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The Elements of ancient and universal history : illustrating the most remarkable events which have occurred during the lives of distinguished warriors, kings, legislators, and philosophers, recorded in sacred and profane history. : [Three lines from Abbe de Mabley].

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Format:
Book
Series:
Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 44324.
Historical pocket library ; v. 2.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
History, Ancient.
History--Outlines, syllabi, etc.
History.
Kings and rulers.
Kings and rulers--Juvenile literature.
Geography, Ancient.
Genre:
Outlines and syllabi.
Juvenile literature -- 1819.
Textbooks.
Physical Description:
216 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm
Other Title:
Universal history.
Ancient history.
Place of Publication:
Boston: : Published by Munroe and Francis, no. 4, Cornhill, and David Francis, no. 90, Newbury-Street., 1818.
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
text file
Notes:
Series title (from p. [1]): Historical pocket library: In six volumes. Consisting of I. Heathen mythology. II. Ancient history. III. Grecian history. IV. Roman history. V. and VI. History of England. The whole forming a new, moral, and comprehensive system of historical information for the amusement and instruction of the young, particularly adapted for the use of academies, schools, and the perusal of all who wish to acquire a knowledge of the above important and interesting subjects. Vol. II.
Imprint on series title page varies: Boston: Published by Munroe & Francis, no. 4, Cornhill, (corner of Water-Street;) and David Francis, 90, Newbury-Street, (five doors north of Boylston-Market.) 1819.
Caption title: Universal history.
Copyright Sept. 1, 1818 by Munroe and Francis.
Shaw & Shoemaker entry includes all six volumes of the Historical pocket library.
"A concise dictionary of ancient geography."--p. [205]-216.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 44324).
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