of its fourth voyage from Salem, Massachusetts to Canton and Manila, commanded by Captain Charles Roundy. The ship's log was kept by Elias Grant from December 25, 1825 to April 11, 1826.

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Cours de matière medicale par monsieur Alphonse Leroy, between 1770-1780 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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Volume containing lecture notes in French by an unknown student probably between the years 1770 to 1780. The lecture course in materia medica was taught by Alphonse Vincent Louis Antoine Leroy.

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