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London: Blackie & Son, 1897. 129pp., plus 8 page publisher's promo section. Book square. Spine firm, bumped on head and heel. Ffep. cleanly excised. Leaves and endpapers acidic. Printed cloth soiled and mildly bumped. A stand-alone volume in Blackie's 'Modern Language Series'. "...is intended for those pupils who have made some progress with their grammar and exercises..." Variously in English and German, throughout text, contents include: Prelims., German stories, Notes, Exercises for translation into German, German-English vocabulary. Book weight approx. 150g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Original Cloth Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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London: Souvenir Press, 2001. 160pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations by Rod McLeod, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, albeit slightly browned at edges. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn and scuffed. "Contains hundreds of useful expressions and phrases for everyday life . . . This revised edition of a worldwide bestseller includes a new appendix on Euro 96, mostra spe omni evanescente cum ictum imbecillum direxit ad rete Germanum lusor quidam infelicissimus sextus ipse, and covers the latest technological developments, delivering Latin alive and kicking into the new millenium . . . Originating in Germany, 'Latin Can Be Fun' was translated, adapted and updated by Peter Needham, classics master at Eton College . . . " Book weight approx. 200g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Revised Edition, Reprint. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Great Britain: Harper Collins, 1993. xvi, + 271pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, small, soft corner crease to several. Illustrated card wrapper has corresponding corner crease to upper front panel, otherwise minimal scuffs. "The ideal guide to doing business in German . . . Over 20 business fields covered, including: Computing, Investments, Taxes, Banking, Shipping, R & D, Contracts, Marketing, Accounts, and more . . . Helpful suggestions on correspondence and telephoning, recruitment, meetings, conferences and business travel . . . a Glossary of German Business vocabulary for quick reference . . . Arranged by topic for maximum accessibility . . . 12,000 essential words and phrases . . ." Book weight approx. 295g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. more information

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Dharmsala, Himachal, Pradesh, India: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1973. xix, + 523pp. Book square. Spine lightly shaken. Foredge corners, plus head and heel of backstrip, bumped. White titles on lightly scuffed green cloth boards. Slight dampstain on head of text-block, foredge splotches on several leaves. No dustjacket. Foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama, Preface, Homage, Concluding Prayer, Hints on using the Dictionary, Key to Pronunciation, Abbreviations. Book weight approx. 800g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Hardcover [Original Cloth]. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Rutland, Vermont/Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1994. xii, + 316pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper slightly creased and edgeworn, an original seller's sticker affixed to plain inner front. " . . . provides concise translations of over 16,000 entries. Many entries include useful compounds and phrases, indicating the actual usage of the word . . . " Book weight approx. 590g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . 5th P/B. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Hirschfeld Brothers, 1904. x, + 336pp., plus 59 & 24pp. Book square. Spine firm, rear hinge just starting. Bumped and lightly abraded corners. Printed endpapers. Splash-stain on foredge, plus some margin creasing. This Fourth Revised Edition includes reading exercises, Spanish grammar vocabulary, Spanish verbs, regular and irregular, essential hints, Index. Included loose with book is a small 4pp. leaflet, being a related publisher's promo for a similar book, publication date 1902. Book weight approx. 480g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. 4th [revised] Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Tokyo, Japan: Kyo-Bun-Kwan, 1938. 198pp. Book clean and square. Staple-bound under undamaged brown, cloth covered spine. Leaves clean, textblock lightly bumped. Limp wrapper covers like-bumped, else very good. A former owner's details on plain inner front wrap. Published shortly before the outbreak of World War Two, this Japanese/English language text by M. Inagaki, instructor/lecturer in Japanese, University of Melbourne, consists of 22 lessons, viz: Eight Strokes (Original form), KA TA KA NA, Prolonged Form of Writing and Sounds, Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns, Conjunctions, Nouns, Adverbs, more. Book weight approx. 265g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Unstated. Staplebound Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1986. xvi, + 331pp.,several intext illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated [Graham Humphreys] card wrapper edgeworn and bumped, plus U.V. affected spine. Text-block corners bumped. "...brings together 15 key, classic statements in semiotics and demonstrates what a rich and varied range of subjects it relates to: philosophy, aesthetics, cultural studios, literature, biology and anthropology...each essay is introduced with background material on the work of the writer...Includes Index of Names, ditto Subjects. Book weight approx. 500g. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. . First [British]. Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Melbourne, Australia: None Noted [Prob. Australian Esperanto society], 1971. 23pp., EX-LIBRARY copy, with partially removed identifiers on front endpapers, plus coding on Contents page. Book square. Spine firm [gilt libris code there-on]. Cloth splash-stained [bleached] on rear board. Front panel of original dustjacket affixed over front board. Random fingermarks, splotches, minor margin damage, and one insignificant pen mark on leaves. A concise history and background of Esperanto, and the struggle for international acceptance. It was developed by Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof, born Bialystok, Russian Poland, 15 December, 1859. He died in 1917, the popularity of his development having ebbed and flowed as world issues changed. Book weight approx. 140g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . First Edition. Hardcover [Cloth]. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Oxford University Press, 1981. 96pp., colour illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Previous bookseller's stamp to first (title) page, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and scuffed, light bump to heel. The number '1' is written in black pen on inside front cover. Small section of explanatory text in the German language, ditto back cover blurb. Over 2000 words, including English word, pronunciation and stress, index. Book weight approx. 150g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. Third Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Australia: Cambridge University Press, 1996. xiii, + 846pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, previous corner crease to one page, tiniest of spots to lower edge of several. Printed card wrapper has corner crease to front and rear panel, minimal edgewear. "Designed to support the work of anyone who engages with written language in Australia . . . If you've ever thought twice about the correct form or usage of a word, this is the book to guide you through the range of options available . . . " Contents include: Foreword, Preface, Overview of Contents and How to Access Them, A - Z Entries, Appendix I - X (including International Phonetic Alphabet symbols for Australian English sounds, Geological Eras, SI Units, Selected Proofreading Marks, Format for Letters, etc.). Book weight approx. 1.33 KG. ** Buyers outside Australia: THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG. ** Please email for quote. NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . Softcover. Very Good. 8vo (large). more information

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Tucson, Arizona/ Beirut, Lebanon: University of arizona/Librairie Du Liban, 1975. xxii, 482pp., book square, tight. Two white labels affixed top ffep, covering old names. Laminated dustjacket has mild edgewear, clear tape reinforcing top and bottom of spine. Poorly adhered lamination has lifted in areas, [lateral lines]. Divided into 42 units, each comprising: Text, Translation, Vocabulary, Additional Vocabulary, Grammar and Drills. Printers Erratum has been addressed; lead pages of Units 9, 10, 12 have corrected pages pasted over misprinted pages. Book weight approx. 770g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J. Good/Fair +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Sydney, NSW, Australia: ABC Books, 2006. 191pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, soft reading crease there-on. Leaves clean, slightest hint of browning to edges. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed, soft corner crease to rear. "With his passionate pleasure in language worn on his sleeve, ABC NewsRadio's resident wordsmith Kel Richards delves once more into the hidden meanings of some of the English language's more entertaining words. Idiosyncratic, erudite and engaging . . . " Book weight approx. 240g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Impression. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Varanasi, India: Bhargava Book Depot, 1997. 1432pp., small, intext, line-drawn b/w illustrations. Book square. Cloth backstrip lightly bumped, several small spots, foredge corner bumped. Minor insect damage to small area of exposed inside rear cover. Leaves clean. Laminated, printed, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, closed tear on lower rear foredge fold. First published in 1939, this 12th edition revised and enlarged. Inferior production materials were used throughout this book, diminishing the overall quality . . . Book weight approx. 1070g. [1.07KG.] **INTERNATIONAL BUYERS-THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE CHARGES as it weighs over 1KG.** Please email for quote. NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. 12th Edition. Quarter Cloth Hardback & DJ. Good+/Fair +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edinburgh and London: Thomas Nelson, 1950. xv, + 288pp. Book clean. Spine firm, but mildly cocked. Edges and corners bumped. Printed, dark green cloth boards have several splash stains. An original seller's sticker affixed to ffep., otherwise text-block edges flecked and splotched. Contents of this 'pocket' dictionary, originally published in 1915, include: Prelims., Intro., Grammar of Esperanto, Abbreviations, Part 1/ Esperanto-English. Part 2/ English-Esperanto. Geographical Names, Personal Names. Book weight approx. 150g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . Later. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good+. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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London: The Folio Society, 2007. x, + 117pp. Entries listed alphabetically, with delightful colour-art chapter-heading illustrations, by Clare Mackie, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and crisp. Illustrated boards negligibly scuffed only. "The primary purpose of this compendium is to amuse and entertain . . . Precedence has been given to words and meanings now redundant . . . It reaches from Shakespearean England to the Second World War, and represents a multitude of forms: Mumpers' Talk, Peddlars' French and thieves' cant, society slang, schoolboy jargon, circus patois and the distinctive argots of soldiers, sailors and Oxbridge students, amongst others . . . While British idiom necessarily predominates, there is a smattering of Australian, New Zealand and North American examples . . . " Book weight approx. 300g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illus. by Clare Mackie. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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