Early western travels, 1748-1846; a series of annotated reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the aborigines and social and economic conditions in the middle and far West, during the period of early American settlement,

Vol. 25 (81 plates, fold. map) 53 cm.

Historical and descriptive catalogue of the pictures, busts, &c. in the National Portrait gallery ...

Mode of access: Internet.

Memoirs of George the Fourth, descriptive of the most interesting scenes of his private and public life, and the important events of his memorable reign; with characteristic sketches of all the celebrated men who were his friends and companions as a prince, and his ministers and counsellors as a monarch.

Parts of v. 1 follow verbatim the anonymous work: Memoirs of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. 2d ed. London, 1808.

Historical and descriptive catalogue of the pictures, busts, &c. in the National Portrait Gallery.

Introduction signed by Lionel Cust.

Persia the land of the magi, or, The home of the wise men; an historical and descriptive account of Persia from the earliest ages to the present time...including Afghanistan and Beloochistan...

Mode of access: Internet.

Sixth annual report of the Commissioner of lands and immigration of the state of Florida, for the year ending December 31, 1874, together with reports from the several counties ... descriptive of the soil, products and general characteristics, thus forming a complete manual of information for immigrants.

Cover-title reads The Florida settler; or, Immigrants' guide 2d ed.

Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the physiological series of comparative anatomy contained in the museum of the Royal college of surgeons in London.

Mode of access: Internet.

Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the fossil Reptilia of South Africa in the collection of the British museum.

Mode of access: Internet.

Historical and descriptive sketches of Norfolk and vicinity : including Portsmouth and the adjacent counties, during a period of two hundred years ; also sketches of Williamsburg, Hampton, Suffolk, Smithfield, and other places, with descriptions of some of the principal objects of interest in eastern Virginia /

Includes index.

Letters descriptive of the Virginia springs; the roads leading thereto, and the doings thereat.

Mode of access: Internet.

Historical collections of the great West: containing narratives of the most important and interesting events in western history -remarkable individual adventures - sketches of frontier life - descriptions of natural curiosities: to which is appended historical and descriptive sketches of Oregon, New Mexico, Texas, Minnesota, Utah, California, Washington, Nebraska, Kansas, etc., etc.

v. 2 has caption title only.

Fairfield, ancient and modern; a brief account, historic and descriptive, of a famous Connecticut town,

Bibliography: p. 71-73.

The pioneers : or, the sources of the Susquehanna. A descriptive tale /

Mode of access: Internet.

How to read character : a new illustrated hand-book of phrenology and physiognomy for students and examiners, with a descriptive chart /

Spine title: How to read character.

Agamenticus, Bristol, Gorgeana, York; an oration delivered by the Hon. James Phinney Baxter, in York, Maine, on the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the town, together with a brief history of York and a descriptive account of the celebration of this anniversary, with a complete index of names and historic events August 5, 1902.

"Historical sketch of York" (p. 34-82) is by F.D. Marshall.