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A Hand-Book of Proverbs - Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, With His Additions From Foreign Languages, and a Complete Alphabetical Index (Hardcover)

Henry George Bohn, John Ray

R1,123 Discovery Miles 11 230

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The Works of Oliver Goldsmith - The Citizen of the World. Polite Learning in Europe. - V. 4. Biographies. Criticisms. Later Collected Essays

Henry George Bohn, Oliver Goldsmith, J. W. M. Gibbs

R1,058 Discovery Miles 10 580

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A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - Comprising French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and Danish, With English Translations and a General Index

Henry George Bohn

R1,059 Discovery Miles 10 590

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The Epigrams of Martial (Hardcover)

Henry George Bohn, Martial

R1,186 Discovery Miles 11 860

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A Dictionary of Quotations From the English Poets (Hardcover)

Henry George Bohn

R955 Discovery Miles 9 550

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A Dictionary of Quotations From the English Poets - Bohn, Henry George Originally published in 1902, it is, according to the author - 'The present edition of my Dictionary of English Poetical Quotations is a verbatim re-issue, with a few slight corrections, of a volume printed for private distribution in July 1807.' This is an exhaustively comprehensive reference work. Its 730 pages contain every memorable quote from every english poet known to history - from Addison, Joseph (1672 - 1719) to Young, edward (1684-1765) taking in every other literary bright light and wordsmith along the way. A hefty, wonderful tome. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Views of Nature - Or Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation (Paperback)

Alexander Von Humboldt; Translated by Elise C. Otte, Henry George Bohn

R1,386 Discovery Miles 13 860

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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intellectual giant: an explorer who helped lay the foundations of biogeography, a naturalist who influenced Charles Darwin, and a botanist who developed a model of the Earth's climate zones. He travelled extensively in Europe, carried out scientific explorations across the Russian Empire and in Latin America, and devoted much energy to seeking a unified view of the different branches of scientific knowledge. Ansichten der Natur, published in 1808 with a second edition in 1826, aimed to 'engage the imagination' as well as to communicate new ideas, and was translated into many European languages. This authorised translation of the third and final 1849 edition, dating from Humboldt's eightieth year, was published in 1850, though another English translation (by Mrs Sabine) had appeared the previous year. The wide coverage, including geology, geography and biology, is typical of Humboldt, as is the precise and engaging style.