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The American universal geography, or, A view of the present state of all the kingdoms, states, and colonies in the known world. In two volumes. The first volume contains a copious introduction, adapted to the present improved state of astronomical science--a brief geography of the earth--a general description of America--an account of North-America, and its various divisions, particularly of the United States--a general account of the West-Indies, and of the four groupes [sic] of islands into which they are naturally divided, and a minute account of the several islands--a general description of South-America, and a particular account of its various states and provinces--and a brief description of the remaining American islands. The second volume contains a geography of the Eastern continent--a general description of Europe, and a minute account of its various kingdoms and states--a general description of Asia, its kingdoms, provinces, and islands--an account of the numerous islands arranged by modern geographers under the names of Austral Asia and Polynesia--a general description of Africa, and a particular account of its various states and islands. To which are added an abridgement of the last census of the United States--a chronological table of remarkable events from the creation to this time--an improved list of ancient and modern learned and eminent men--and a copious index to the whole work. The whole comprehending a complete system of modern geography. Accompanied by a new and elegant general atlas of the world, containing (in a separate volume,) sixty three maps, comprising, as far as they could be obtained, all the latest discoveries to the present time. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. F.A.A. S.H.S. Minister of the Congregational church in Charlestown. Sixth edition. Arranged on a new plan, and improved in every part by a laborious examination of most of the late respectable voyages and travels, in Europe and Asia, by a free use of the information in the abridgement of Pinkerton's excellent geography, and by the admirable statistical tables of Hassel. Volume I[-II].
Date: January 1, 1812
Genre: Gazetteers
Author: Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826.
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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. The text carefully printed from the most correct copies of the present authorized translation. Including the marginal readings and parallel texts. With a commentary and critical notes, designed as a help to a better understanding of the Sacred writings. By Adam Clarke, LL.D. F.S.A. M.R.I.A. Vol. I[-IV]. [Two lines from Romans]
Date: January 1, 1811
Genre: Maps
3.
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. In eight volumes. Vol. I[-VIII].
Date: January 1, 1816
Genre: Autobiographies
Author: Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794.
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The life of the most noble Arthur, Marquis and Earl of Wellington, Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington, and Baron Douro of Wellesley, all in the county of Somerset, K.B. lieutenant general; marshal general of the Portuguese, and captain general of the Spanish armies; commander in chief of His Britannic Majesty's forces in the peninsula; also, Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, K.C.S. &c. &c. The first part by Francis L. Clarke. The second part, from the attack on the castle of Burgos to the taking of Bordeaux, by William Dunlap.
Date: January 1, 1814
Genre: Biographies
Author: Clarke, Francis L.
5.
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq. In eight volumes. Vol. I[-VIII].
Date: January 1, 1804
Genre: Autobiographies
Author: Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794.
6.
Travels through Spain and part of Portugal, with commercial, statistical, and geographical details. [Two lines from Gray]
Date: January 1, 1808
Genre: Travel literature
Author: Whittington, G. D. (George Downing)
7.
The Conductor generalis: or, The office, duty and authority of justices of the peace, high-sheriffs, under-sheriffs, coroners, constables, gaolers, jury-men, and overseers of the poor: as also, the office of clerks of assize, and of the peace, &c. Compiled chiefly from Burn's Justice, and the several other books on those subjects, by James Parker, late one of the justices of the peace for Middlesex County, in New-Jersey; and lately revised and adapted to the United States of America, by a gentleman of the law. The whole alphabetically digested under the several titles; with a table, directing to the ready finding out the proper matter under those titles.
Date: January 1, 1801
Genre: Subscribers' lists
8.
The grounds of the old religion: or, Some general arguments in favour of the Catholic, apostolic, Roman, communion. Collected from both ancient and modern controvertists. By a convert. [Three lines from Jeremiah]
Date: January 1, 1814
Genre: Subscribers' lists
Author: Challoner, Richard, 1691-1781.
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The American universal geography; or, A view of the present state of all the kingdoms, states, and colonies in the known world. In two volumes. The first volume contains a copious introduction, adapted to the present improved state of astronomical science ... The second volume contains the geography of the Eastern continent ... The whole comprehending a complete and improved system of modern geography. Accompanied by a general atlas of the world, containing sixty-three maps; by Arrowsmith and Lewis. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Minister of the Congregational Church in Charlestown. Volume I[-II].
Date: January 1, 1819
Genre: Maps
Author: Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826.
10.
The Life of Salignac de la Mothe Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray: author of Telemachus, &c., &c.
Date: January 1, 1804
Genre: Biographies
11.
A sermon, written by a lover of truth and a friend to its promotion. [One line of Scripture text]
Date: January 1, 1817
Genre: Sermons
Author: Lover of truth and a friend to its promotion.
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The doctrine of decrees essential to the Divine character. A sermon preached at New-Haven, Vt. Lord's Day, Feb. 23, 1812. By Josiah Hopkins, pastor of the Congregational Church of Christ, in New-Haven. [Three lines from Toplady] Published at the request of the hearers.
Date: January 1, 1812
Genre: Sermons
Author: Hopkins, Josiah, 1786-1862.
13.
Death's dominion over man considered. A sermon, occasioned by the death of the Honorable Major General Alexander Hamilton; preached at the Baptist Church, in Charleston, South-Carolina, the fifteenth day of August, 1804, before the state Society of the Cincinnati, the American Revolution Society, and a numerous assemblage of other citizens: and, published at the joint request of the two societies. By Richard Furman, D.D. pastor of said church, and a member of the Revolution Society. [One line from Hebrews]
Date: January 1, 1804
Genre: Sermons
Author: Furman, Richard, 1755-1825.
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The great concern of salvation. In three parts. Viz. I. A discovery of man's natural state; or, the guilty sinner convicted. II. Man's recovery by faith in Christ: or, the convinced sinner's case and cure. III. The Christian's duty with respect to both personal & family religion. By the late Rev. Thomas Halyburton, professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrew's.
Date: January 1, 1801
Genre: Subscribers' lists
Author: Halyburton, Thomas, 1674-1712.
15.
Nature displayed, in her mode of teaching language to man; or, A new and infallable method of acquiring a language in the shortest time possible, deduced from the analysis of the human mind, and, consequently suited to every capacity. Adapted to the French. By N.G. Dufief, of Philadelphia. [Six lines of quotations] Vol. I-[II] ...
Date: January 1, 1804
Genre: Subscribers' lists
Author: Dufief, N. G. (Nicolas Gouin), 1776?-1834.

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