Language Instruction from THE BOOK VAULT

D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1869. 7.5" X 4.875" in green cloth with shiny black leather spine. Corners abraded; 2" slit in spine edge; tear at foot of spine; covers soiled; owner's name; water stain affects first 7 leaves: just FAIR condition. 162pp. [BD045]. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

SOS Free Stock, 1997. 7.875" X 5.125" in blue heavy paper covers. A little shelf wear, but clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS. 7th Edition. 64pp.. 5th or later Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Self Published / Printed by John H. Gihon, Philadelphia, PA, 1840. 7.25" X 4.5" in bluish paper covered boards with a leather spine. Soiled, paper chipped off covers along fore edge.Light pencil marking inside front cover. Foxed: FAIR PLUS. 95pp. 170 + year old French language text book. French and English tex. [BD045]. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Ginn and Heath, Boston, 1878. 7.75" X 5" in black cloth with a black leather spine and gilt titles. Wear and soil; rubbing along spine edges; Spine "Wrinkled;" owner's name in pencil on flyleaf; edges soiled: GOOD MINUS condition. 242pp. Revised Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Hachette, 1981. 8.875" X 5.5" in heavy paper covers. Fore edges of both covers curling upwards slightly; name, date, old price top edge title page. Otherwise excellent: GOOD condition.127pp. [CB067] FRENCH TEXT ONLY.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

cCrocker and Brewster, Boston, 1870. 7.625" X 5" in embossed black cloth with a glossy leather spine and gilt titles. Covers soiled; edges dusty; leather spine is wrinkled; water staining first two [blank] leaves only; owner's name top of title page; pencil writing and water stain last leaf; otherwise, aside from the occasional fox mark, the contents are nice: GOOD… Read more about this item

Eldredge & Brother, Philadelphia, 1878. 6.625" X 4.5" in black cloth with glossy leather spine and gilt titles. Covers soiled; Heavy wear at corners; book is cocked back; pencil writing and pencil rubbings of coins on first 2 blank leaves; light interlinear pencil writing [undoubtedly familiar to every student of latin]. Writing on last 2 leaves also: FAIR condition.. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

En la Imprenta de Pillet Aine, Paris, 1844. This is an unusual item: a 170+ year old language instruction book designed for the Spanish speaker wishing to learn French. 8.5" X 5.375" in brown leather. Covers scuffed and soiled. Heavy wear. Bottom 40% of the backstrip is missing. Lightly foxed throughout: FAIR. 356pp. SPANISH TEXT. [BB015]. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

D. Appleton, New York, 1861. 7.5" X 5" in black cloth with black leather spine. Top edge of spine chipped off; Leather split about 1" +/- from top of spine both edges; First few leaves have several semi-circular water stains; Water stain about first 30pp at the top corner tips. Otherwise, contents clean, tight, unmarked: GOOD MINUS condition. Nice fold-out… Read more about this item

Global Publications/CEMERS Binghamton University, 2000. 8 7/8" X 6 1/4" in slick illustrated heavy paper covers. Minor shelfwear - otherwise excellent: about NEAR FINE condition. 190pp.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

MacMillan & Co., London, 1965. 7.5" X 5" in blue cloth. Moderately soiled, Wear at spine ends and corners; owner's name and dedication on flyleaf; Surprisingly, text is clean and unmarked: Just GOOD condition. 156pp. [AD071]. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

LINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 1932. 10 1/4 X 7 1/8" in sturdy brown buckram. Lightly soiled covers. Writing inside cover, marginal notes and underlining in a number of places - not bad. About VERY GOOD MINUS to VERY GOOD condition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Bobinson, Pratt, and Co. New York, 1843. 9 1/4" X 5 7/8" in leather. Covers heavily soiled, rubbed, abraded, front hinge cracking, Lower fore edge corner chipped. Name on flyleaf: about FAIR PLUS to GOOD MINUS condition. 615pp.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Ginn and Company,, 1906. 6 7/8" X 4 7/8" in blue cloth with black lettering and cover design. Gilt lettering on spine is a little dulled, but still legible. This 100+ year old French textbook is still quite spiffy: clean and unmarked: FINE. The story is in French; the notes, introduction, etc are in English. Glossary in the back. 266pp..… Read more about this item

Ungar, 1954. 8.25" X 5.5" in brick red cloth. Tiny amount of wear at spine ends - otherwise excellent and unmarked: NEAR FINE or better. Jacket is heavily chipped along top edges and spine ends; moderately soiled: just FAIR. 155pp. Interesting and useful.. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair.

Penton Overseas, 1986. 2 - 90-minute cassettes in a 7" X 4.5" plastic case. Comes with a 36-page vocabulary booklet. Some shelfwear: VERY GOOD.. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

David McKay Company, Philadelphia, 1942. 6.75" X 5" in red cloth. Exterior a bit faded and worn, But overall, GOOD or better condition. 244pp, including about 9pp of idiomatic expressions and 3pp of money and weights and measures.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Stephen Daye Press, Brattleboro, VT, 1934. 7.5" X 5.5" in spiffy red cloth with an elf reading a book on the front cover. Charmingly illustrated by Enola Stanton. Lightly soiled covers: About VERY GOOD MINUS condition, or perhaps a bit better. This appears to have been a salesman's sample. Pasted inside the front cover is part of a price list… Read more about this item

Essential Books, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, NY, 1946 8 X 5.25" in red cloth. Excellent condition except endpapers starting to tan and top edge slightly dusty. Jacket smudged and soiled, esp back cover. Top edge chipping. This is an English phrase book designed for the GERMAN visitor to England. Illustrated with witty cartoons.. Hardcover.

American Book Company, New York, 1890. 8.25" X 5.75" in black pebble grained, embossed cloth. Starting to fray at spine ends and corner tips, Pencil scribbling inside front cover, owner's name on flyleaf and inside back cover. Some pencil underlining on 2 pages: about GOOD or a bit better condition. This is a 117 year old textbook - one hopes… Read more about this item