Language Studies Books

Merrill (1968). v & 519pp. Assoc. author: Jere Hough. Small label mark on cover. small cross-out on fly. High School textbook. very good. illus. Cloth.. (more information)

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Simon & Schuster NY (1977). crease in front cover. otherwise fine with nicked dj. 1st printing. Hardback.. (more information)

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Constable London (1985). 184pp. fine. Cloth. Dust jacket. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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American Book Co. (1941). Includes introduction, notes and vocabulary by editors. Pencil notes and underlining. Text of plays are in French. Includes 'Les Trois Filles De M. Dupont' by Brieux; 'La Course Du Flambeau' by Hervieu; 'Les Affaires Sont Les Affaires' by Mirbeau. Heavy rubs to one cover corner. 452pp. French to English vocabulary. Designed as a textbook for intermediate level students of French. Good. No dust jacket. Cloth. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Merriam Springfield, MA. (1949). A dictionary of names and places with geographical and historical information and pronunciations. Cover and spine printing faded. Rubs to cover corners and edges. Head and foot of spine rubbed. Decorated end papers. xxxi & 1293 & xxivpp. Alphabet finger tabs. About five marginal notes, with one blank page of notes--verso of page 1293. Good reading copy. Illustrated and with maps, some in color. Hardback. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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Univ. of Penna. (1997). vii & 327pp. Bibliography. Index. Fine. 1st printing. Cloth. Fine dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Norton Library (1964). Light bite mark on lower outside front cover corner else very good copy. 224pp. Reprint. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Macmillan 1928. Bump to top outside front cover. Darkened spine with faded lettering. Mild shelfwear outside. Initially published in 1903. Long 67 page Introduction in English. Text is in Latin. xii+ & 518pp. Some change in color tone of pages. Has notes, Word-groups and vocabulary to assist reader. Good. No dust jacket. Illustrations and maps. Reprint. Cloth. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Thomas Nelson (1977). xiii+ & 252pp. 'Of the 3400 pseudonyms listed, pen-names account for roughly half the collection, stage names a third; the remainder.cover personalties in.politics, sport, crime, painting and sculpture, and music.' Gives two lists: from pseudonyms to real names and from real names to pseudonyms. Also has a short list of quotes about pseudonyms and a bibliography. Very good. 1st Amer. ed. Hardback. Nicked dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Book-of-the-Month Club NY (1961). five slip cases, each containing instructional pamphlets in wraps, center stapled. Slip cases are dust marked, 2 are broken but intact, the other 3 are good. small quarto. Full set is 13 Portfolios. We are offering the first five Portfolios only. All pamphlets are present and in fine condition F5.. (more information)

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Meredith Press NY (1967). new reised and enlarged international edition. Includes: Abbreviations, acronyms, anonyms, contractions, initials and nicknames, short forms and slang shortcuts, signs and symbols. fine with vg dj. Cloth.. (more information)

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St Martin's Press NY (1984). 3rd printing. xi & 143pp. Fine. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Random House NY (1976). . fading along cover edges else near fine with vg dj. Early printing. Hardback.. (more information)

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Viking (1961). Translated by Mervyn Savill. Gilt lettering on spine. Small cross-out on fly. Originally published in German in Vienna in 1957. 327pp. Very good. No dust jacket. Photo illustrations. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Dutton (1969). 174+pp. Near fine. Illustrations by John Ward. 1st Amer. ed. Hardback. Very good dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Random House (1957). Light rubs to cover corners and top and bottom edges and to head and foot of spine. viii & 567pp. Little white paint spot on spine. Very light bump to head of spine. Good. No dust jacket. Cloth. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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Knopf 1974. x & 350pp. xiv page index. Underlines on several pages. References & Bibliography. Square 8vo. (Size. Approx. 8½' x 7½'). very good. No dj. Cloth.. (more information)

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Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Milano (1984). (Size. Approx. 11 x 8+ inches) Italian language version of the original 'What's What.' Very useful for the reader of one language learning the parallell words in the other. Shows drawings of objects and gives the names of the parts in both Italian and English. Just about everything in this book is in both Italian and English. You have to get your grammar elsewhere but pick up you vocabulary here. You are also learning a lot about the objects themselves. Get this: In Italian the shutoff valve of your toilet (il gabinetto) is 'valvola di arresto afflusso dell'acqua.' I'm going to hate to give this book up. Very good. No dj. Illustrations. Hardback. 4to.. (more information)

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Harper & Row (1946). Foreword by Lyman Bryson. xiii & 210pp. Very light bump to head of spine. Very good. Hardback. Nicked dj. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Harper & Brothers NY (1949). no dj. very good+. Cloth.. (more information)

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Ballantine Books (4th printing. Oct. 1985). x & 261pp. Two corner creases. One short written notation on contents page. Good. Paperback. 12mo.. (more information)

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Hill & Wang (1966). After the author's death with two-thirds of this book in first Jacques Barzun in collaboration with Carlos Baker, Frederick W. Dupee, Dudley Fitts, Phyllis McGinley, Lionel Trilling carried it through to completion. 2nd printing of 1st edition. x+ & 436pp. Very good. No dust jacket. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Clarendon Press (1950) (4th printing of U.S. 1944 edition.). Gilt lettering on spine. Light rubs to spine ends. Light rubs to cover corners and edges. viii & 742pp. Clean. Size. 7¼' high x 5' wide. Very good. No dj. Cloth. 12mo.. (more information)

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(1952). 448pp, Map endpapers. Notes in pencil on title page and page before. Slight color change in paper. Spine covered with pasted-on paper. Soil on covers. Reading copy. Hardback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Harper & Row (1985). 214pp. 'A famous dictionary editor traces the origin and development of the pungent and colorful phrases we all use.' Modest aging of paper. Small label shadow on cover. Very good. Illustrations by Tom Funk. 1st paperback ed. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Barnes & Noble (1946 reprint). College Outline Series. 240pp. Very worn, tattered and taped dj. Bookplate on front endpaper with name erased. Slight change in paper color. Good. Revised. Cloth. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Gregg Publishing (1941). vi & 442pp. foxing spots on several preliminary pages. Textbook for students of shorthand. For the uninitiated a strikingly abstract calligraphy. Overall very good copy. No dj. illustrated. 3rd edition. Cloth. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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American Book Co. NY (1957). viii & 264pp. Textbook by Temple University professor. Light rubs to cover corners. Ink marks on two pages. Light creases in several pages. Name on endpaper: C. Papler. Learning to write clear and effective English. Good copy. No djust jacket. 2nd editon. Hardback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Vantage Press (1968). 353pp. An ideosyncratic and personal dictionary. In three parts: Prelude/ Dictionary--A to Z/ Biographical Notes. Very good. no dj. 1st edition. Cloth. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Harcourt, Brace and World (1963). Ex Library with marks removed except for stamp on top edge. Gilt lettering on spine. Glue shadows on endpapers. Free endpapers removed except for stubs. vii & 188pp. Hayakawa (1906-1992) semanticist who later served as U.S. Senator from California 1977-1983. Good reading copy. Cloth. Slighlty torn dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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