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London: E H Wells Undated but most likely from the late 1800s (1870-1890 based on endpapers.) 572 pages gilt bordered all around. Gilt is still bright. Front cover, end page, title page and page 1 are detached (but present.) Page 1 has a several tears. Pages are surprisingly bright white with foxing not noted until page 567. Foxing also present on title page. Worn black leather cover with bright gilt titles on front and cover. Cover is chipped at bottom spine. 2.5 inches by slightly more than 3.5 inches. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall.
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary The Largest Abridgment of Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language; 1700 Illustrations by Webster, Noah - 1919
by Webster, Noah
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary The Largest Abridgment of Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language; 1700 Illustrations
by Webster, Noah
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Massachusettes: G. & C. Merriam Co.. Very Good. 1919. Third Edition / Thin Paper Edition De Luxe. Hardcover. 15187 . Thin paper edition de luxe, published in 1919. Finger tab indexed with 1700 illustrations throughout. ; Very slight wear around the edges of the covers, front free end paper has a tear running along the spine (but not at the spine) almost halfway up the height of the book. Still attached fine otherwise. Strong binding, easily read and turned throughout the book. Clean pages and all index tabs are present. Very clean and well kept copy. ; Merriam Series; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1248 p. .
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- Date Published 1919
- Keywords 15187, Webster's Dictionary, Dictionary, Illustrated Dictionary, De Luxe Dictionary
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Nugents Pocket- Dictionary of the English and French Language
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LINGUISTIC STUDIES PRESENTED TO ANDRE MARTINET (3 Vols.)
by Julliand, Alphonse, ed
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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London: William Clowes and Sons, 1967. Library Buckram. As New Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 590 pp. v.I; 518 pp. v.II; 356 pp. v.III. Text in English and French, one article in Russian. Successive years (1967-1969) of the linguistic journal "Word," in honor of the work of the influential French Saussurian of the early-mid 20th century.
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The Phonetic Journal for the Year 1899 Vol. 58
by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons (Includes Typewriting Exercises.)
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London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons 1899. (Hardcover) 826pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Burgundy leather with gilt lettering on the spine. All edges gilt, index, photographs, typewriting exercises. The spine is lightly faded and there is a tiny closed tear on the front free endpaper. "We have pleasure in commencing our customary annual survey of shorthand affairs by pointing out that the encouraging element of growth, in all that appertains to the teaching and employment of the phonographic art, is the most striking fact deducible from the statements of teachers, and from the returns of examining bodies" - from the Annual Address to our Readers. Includes Typewriting Exercises. Text in Pitman Shorthand and English. (Linguistics, Phonology, Shorthand).
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Trukese - English and English - Trukese Dictionary
by Ltd. Cdr. S. H. Elbert
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii: Naval Military Government, 1947. 1st edition. stapled wrappers. Good. Published by the Naval Military Government, Pearl Harbor, T. H. February 1947. 337 pages, Stapled wrappers, staples rusty, front wrappers loose from two staples, but still attached. Wrappers with shelf wear, small tear on bottom of front wrapper. Trukese has by far the largest number of of speakers in the Truk state. The dictionary by Samuel H. Elbert, published in 1947 is the first ever Trukese dictionary. This dictionary represents the Trukese language as it is spoken in the lagoon islands of Truk. With notes on pronunciation, grammar, vocabularies and phrases. Published by the Naval Military Government.
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Antique Linguae Britannicae Thesaurus: Being a British, or Welsh-English Dictionary: Containing Some Thousands of British Words More Than Any Welsh Dictionary Hitherto Published...To Which is Prefix'd a Compendious and Comprehensive Welsh Grammar, ...A Large Collection of British Proverbs.
by Richards, Thomas
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Dolgelley: Gomerian Press 1815, 3rd edition greatly improved. (Hardcover) 476pp. Good, no dust jacket. The covers are worn. Text in Welsh and English. (Dictionaries, Dictionaries, Language, Proverbs).
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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
by Oxford University Press
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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London: Oxford University Press 1970, 2nd edition. (Hardcover) 1003pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Brown leather decoratively stamped in gilt and brown. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon page markers, indexes. A few small stains (coffee splashes?) on the fore-edge. A handsome book. . Suitable as a gift. (Reference, Quotations).
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DBG Musiklexikon
by Herzfeld Friedrich
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Thessaloniki, Greece
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A very good hardcover, First edition. Interesting former owners name Leandros Viky in greek. With 4,500 keywords, 600 musical examples, 1000 pictures and 32 title pages (Mit 4500 Sichwörtern, 600 Notenbeispielen, 1000 Abbildungen und 32 Tafelseiten).
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A Provincial Glossary; with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions; by Francis Grose; a New Edition, Corrected
by Grose, Francis
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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London: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1811. Hardcover. Good. 124 p.; 31 cm. Contemporary brown cloth spine with plain brown paper over boards. In Good Condition: front board is detached but present; lacking most of cloth over spine; edges are rubbed; pages are clean and bright.
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English-French French-English Midget Series Dictionary
by Burgess & Bowes Ltd [Editor]
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Thessaloniki, Greece
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A very good+ red cloth bound softcover, completely revised and corrected.25.000 Words with Dialogues, ets. Containing Automobile Terms, Dialogues, Geographical and Christian Names, Photographic Terms, Etc.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English
by Jennifer Seidl, W. McMordie, H. W. Fowler, F. G. Fowler, John Bradbury Sykes
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- 9780198611318 / 0198611315
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Granville, New York, United States
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982. 3/4 bound morocco with raised bands and gilt ornaments. Published Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1982, reprinted with corrections, 1983. 8vo., xx+1260pp. Bound in 3/4 morocco with marbled paper covered boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilting. Near fine. . Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Learning Lao for Everybody
by Klaus Werner
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- 9783894163402 / 3894163402
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Vientiane, Lao PDR: State Printing Enterprise, 1992. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean with sun fading to front cover and spine. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. 176 pages.
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Diccionario etimológico Vasco VII (7): Kopa - Orloi
by Agud, Manuel & Tovar, Antonio
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Good condition, some marks and wear (see images), warping slightly but no water damage, it may simply have been stored unevenly for a while.This title is listed in libraries as ISBN 9788479071790, the books states 847907180-X but that seems to relate to a different book entirely.
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Learn Lao : a simple guide to practical spoken Lao for English-speakers
by Mike Callaghan
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Vientiane, Lao PDR: Mike Callaghan, February 1999. Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Light edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. x + 238 pages.
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A Lao Grammar for Language Learners
by Pamela Sue Wright
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Bangkok: TU-SIL-LRDP, Thammasat University, 1996. Paperback. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Reading and shelf wear to covers. Not from a library. viii + 95 pages. Published initially as a volume of the Thammasat University Journal of Language and Linguistics.
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Lao for Beginners: An Introduction to the Written and Spoken Language of Laos
by Tatsuo Hoshino; Russell Marcus
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Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1989. Trade Paperback. Fifth printing, 1997.Very Good. Prior owner's name to FFEP. Text block pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light reading wear to corners. Not from a library. 209 pages.An effective and concise self-study Lao language book. Lao for Beginners is for the person who is beginning to learn Lao. It is an incredibly useful introduction to spoken Lao for tourists, businesspeople or students. Lao for Beginners is primarily a workbook full of exercises to help beginners practice and acquire the ability to communicate with Lao people in spoken Lao. It is not a phrase book to scratch the surface of the Lao language. The book has been tested in classrooms and by individuals who have used it successfully to learn Lao. This beginning Lao text was designed for people who want to learn how to speak Lao fast. The book mainly teaches speaking Lao although there is a section which teaches reading Lao. The… Read More
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The Marine Encyclopaedic Dictionary
by Sullivan, Eric
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Valletta, Malta: Gulf Publishing, 1980. First edition. Hard cover. Published Valletta, Malta: Gulf Publishing, 1980, first printing, with errata slip laid in.. 8vo., vii+499pp. Slight wear to lower corner, else near fine.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo.
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LINGUISTIC STUDIES PRESENTED TO ANDRE MARTINET (3 Vols.)
by Julliand, Alphonse, ed
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London: William Clowes and Sons, 1967. Library Buckram. As New Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 590 pp. v.I; 518 pp. v.II; 356 pp. v.III. Text in English and French, one article in Russian. Successive years (1967-1969) of the linguistic journal "Word," in honor of the work of the influential French Saussurian of the early-mid 20th century.
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The Nuzi Dialect of Akkadian; Orthography and Phonology
by Berkooz, Moshe
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Philadelphia: Linguistic Society of America, 1937. RARE. Supplement to LANGUAGE, Journal of the Linguistic Society of America, Language Dissertations, Number 23, January-March, 1937, edited by George Melville Bolling, Hans Sperber, W.F. Twaddell, and Edward Sapir. About Very Good, small name in ink top edge front cover, moderate edge wear to wrappers, what appear to be coffee stains to margins, not affecting text. 64 pp. . First Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Comparative Study of Some Central African Gong-Languages
by Carrington, J. F
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Bruxelles, Belgium: Institut Royal Colonial Belge, 1949. From the collection of noted semiotician and linguist Thomas A. Sebeok, his signature in ink title page. A Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, Sebeok was among the founders of biosemiotics and editor-in-chief of the journal Semiotica, the leading periodical in the field. Very Good, also from the collection of noted anthropologist, linguist, and ethnomusicologist George Herzog, his signature in ink "Herzog" top of front cover, stamped Herzog Collection at title page, missing the rear cover. 119 pp, with 3 foldout tables of gong types at rear, the foldouts are Fine. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Die Urgermanischen Lehnworter Im Finnischen II. Supplement Und Wortindex
by Collinder, Bjorn
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Uppsala, Sweden: Almqvist & Wiksel Intl., 1941. From the collection of noted semiotician and linguist Thomas A. Sebeok, his signature in ink title page. A Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, Sebeok was among the founders of biosemiotics and editor-in-chief of the journal Semiotica, the leading periodical in the field. Very Good Plus, small stain at bottom edge, toning and faint prior owner name top edge front wrapper. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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