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946 Audiobooks

Notes and Queries, Number 167, January 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Number 167, January 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 89, July 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 120, February 14, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 120, February 14, 1852 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "French Literature" to "Frost, William" Volume 11, Slice 2

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "French Literature" to "Frost, William" Volume 11, Slice 2

by Various Authors

The Negro in the United States; a selected bibliography. Compiled by Dorothy B. Porter

The Negro in the United States; a selected bibliography. Compiled by Dorothy B. Porter

by Dorothy Porter Wesley

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Dinard" to "Dodsworth, Roger" Volume 8, Slice 5

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Dinard" to "Dodsworth, Roger" Volume 8, Slice 5

by Various Authors

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Convention" to "Copyright" Volume 7, Slice 3

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Convention" to "Copyright" Volume 7, Slice 3

by Various Authors

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Notes and Queries, Index to Seventh Volume, January-June 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Notes and Queries, Index to Seventh Volume, January-June 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

by Various Authors

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Mars" to "Matteawan" Volume 17, Slice 7

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Mars" to "Matteawan" Volume 17, Slice 7

by Various Authors

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Amiel to Atrauli Vol. 1 Part 2

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Amiel to Atrauli Vol. 1 Part 2

by Various Authors

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section R

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section R

by Project Gutenberg, Noah Webster

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section M, N, and O

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section M, N, and O

by Project Gutenberg, Noah Webster

The Roll of Honour, Volume 1 : A biographical record of all members of His Majesty's naval and military forces who have fallen in the war

The Roll of Honour, Volume 1 : A biographical record of all members of His Majesty's naval and military forces who have fallen in the war

by marquis de Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval

Robert's rules of order revised : for deliberative assemblies

Robert's rules of order revised : for deliberative assemblies

by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Robert

A military dictionary : or, Explanation of the several systems of discipline of different kinds of troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry: the principles of fortification, and all the modern improvements in the science of tactics: comprising the pocket gunner, or little bombardier, the military regulations of the United States: the weights, measures, and monies of all nations: the technical terms and phrases of the art of war in the French language: particularly adapted to the use of the military institutions of the United States

A military dictionary : or, Explanation of the several systems of discipline of different kinds of troops, infantry, artillery, and cavalry: the principles of fortification, and all the modern improvements in the science of tactics: comprising the pocket gunner, or little bombardier, the military regulations of the United States: the weights, measures, and monies of all nations: the technical terms and phrases of the art of war in the French language: particularly adapted to the use of the military institutions of the United States

by William Duane

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section S

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section S

by Project Gutenberg, Noah Webster

A dictionary of men's wear

A dictionary of men's wear

by William Henry Baker

A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum

A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum

by British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities

Aztec place-names : Their meaning and mode of composition

Aztec place-names : Their meaning and mode of composition

by Frederick Starr

Création d'un répertoire bibliographique universel : Conférence Bibliographique Internationale, 1895, publication no. 1

Création d'un répertoire bibliographique universel : Conférence Bibliographique Internationale, 1895, publication no. 1

by Henri La Fontaine, Paul Otlet

The reader's guide to the Encyclopaedia Britannica : A handbook containing sixty-six courses of systematic study or occasional reading

The reader's guide to the Encyclopaedia Britannica : A handbook containing sixty-six courses of systematic study or occasional reading

by Inc. Encyclopaedia Britannica

Motion pictures, 1976 : Catalog of copyright entries, third series, volume 30, parts 12-13

Motion pictures, 1976 : Catalog of copyright entries, third series, volume 30, parts 12-13

by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.

A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.

by B. E.

An alphabetical catalogue of books in fiction and general literature published by Chatto & Windus, Sept. 1899

An alphabetical catalogue of books in fiction and general literature published by Chatto & Windus, Sept. 1899

by Chatto & Windus (Firm)

The botanist's repository for new and rare plants; vol. 09 [of 10]

The botanist's repository for new and rare plants; vol. 09 [of 10]

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Some great American books

Some great American books

by Dallas Lore Sharp

Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 3 [of 7] : A dictionary, historical and comparative, of the heterodox speech of all classes of society for more than three hundred years. With synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, etc.

Slang and its analogues past and present, volume 3 [of 7] : A dictionary, historical and comparative, of the heterodox speech of all classes of society for more than three hundred years. With synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, etc.

by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley

Vollständiges Orthographisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache : mit etymologischen Angaben, kurzen Sacherklärungen und Verdeutschungen der Fremdwörter

Vollständiges Orthographisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache : mit etymologischen Angaben, kurzen Sacherklärungen und Verdeutschungen der Fremdwörter

by Konrad Duden

Motion pictures, 1975 : Catalog of copyright entries, third series, volume 29, parts 12-13

Motion pictures, 1975 : Catalog of copyright entries, third series, volume 29, parts 12-13

by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

A Hausa botanical vocabulary

A Hausa botanical vocabulary

by J. M. (John McEwen) Dalziel

A vocabulary of criminal slang : with some examples of common usages

A vocabulary of criminal slang : with some examples of common usages

by Louis E. Jackson

The watchmakers' hand book : intended as a workshop companion for those engaged in watchmaking and allied mechanical arts

The watchmakers' hand book : intended as a workshop companion for those engaged in watchmaking and allied mechanical arts

by Claudius Saunier

Historia da litteratura portugueza [Vol. I] : Introduccao e theoria da historia da litteratura portugueza

Historia da litteratura portugueza [Vol. I] : Introduccao e theoria da historia da litteratura portugueza

by Teófilo Braga

Portuguese literature

Portuguese literature

by Aubrey F. G. (Aubrey Fitz Gerald) Bell

The wonders of the world : a complete museum, descriptive and pictorial, of the wonderful phenomena and results of nature, science and art

The wonders of the world : a complete museum, descriptive and pictorial, of the wonderful phenomena and results of nature, science and art

by John Loraine Abbott

Le livre commode des adresses de Paris pour 1692, tome 1/2

Le livre commode des adresses de Paris pour 1692, tome 1/2

by Monsieur de (Nicolas) Blégny

The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2

The stone age in North America, vol. 1 of 2

by Warren K. (Warren King) Moorehead

Manuel de synonymie Latine

Manuel de synonymie Latine

by Ludwig von Doederlein

Type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas

Type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas

by William Edward Duellman, Barbara Berg

The book of wonders : gives plain and simple answers to the thousands of everyday questions that are asked and which all should be able to, but cannot answer...

The book of wonders : gives plain and simple answers to the thousands of everyday questions that are asked and which all should be able to, but cannot answer...

The stone age in North America, vol. 2 of 2

The stone age in North America, vol. 2 of 2

by Warren K. (Warren King) Moorehead

Le livre commode des adresses de Paris pour 1692, tome 2/2

Le livre commode des adresses de Paris pour 1692, tome 2/2

by Monsieur de (Nicolas) Blégny

The flowering plants of South Africa; vol. 5

The flowering plants of South Africa; vol. 5

by I. B. (Illtyd Buller) Pole Evans

Aggravating ladies : Being a list of works published under the pseudonym of "a lady," with preliminary suggestions on the art of describing books bibliographically

Aggravating ladies : Being a list of works published under the pseudonym of "a lady," with preliminary suggestions on the art of describing books bibliographically

by Olphar Hamst

Arkham House : The first 20 years; 1939-1959

Arkham House : The first 20 years; 1939-1959

by August Derleth