Word: rare
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...mong rare books recently received are Mandeville's Fable of the Bees and and a four volume edition of Dyer's History of Europe...
...Among rare books recently received are Mandeville's Fable of the Bees and and a four volume edition of Dyer's History of Europe...
...from Beranger, is not well done. It lacks entirely the grace of the original. Following this there is a well-written and interesting study on La Rochefoucauld. The quotations are chosen with a great deal of diserimination and accomplish their object of illustrating the points called up-a very rare thing, by the way, in student essays. "Mr. Hutton as a Critic" is too pedantic, and what good thoughts it contains are almost hidden by the insufficiency of the style. Some lines "To the Composite Photograph of the November Century" are very bright and introduce some neat plays on words...
...Among rare books recently received are Mandeville's Fable of the Bees and and a four volume edition of Dyer's History of Europe...
...Among rare books recently received are Mandeville's Fable of the Bees and and a four volume edition of Dyer's History of Europe...