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1822 SURGERY 1st ed Life of William Hey English: 1822 SURGERY 1st ed Life of William Hey English Medicine Human Anatomy Pearson William Hey was an 18th-century English surgeon in Leeds known for his contributions to amputation operations. Author Joh

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1687 1ed English John Scott on Christian Life Anglican: 1687 1ed English John Scott on Christian Life Anglican Bible Devotional Sermons John Scott (1639-1695) was an English clergyman, devotional writer, and defender of Anglican orthodoxy in his preaching.

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Shelf of Antiquarian Books on English Life, Manners,

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[British Interest] Shelf of Antiquarian Books on English Life, Manners, and History. Including Ayrshire Streams (Arthur Hall, 1851); Pedigree of the Kentish Kings (J. English, 1867); two volumes on Gothic and ecclesiastical architecture by Whittington and Milner, with the bookplate and custom binding of Baron Gray (1811) [covers detached, crude tape repairs]; Sports & Pastimes of the People of England (1898); English Wayfaring Life (1889); Curious Discourses Written by Eminent Antiquaries…(London, 1723), two vols.; Highways and By-Ways in Kent (1907); Social Life in the British Army (1899); Tales of the Hall (1819), Crabbe, two vols.; and others. Uneven condition; should be examined, sold as is.