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The voyages, travels, and surprising adventures, of Captain Robert Singleton. Written by Daniel Defoe, Author of Robinson Crusoe, &c. &c. Containing An Account of his being set on Shore in the Island of Madagascar; of his Passage from thence, and Travels through the Deserts of Africa; his various Encounters with Savages and wild Beasts; his acquiring great Riches in Gold Dust and Elephants' Teeth, and return to England.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: [1800?]- Books
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The memoirs of Sigr Gaudentio di Lucca: taken from his confession and examination before the Fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy. Making a discovery of an unknown country in the midst of the vast Deserts of Africa, as Ancient, Populous, and Civilized, as the Chinese. With an account of their antiquity, origine, religion, Customs, Polity, &c. and the Manner how they got first over those vast Deserts. Interspers'd with several most surprizing and curious Incidents. Copied from the original manuscript kept in St. Mark's Library at Venice: with critical notes of the learned Signor Rhedi, late Library-Keeper of the said Library. To which is prefix'd, a Letter of the Secretary of the Inquisition, to the same Signor Rhedi, giving an Account of the Manner and Causes of his being seized. Faithfully translated from the Italian, by E. T. gent.
Berington, Simon, 1680-1755.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]- Books
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The lady's assistant, for regulating and supplying her table, being a complete system of cookery, &c. Containing One hundred and Fifty select Bills of Fare, properly disposed for Family Dinners, of Five Dishes to Two Courses of Eleven and Fifteen; with Upwards of Fifty Bills of Fare for Suppers, from Five Dishes to Nineteen; and Several Deserts: Including Likewise, The fullest and choicest Receipts of various Kinds, with Full Directions for preparing them in the most approved Manner, from which a continual Change may be made, as wanted, in the several Bills of Fare: Published from the manuscript collection of Mrs. Charlotte Mason, A Professed Housekeeper, who had upwards of Thirty Years Experience in Families of the first Fashion.
Mason, Charlotte.Date: [1800?]- Books
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The saint of the woods, or the loves of Siffred, and the maid of Brabant. Shewing how she was accused of Adultery, and turned into the dreary Deserts, where her Child was nursed by a white Hind, and how she lived seven Years without any other Nourishment than what she gathered in the Woods, till at last she was discovered, her Innocence proved, and she was restored to the Arms of her Lord.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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The adventures of Sig. Gaudentio di Lucca. Being the substance of his examination before the Fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy: giving an account of an unknown country in the Deserts of Africa, The Origin and Antiquity of the People, Their Religion, Customs, and Laws. Copied from the original manuscript in St Mark's Library at Venice; with critical note of the learned Sig. Rhedi. To which is prefixed. A Letter of the Secretary of the Inquisition, showing the Reasons of Signor Gaudentio's being apprehended, and the Manner of it. Translated from the Italian.
Berington, Simon, 1680-1755.Date: M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The lady's assistant for regulating and supplying her table; containing one hundred and fifty select bills of fare, Properly disposed for Family Dinners Of Five Dishes, to Two Courses of Eleven and Fifteen; With upwards of Fifty Bills Of Fare For Suppers, From Five Dishes to Nineteen; And Several Deserts: including a considerable number of choice receipts Of Various Kinds, With full Directions for preparing them in the most approved Manner: now first published from the manuscript collection of a professed housekeeper; Who had upwards of Thirty Years Experience in Families of the First Fashion.
Mason, Charlotte.Date: M.DCC.LXXIII. [1773]- Books
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The adventures of Sig. Gaudentio di Lucca. Being the substance of his examination before the fathers of the inquisition at Bologna in Italy: Giving an Account of an unknown country in the Midst of the Deserts Africa, the Origin and Antiquity of the People, their Religion, Customs, and Laws. Copied from the original manuscript in St. Mark's Library at Venice; with critical Notes of Learned Signor Rhedi. To which is prefixed, A Letter of the Secretary of the Inquisition, shewing the Reasons of Sig. Gaudentic's being apprehended, and the Manner of it. Translated from the Italian.
Berington, Simon, 1680-1755.Date: M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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The history of the lives and actions of Jonathan Wild, thief-taker. Joseph Blake alias Blueskin, foot-pad. And John Sheppard, housebreaker. Giving a full and exact Account of Jonathan's being Crown'd King of the Gypsies, the Ways and Means he made use of to seduce young People into Robberies, and afterwards hang them for their Deserts, And of the Reasons that induc'd Blueskin to cut Jonathan Wild's Throat. As also a true Relation of the pranks Jack Sheppard play'd, and of his being Retaken. Taken from several papers found since Jonathan's death, with Letters and Private Confessions to Friends, never yet Published.
Date: 1725- Books
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The lady's assistant for regulating and supplying her table, being a complete system of cookery, Containing One Hundred and Fifty select Bills of Fare, properly disposed for Family Dinners of Five Dishes, to Two Courses of Eleven and Fifteen; With Upwards Of Fifty Bills of Fare for Suppers, from Five Dishes to Nineteen, And Several Deserts: Including Likewise. The fullest and choicest Receipts of various Kinds, With Full Directions for preparing them in the most approved Manner, from which a continual Change may be made, as wanted, in the several Bills of Fare: Published from the manuscript collection of Mrs. Charlotte Mason, A Professed Housekeeper, who had upwards of Thirty Years Experience in Families of the first Fashion.
Mason, Charlotte.Date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
Biology of deserts : the proceedings of a symposium on the biology of hot and cold deserts organized by the Institute of Biology / edited by J.L. Cloudsley-Thompson.
Date: 1954- Books
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Desert passages : encounters with the American deserts / Patricia Nelson Limerick.
Limerick, Patricia Nelson, 1951-Date: [1985], ©1985- Books
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We've all our deserts; A comedy.
Woodfall, Henry Sampson, 1784-Date: Printed in the year MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
Animal life in deserts : a study of the fauna in relation to the environment / by P.A. Buxton.
Buxton, Patrick A. (Patrick Alfred), 1892-1955.Date: 1923- Books
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Moral agents and their deserts : the character of Mu'tazilite ethics / Sophia Vasalou.
Vasalou, SophiaDate: [2008], ©2008- Audio
Baruch Blumberg.
Date: 2003- Books
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An account of the shipwreck and captivity of M. de Brisson; containing a description of the deserts of Africa, from Senegal to Morocco. Translated from the French.
Brisson, Pierre-Raymond de, 1745-1820?.Date: 1789- Audio
Harry Kroto.
Date: 2001- Books
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The honour of the seals: or, memoirs of the noble family of Talbot, attempting to do justice to the life, character, and deserts of the late Lord Chancellor.
Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747.Date: 1737- Audio
Richard Doll.
Date: 2001- Audio
Carl Djerassi.
Date: 2002- Books
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An appeal to the people: part the second. On the different deserts and fate of Admiral Byng and his enemies: The Changes in the last Administration: The Year of Liberty or Thraldom.
Byng, John, 1704-1757.Date: 1757- Books
Saharasia : the 4000 BCE origins of child abuse, sex-repression, warfare and social violence in the deserts of the Old World the revolutionary discovery of a geographic basis to human behavior / James DeMeo.
DeMeo, James.Date: [1998], ©1998- Pictures
A figure standing in the desert. Watercolour by N. Goullet, 1955.
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957.Date: 28th Nov. '55 [28 November 1955]Reference: 2969751iPart of: Adamson Collection- Books
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An historical narrative of the shipwreck and captivity of Mr. De Brisson, an officer belonging to the Adminstration of the French Colonies. With a description of the deserts of Africa, from Senegal to Morocco. Translated from the French.
Brisson, Pierre-Raymond de, 1745-1820?.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Books
Nicolas Dortoman et Balaruc : la médecine thermale à la Renaissance / études réunies par Jean Meyers et Brigitte Pérez-Jean.
Date: 2015