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| (NO AUTHOR LISTED) Marchen Der Welt Droemer Knaur. 1956. (ISBN: 342601114X). Hard Cover, 6.25 x 8.75 in. 358 Pages. Ill.: Martin Koser-Michaels / Ruth Koser-Michaels. Written entirely in German/Deutsche. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Colorful decorated front and back endpapers. Boards and pages are otherwise clean, brightly colored illustrated, tightly bound and sharp cornered. "Gesammelt und neu erzahlt von Erik Jelde. Mit 80 Bildern von.". Fine/No Jacket as Issued. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 004303 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| PETER BOWLER Superior Person's Book of Words Boston, Massachusetts, David R. Godine Publisher. 1991, 10th Printing of 1985 Edition. (ISBN: 087923556X). Hard Cover, 5.5 x 8.5 in. 118 Pages. Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. "A dictionary for those who perceive a difference, a handbook for Superior Persons who love words." Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "A Superior Person uses Superior Speech. And, if Aristotle's definition of art as something both entertaining and edifying is still toasted with glee, then there's art a -chock-a-block in Mr. Bowler's dictionary - a funny, useful, and elevating little book.". Fine/Fine. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 004530 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| ROBERT HARTWELL FISKE The Dimwit's Dictionary (5,000 Overused Words and Phrases and Alternatives to Them) Oak Park, Illinois, Marion Street Press. 2002, First Printing. (ISBN: 0966517679). Soft Cover, 6 x 9 in. / 400 Pages / 1.5 Lbs. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Foreword by Joseph Epstein. Printing Number Line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). "This compilation of overused words and phrases is the ultimate tool for the writer who seeks to weed out common, tired language and replace it with concise writing. The next time you are tempted to add a cliche', overused metaphor or dull redundancy to your writing, pick up The Dimwit's Dictionary and find a fresh alternative!". Fine. USD 21.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.25 | £UK 12.75 | JP¥ 1853] Book number: 006505 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| EDWARD FITZGERALD (TRANSLATOR) Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Rendered Into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald) (Cameo Classics in Slipcase) New York, NY, Grosset & Dunlap. Hard Cover, 5.5 x 8 in. Ill.: Edmund J. Sullivan. Undated edition. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. First and Fifth Versions. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Slipcase corners are worn. Pictorial cover on slipcase. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 005931 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| EDGAR A. GUEST Collected Verse of Edgar A. Guest Chicago, Illinois, The Reilly & Lee Co. Publishers. 1938, Fourth Edition. Hard Cover, 5.5 x 8.5 in. / 937 Pages / 2.1 Lbs. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Dark green boards with gilt lettering, bright floral and Edgar's signature on front board; spine is somewhat faded. Foreword by Edgar A. Guest: "I am grateful to my publishers for deciding to make this single volume collection of my verse and even more grateful to the many friends who have urged that it be done. I know that there will be bits omitted which some will think should have been included, for that has always been the way. However here they are - gathered together into a single book - the old ones and many of the new and my hope is that I have chosen well.". Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.5 | £UK 19.25 | JP¥ 2824] Book number: 006508 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| RICHARD HOSKING A Dictionary of Japanese Food (Ingredients & Culture) Tokyo, Japan, Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1997, Second Printing of 1996 First Edition. (ISBN: 0804820422). Soft Cover, 5 x 7.25 in. / 239 Pages. Ill.: Richard C. Parker. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Nominated for the 1997 Glenfiddich Food Book of the Year Award." "At last, what every Westerner in a Japanese restaurant or market needs: the first truly comprehensive dictionary of Japanese food and ingredients. Standard dictionaries can often mislead us--with akebia for akebi, sea cucumber for namako, plum for ume. Hosking's dictionary includes not only dishes and ingredients, everything from the delicate mitsuba leaf to the dreadful okoze fish: colorful appendices disclose such aspects of Japanese culture as the making of miso to the tea ceremony and the influence of vegetarianism.". Fine. USD 23.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2030] Book number: 006210 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| ANTONY JAY (EDITOR) Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations New York, NY, Oxford University Press. 2006, Third Edition. (ISBN: 0192806165). Hard Cover, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 541 Pages. Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "This revised new edition provides 5,000 quotations, covering the people, events, and ideas of some 2,500 years of politics: the inspiring speeches and the disastrous gaffes. Antony Jay has selected the best sayings of and about politicians both past and present, ranging from Karl Marx to George W. Bush and "Boss" Tweed to Condoleeza Rice, and touching on subjects as diverse as warfare, nationalism, honesty, and the ever-sensitive issue of taxation. Newspaper headlines, slogans, and other special categories are grouped together for easier access, and an extensive index helps you find out who really said that half-remembered phrase. The third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations is a blend of noted historical utterances and sound bites of up-to-the-minute events such as the British and US elections, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.". As New/As New. USD 47.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.5 | £UK 28.25 | JP¥ 4148] Book number: 006016 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| DANA GIOIA / X. J. KENNEDY Literature : An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing (Tenth Edition) Pearson - Longman. 2006, First Printing. (ISBN: 0321428498). Hard Cover, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 2221 Pages + Glossary + Index. Printing Number Line (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Boards and pages are clean (except for slight wrinkling of front flyleaf page, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. "The most popular introductory anthology of its kind, Kennedy/Gioia’s Literature continues to inspire students with engaging insights on reading and writing about stories, poems, and plays. Poets in their own right, editors X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia bring personal warmth and a human perspective to this comprehensive anthology. Organized into three genres - Literature, Tenth Edition, presents readable discussions of the literary devices, illustrated by apt works, supported by useful writing tips, and followed by (now) seven full chapters devoted to writing. A broad scope of traditional and contemporary works is provided, most headed by author images and richly detailed biographical notes and some followed by author commentary. While maintaining the characteristics of its previous editions - accessible apparatus, expansive author representation - this tenth edition of Literature has been re-imagined to include new casebooks, a lively new design, and more writing coverage than ever before.". Fine/No Jacket as Issued. USD 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63.5 | £UK 57.25 | JP¥ 8384] Book number: 006188 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| F. O. MATTHIESSEN (COMPILER AND INTRODUCTION BY) The Oxford Book of American Verse New York, NY, Oxford University Press. 1950. Hard Cover, 5 x 7.25 in. / 1132 Pages / 2.1 Lbs. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Dark Blue Boards, with bright gilt lettering on front and spine, and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Very light rubbing at top of spine. Slight starting to separate page block in middle of table of contents pages. Very Good/No Jacket. USD 31.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.75 | £UK 18.75 | JP¥ 2736] Book number: 006703 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| HERMANN HEISING / ERICH REINKE Das Konditorbuch Germany, C. Bertelsmann Verlag Gutersloh. 1958, No Edition Stated / Appears To Be First. Hard Cover, 8.5 x 11.5 in. 525 Pages, 5 Lbs. Is written completely in German. Contains hundreds of beautiful black and white (and some color) photographs of dishes and pastries. Front board has an embossed, white picture of a chef carrying a tall multi-layered cake. Boards are yellow-light brown cloth , with white lettering on the spine. Corners of boards are slightly rubbed. Pages are unmarked, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Very Good/No Jacket. USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 | £UK 33.25 | JP¥ 4854] Book number: 004372 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| LANGENSCHEIDT STAFF Jiffy Phrasebook German Maspeth, New York, Langenscheidt Publishers. 1986. (ISBN: 0887299520). Soft Cover, 4 x 6 in. 256 Pages. "1300 Essential Phrases 4000 Word Dictionary Concise Grammar Section phonetic Transcriptions Jiffy Translation in Second Color." Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Very Good. USD 10.25 [Appr.: EURO 7 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 905] Book number: 003888 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| NORMAN FOERSTER / J. M. STEADMAN Writing and Thinking (a Handbook of Composition and Revision) Cambridge, Massachusetts, Houghton Mifflin Company. 1931, No Edition Stated / Appears To Be First. Hard Cover, 5.25 x 7.5 in. / 450 Pages. Volume has illustrated front and back endpapers with Correctness and Effectiveness. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Baords are dark black with gilt lettering on front and spine, as well as pictorial imprint on front board. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 005906 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| HIROKO STORM Living Language Japanese (Complete Course, Revised & Updated) New York, NY, Living Language. 1993. (ISBN: 0517590646). Soft Cover, 4 x 7 in. Includes 40 Lessons On Two 90-Minute Cassettes, Conversation Manual and Japanese-English Dictionary. For Beginners Or Those Who Want AThorough Review. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. As New/No Jacket as Issued. USD 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 | £UK 13.75 | JP¥ 1986] Book number: 003721 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| FRANCES TOOR Spanish for Your Mexican and Cuban Visits Mexico, Frances Toor Studios. 1945, Second Edition. Original Cloth, 4.75 x 6.75 in. 254 Pages. Ill.: Alfredo Leo Velazquez. "With a specially selected 1000-word vocabulary." Decorated front and rear endcovers. Covers are decorative tan cloth. Pages are clean, unmarked and bright. Front flyleaf page is missing. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. USD 21.75 [Appr.: EURO 14.75 | £UK 13.25 | JP¥ 1920] Book number: 001333 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. | ||
| RICHARD MARIUS / HARVEY S. WIENER The Mcgraw-Hill College Handbook (Fourth Edition) Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A. McGraw-Hill Humanities Social. 2000, 8th Printing of 1994 Fourth Edition. (ISBN: 007040481X). Hard Cover, 5.75 x 8.5 in. / 715 Pages. "The fourth edition of this acclaimed handbook continues to offer both a comprehensive reference to stylistic principles and rules and an accessible guide to the full writing process. Written by two highly regarded writers both in academia and the popular press, the revision features interdisciplinary examples and exercises and provides coverage of special topics such as writing about literature, argumentation, business writing, and writing in-class essays. With the new edition comes an extensive new chapter on writing in the disciplines and expanded coverage of the research paper that includes sample papers in both MLA and APA formats. In addition, the first four chapters on the writing process now incorporate greater emphasis on the documented essay.". Fine/No Jacket as Issued. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 006327 Click here to order or inquire at Keener Books & Collectibles. |
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