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The story of the Pharaohs / by Rev. James Baikie ; with 32 full-page illustrations from photographs, 49 illustrations in the text, and two maps

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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Peeps at the heavens / by Rev. James Baikie ; with sixteen full-page illustrations, those in colour being by Constance N. Baikie

Rare Books

This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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Ancient Egypt / by Rev. James Baikie ; with sixteen full-page illustrations, those in colour being by Constance N. Baikie

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Japan / by the Rev. Walter Weston ; with 32 full page illustrations in colour

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Wonder tales of the ancient world / by Rev. James Baikie ; containing twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Constance N. Baikie

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Ancient Rome / by Rev. James Baikie ; with sixteen full-page illustrations, eight of them in colour

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Ancient Palestine / by Rev. James Baikie ; with twelve full-page illustrations, four of them in colour

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The story of the Pharaohs / by Rev. James Baikie ; with 32 full-page illustrations from photographs, 49 illustrations in the text, and two maps

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Ancient Egypt / by Rev. James Baikie ; with sixteen full-page illustrations, those in colour being by Constance N. Baikie

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