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A Collection of Pamphlets and Broadsides from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1932 campaign.

History of Frederick County, Maryland : from the earliest settlements to the beginning of the war between the states / by T.J.C. Williams ... continued from the beginning of the year 1861 down to the present time by Folger McKinsey (the Bentztown bar

Proceedings of the Democratic Convention, Held at Indianapolis, January 8, 1840

Ladies Almanack: Showing their Signs and their Tides; their Moons and their Changes; the Seasons as it is with them; their Eclipses and Equinoxes; as well as a full Record of diurnal and nocturnal Distempers, written & illustrated by a lady of fashion.

L' Architecture. volume XLI, nos 1-12, 1928

The South Pole. An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912. With maps and numerous illustrations. 2 volumes.

Report upon the Development of Public Grounds for Greater Baltimore.

Das Interieur. Wiener Monatshefte fur angewandte Kunst. Jahrgang III. Heft 1-6. Janner-Juni 1902

Heaven on Earth. Explorations into the Wilderness Set Forth by John Muir. With Wood Engraving Illustrations Executed by Charles D. Jones.

Collection of Architectural Designs Including Designs which have been executed and Objects whose Execution was Intended. New complete edition in 174 plates.

Twelve Photographs with a Poem by Galway Kinnell.

Das Interieur. Wiener Monatshefte fur Angewandte Kunst. Jahrgang II. Heft 1-6. Janner-Juni 1901

Hydriotaphia. Urne-Buriall, or a Discourse of the Sepylchrall Urnes lately found in Norfolk.

A General Plan for the Improvement of Colorado Springs.

The Story of Maryland Politics

A HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTIONS FROM 1856 TO 1908

The American Mercury (Volumes 1-30).

A History of English Brickwork.

Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with an Appendix Containing Reports from Officers.

Report on a Plan for San Francisco.

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