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1) Italian Coursebook / Italian Learner's Dictionary (Living Language)

NY: Living Language, 2005. 2 Volumes. Dictionary (Italian-English/English-Italian) and Coursebook. Bindings tight, texts clean, no spine crease.. Revised & Updated. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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2) English-urdu and Arabic Conversation

160 pp. Yellow wraps. Cover worn. Text clean, no tears. Arranged by conversational types - Words of daily use; short useful phrases; between 2 friends; to hire an apartment or house; shopping; at the book shop; directions and signs; numeration, etc. All publishing information is in Arabic. Unknown place, date and publisher.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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3) Language Truth and Logic
Ayer, Alfred Jules

NY: Dover Publications, 1936. 160 pp. with index. Cover sl. worn and soiled. A classic of thought and communication. It shows you how to apply analytical methods to your own field of work and dispel the confusion that arises from imperfect understanding of the uses of language.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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4) Intermediate Russian; Introduction to Russian Syntax
Bill, Valentine Tschebotarioff

NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. 206 pp. Includes Russian-English and English-Russian vocabularies. Cover edges worn. Binding tight, text clean.. Trade Paperback. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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5) The Labyrinth of Language
Black, Max

NY: Frederick A. Praeger, 1968. 178 pp. with index and bibliography. The author surveys the outcomes of modern linguistic analysis, various general questions concerning grammar, the relationship between words and ideas, the uses and abuses of language, failures of communication, and the concept of meaning. The book was prepared as one of the "Britannica Perspectives" to commemorate the 200th anniversary of "Encyclopaedia Britannica". Jacket sl. worn with a couple of small tears. Binding tight, text clean. Brown cloth.. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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6) A Linguistic Introduction to the History of English
Bloomfield, Morton W. And Newmark, Leonard

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. 375 pp. with bibliography. Also includes index (xx) of morphemes, words and phrases. Jacket edgeworn and faded on spine. Text heavily underlined. Binding tight.. Later Printing. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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7) The Study of Language; a Survey of Linguistics and Related Disciplines in America
Carroll, John B

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1953. 289 pp. with index. Tan cloth. A few pages have some margin notes, corners bumped. Binding tight, no tears.. First Printing. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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8) Sea Language Comes Ashore
Colcord, Joanna Carver

Cambridge, MD: Cornell Maritime Press, 1974. 213 pp. Illus. with B&W drawings. The American language shiped before the mast, touched at strange ports the world around, and brought home a cargo of phrases shaped by sea and wind to add a dash of salt spray to the speech of shore dwellers. Small tear at head of spine. Binding tight, text clean.. First Edition, 2nd Ptg.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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9) Basic French for Reading, Writing, Speaking
Dickman, Henriette L.; Dickman, Adolphe J.; Leslie, John Kenneth

Boston: Ginn & Company, 1956. 408 pp. with Index, English-French Vocabulary, and French-English Vocabulary. B&W illustrations. Cover lightly worn, some pages soiled, some writing in text. Binding tight, no tears.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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10) Elias' Modern Dictionary: English-Arabic
Elias, Elias A. And Ed. E

Cairo: Elias' Modern Press, 1961. 806 pp. Illus. with small B&W drawings. Half-red leather and cloth-covered boards. Cover worn, binding cracked. Text clean, no tears.. 12th Edition. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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11) O Thou Improper, Thou Uncommon Noun
Espy, Willard R

NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1978. Sl. edge wear, and spine is lightly creased, sl. water stain on fore-edge of last few pages. 366 pp. with index. Foreword by Heywood Hale Broun. A bobtailed, generally chronological listing of proper names that have become improper and uncommonly common; together with a smattering of proper names commonly used ... and certain other diversions.. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Degen, Paul. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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12) The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Italian Phrases (2nd Edition)
Euvino, Gabrielle Ann

NY: Alpha Books, 2005. 197 pp. with Index. Binding tight, text clean.. 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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13) Language in Action; a Guide to Accurate Thinking
Hayakawa, S.I

NY: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1941. 345 pp. with index. Former owner's name inked out on front endpaper, also stamp and address label. Jacket sl. edgeworn. Binding tight, text clean.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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14) L'ecriture (Que Sais-Je?)
Higounet, Charles

Presses Universitaires De France, 1955. 126 pp. Includes bibliography. B&W illustrations. Text in French. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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15) From Texts to Text; Mastering Academic Discourse
Jensen, George H

NY: HarperCollins, 1991. 500 pp. with index. Binding tight, text clean.. First Pb Ptg.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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16) 250 Essential Kanji for Everyday Use
Kanji Text Research Group

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1993. 240 pp. Vocabulary Index, On-Kun Index. B&W cartoon illustrations. Binding tight, text clean.. 2nd Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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17) Intermediate French Conversation
Kany, Charles E. And Dondo, Mathurin

D. C. Heath & Co., 1941. 60 pp. with Vocabulary. Yellow cloth. Binding tight, text clean.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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18) 201 Spanish Verbs; Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses, alphabetically Arranged
Kendris, Christopher

Woodbury, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1963. 221 pp. with indexes. Slight spine crease. Text clean, no tears.. Later Printing. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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19) Historical Linguistics; an Introduction
Lehmann, Winfred P

NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962. 297 pp. with Index and Bibliography. Map endpapers. Binding tight, text clean.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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20) Readings in Applied transformational Grammar
Lester, Mark

NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1973. 402 pp. with index of titles and authors. An anthology of essays dealing with transformational grammar and linguistics. Cover sl. creased and edgeworn, former owner's name on inside front cover.. 2nd Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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21) La Republique Du Silence; The Story of French Resistance
Liebling, A. J. And Sheffer, Eugene Jay

NY: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1947. 534 pp. with Vocabulary (French/English). One page torn and taped, some pencil notations in text, light wear. Binding tight.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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22) Traslottet
Lundberg, Willy-Maria

Raben & Sjogren, 1966. 100 pp. B&W illustrations of various household items - dinnerware, stool, chair, washtub, etc. Text in Swedish. Slight soil to cover and there are a couple of scrapes where stickers were removed. No tears, no writing in text.. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Nilsson, Mats. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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23) Aleksis Stenvallin Elama
Meri, Veijo

Helsingissa: Delfiinikirjat, 1973. 135 pp. Text in Finnish (?). Binding tight, text clean, no spine crease.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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24) The Word Detective
Morris, Evan

Chapel Hill NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2000. 228 pp. Solving the mysteries behind those pesky words and phrases. Binding tight, text clean.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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25) English-Russian Dictionary
Muller, V. K

NY: E. P. Dutton, 1944. 776 pp. Blue cloth. Spine faded. Binding tight, text clean.. New Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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26) The Elements of Expression; Putting Thoughts Into Words
Plotnik, Arthur

NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1996. 225 pp. with index. Something moves you to express your thoughts. The subject is love. Or beauty. Mortality. Some poignant experience. You hesitate - and well you should. Launching ideas as messages is not exactly blowing kisses from a train.. First Trade Pb Ptg.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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27) The Origins and Development of the English Language
Pyles, Thomas

NY: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1971. 413 pp. Includes bibliography, subject index, and index of modern English words, affixes and phrases. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Binding tight, text clean.. 2nd Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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28) The Hater's Handbook
Rosner, Joseph

NY: Delacorte, 1965. Spine is sun-faded, and slanted, sl. loose binding. 310 pp. Illus. with drawings. A guide to the wonderful world of ill will: the catcalls, abuse and caustic comment flung at persons of note throughout the ages.. First Printing. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Roth, Arnold. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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29) A Course in Spoken Arabic
Shaikh, Shafi

Bombay: Oxford Univ. Press, 1978. 125 pp. with index. Yellow wraps. An introduction to spoken Arabic. Binding tight, text clean.. Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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30) Handbook of American Idioms and Idiomatic Usage
Whitford, Harold C. And Dixson, Robert J

NY: Regents Publishing Co., 1953. 155 pp. Lists and defines more than 4500 idioms of the American language and illustrates their use in sentences. Cover worn. Text clean, no tears.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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31) A Papago Grammar
Zepeda, Ofelia

Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1983. 190 pp. with glossary and index. Spine faded. Binding tight, text clean, no spine crease.. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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32) An Introduction to Modern Arabic
Ziadeh, Farhat J. And Winder, R. Bayly

Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press., 1957. 298 pp. Includes English-Arabic and Arabic-English vocabulary, English Index, Arabic Index. Some underlining in the Introduction section, jacket spine faded. Binding tight, no writing in main text.. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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