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Garden City, NY: Garden City Books, 1940. Roget's Thesaurus of the English Language in Dictionary Form: Being a Presentation of Roget's Thesaurus English Words and Phrases in a Modernized, More Complete, and More Convenient Dictionary Form, Together with Briefer Synonymies for the Busy Writer, the Whole Comprised in One Alphabetical Arrangement with an Appendix of Foreign Words and… Read more

Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1990. Rare Edition: Authorized for sale only in the (former) Soviet Union Published in 1990 Text is in English except for the title page and publication information page which are in Russian, with some English on publication information page. 8vo size marble patterned hardcover with silver foil titles on spine and… Read more

London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1962. "Including 3,500 entries and 27 articles by acknowledged authorities on various subjects; lists of Hunts, Societies, etc. With colour frontispiece, 24 half-tone plates and over 80 line illustrations." 8vo sized cloth bound hardcover with bright gilt titles on cover and spine; 347 pages. Further Revised Edition, 1962. … Read more

New York: McGraw Hill, 2006. 350 pages From back: "Do you want to be able to look up words quickly and easily? Would you like to check your grammar at the same time? Do you want words that will be useful for life in Wales today? Edgewear, moderate wear and some creasing to covers; creased spine.… Read more

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982. 160 pages profusely illustrated throughout with color photographs. From back: "Despite the importance of mushrooms in cuisine and medicine, little is know about the strange fungi. This comprehensive reference work opens this fascinating work fo the general reader...It covers 525 worldwide species in detail, with full botanical descriptions, habitats, life cycles, and… Read more

New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 2003. A volume in the Reference Shelf series. 199 bright, white pages. Color photo illustrated cover has some light wear and sticker residue on back cover. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" -… Read more

Boston: Little Brown, 1960. 96 clean, toned pages. Cloth bound softcover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1980. Contents include: The Prehistoric Boat; Oared Ships; The Development of Sailing Ships; Yachting; The History of Powered Ships; Engines and Propulsion Machinery; The Development of Submarines; Warships and Sea Warfare; Diving and Salvage; Famous Ships in History; more. 256 pages with black and white and color illustrations throughout. Small spot on title… Read more

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1915. Green cloth with bright gilt titles on spine. 830 toned pages. Preface to the second edition by Ephraim Emerton, Charles H. Haskins and Edwin F. Gay, all of the History Department of Harvard University. The Preface to the first edition, included, was written by the author. Contents include: Bibliography, Journals,… Read more

New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1940. An index to 3,365 books and periodicals in libraries; A guide to all things natural in the field. Where and how to find the most important objects of natural interest in all countries as described in the leading publications by the popular authors and well-known scientists and explorers of various nationalities. Second… Read more

Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1921. Unnumbered, about 150 toned pages. Biographical sketches From John Abbey to Bernhard Ziehn. Pronunciation guide. List of Abbreviations. We note only page slightly wrinkled at top. Dark tan hardcover with black titles and decorations. Edgewear, wear to head and heel of spine, worn corners. Price sticker, name and address… Read more

Hawaii: Allen Publishing, 2001. Signed by author on title page. Second edition; revised. 181 bright, white pages with some black and white drawings; color photo illustrated cover. Edgewear and wear to tips. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author.… Read more

New York: A.L. Burt Company Circa 1920s or earlier. Thin red cloth boards with gilt titles on sunned spine. In two parts: English to Spanish 218 pages and Spanish to English. 255 pages. Pencilled notation on inside cover, name on fep, bumped corners and head and heel of spine. Thanks for shopping with us!… Read more

Philadelphia: David McKay Publisher, 1900. Provenance: this volume was owned by esteemed lawyer Nathan Isaacs, Harvard law professor and conservative legal realist. His signature is on the fep. Circa 1900. Black cloth with gilt titles on spine. Bumped and worn corners and head and heel of spine. Edgewear. 232 pages. A paperclip… Read more

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1939. 567 pages to this small, thick volume. Based on Sir Paul Harvey's Oxford Companion to English Literature. Navy blue cloth with bright gilt titles on spine. 567 pages. Preface by John Mulgan. From Abana and Pharpar to Zwingli, Ulrich. Bumped head and heel of spine, bumped and worn lower corners… Read more

Chicago: Spencer Press, Inc., 1953. In two volumes, both included. Green leatherette with gilt titles and decorations on spine and covers. Bumped head and heel of spine, edgewear. Volume 1 is A to Patras; 888 toned pages. Volume 2 is Patria to Zyrian and supplements; it finished with 1,432 pages, followed by Encyclopedic Supplements: synonyms… Read more

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. Stated First Edition. 450 creamy toned pages with red topstain. Some wear and light soil to jacket including a chip on top and small stain on bottom of jacket spine. Heavy foxing to underside of jacket and lighter foxing to jacket front. Tanned inside covers and endpapers, small area of… Read more

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1960. Ex-library with traditional markings. Jacket covered in mylar has sunned spine. 155 pages. Pencilled price on fep. Volume 66 of the Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism. We have many other volumes of the Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity… Read more

Springfield, MA: G & C. Merriam Co. Publishers, 1943. Cordovan embossed leatherette with bright gilt titles and decoration on spine and cover. Gilt borders on sides, top and bottom. Tabbed from A to Z. 1,274 pages with black and white illustrations. Thumb Index. Edgewear, particularly to head of spine. Name on top inside cover. Thanks… Read more

New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1940. 8vo size gray clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 133 lightly toned pages with black and white decorations. From preface: "This book is made up of other books and my enthusiasms. I have turned over half a library to put it together. If it makes you begin to turn over half a library… Read more