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ANONYMOUS  The Art of Conversing Or Dialogues of the Day
London and New York, Frederick Warne and Co. 1897, First Edition Thus. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "..based upon the former work "Society Small Talk"..written with a view to demonstrate how easily conversation to suit every situation and circumstance can be made without any appreciable effort, and examples of this, in the form of dialogue, have been given throughout the entire work." viii, 235pp. A very nice copy. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 23.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 | £UK 14.25 | JP¥ 2074] Book number: 161307
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ANONYMOUS  The English Language, Its Beauty and Use;and the Arts, Man's Quest for Beauty (Boxed 2-Vol. Set)
London, Odhams Press Limited. First (?) Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "The English Language..": 384pp; gift inscription on ffep. "The Arts..": 384pp. Both dj's price-clipped. Two volumes, in a good box. Very Good/Very Good.
USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 706] Book number: 156516
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ATKIN, EDITH L.  A Canadian Commercial French Grammar
Toronto, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons (Canada). 1945, Third Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xiv, 232pp. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 8.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 | £UK 5.25 | JP¥ 750] Book number: 1981
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BARRETT, SOLOMON  The Principles of Grammar: Being. . .
Boston, Geo. C. Rand and Avery. 1861, Revised. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Title continues: "..a compendious treatise on the languages, English, Latin, Greek, German, Spanish and French. Founded on the immutable principle of the relation which one word sustains to another." xii, 576pp + end matter. Covers worn, binding shaken, but a clean and complete reading copy. Fair/No Jacket.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 161985
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BILDERSEE, ADELE  Imaginative Writing, an Illustrated Course for Students
Boston, MA, D.C. Heath and Company. 1927, First (?) Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 226pp. Very Good/Poor.
USD 8.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 | £UK 5.25 | JP¥ 750] Book number: 156905
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COLLIER, REV. FATHER  Irish without Worry for Everyone
Dublin, House of Retreat. 1959, Fourth Edition. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxiv, 160pp. Good+/No Jacket.
USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 | £UK 6.75 | JP¥ 971] Book number: 166593
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DAY, PROF. ALFRED  Day's Practical and Comprehensive Shorthand Dictionary of the English Language
Cleveland, OH, The Burrows Brothers. 1914, Revised Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 320pp with tab index. Good/No Jacket.
USD 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 | £UK 7.75 | JP¥ 1103] Book number: 120856
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DUEFJELD, N.N.  I Storm Og Stille, Artikler Og Fortellinger
Brooklyn, NY, Published by the author. 1942, First Edition Thus. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 159pp. Bookplate on fep. A nice copy. (In Norwegian.). Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 11.50 [Appr.: EURO 7.75 | £UK 7 | JP¥ 1015] Book number: 161983
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FORBY, ROBERT  The Vocabulary of East Anglia Volumes I & II
David & Charles Reprints. 1970, Reprint. (ISBN: 0-7153-4713-6) Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First published in 1870, this is a dictionary of Norfolk and Suffolk dialect 'as it existed in the last twenty years of the eighteenth centuiry, and still exists'. Vol. I: xlvii, 156 + 125pp; Vol. II: p 126 - 435. Notes in pen on ffep of Vol. II, both dj's creased at edges, but otherwise a nice 2-vol. set. Very Good/Very Good.
USD 44.00 [Appr.: EURO 29.5 | £UK 26.5 | JP¥ 3883] Book number: 162979
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HAUVILLER, A.  Hossfeld's English and French Dialogues for Travellers and Students
London, Hirschfield Brothers, Ltd. 1913, New Edition. Hard Cover, 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. xvi, 244pp. Covers edge-worn but overall a good copy. Good+/No Jacket.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 167763
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HUNT, THEODORE W.  Studies in Literature and Style
New York, NY, A.C. Armstrong & Son. 1890, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "It is the purpose of these Studies to state, discuss and exemplify the representative types of style with primary reference to the needs of the English literary Student.." 303pp + Index and book list. A review of the book from a contemporary newspaper has been tipped onto the ffep, and there is the signature of a former owner on the second ffep. Good+/No Jacket.
USD 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 | £UK 11.75 | JP¥ 1721] Book number: 157103
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KENNEDY, JOHN  A Stem Dictionary of the English Language for Use in Elementary Schools
New York, A.S. Barnes & Company. 1890, First Edition Thus. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x, 282pp. Minor soiling of endpapers, very light wear to extremities of covers, otherwise a very nice copy. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 119.50 [Appr.: EURO 79.75 | £UK 72 | JP¥ 10547] Book number: 162958
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LANDMANN, DR. FRIEDRICH  The Times No. 31, 725. Uls Lesebuch Fur Dorgerucstere
Leipzig, Berlag von Beit & Comp. 1888. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312pp. Text from The Times, with notes and translations in German. Binding shaken but secure, a few scattered marginal notes and underlining. Good+/No Jacket.
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 162174
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LARNED, J.N.  Books, Culture and Character.
Houghton, Mifflin & Company. 1906, First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 706] Book number: 1018
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MALGORN, GUY  Lexique Technique Anglais-Francais
Paris, Gauthier-Villars. 1969. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 | £UK 11.75 | JP¥ 1721] Book number: 158915
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DAVAU, MAURICE; COHEN, MARCEL; & LALLEMAND, MAURICE  Dictionnaire Du Francais Vivant
Paris, Bordas. 1972, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvii, 13442pp. 34,000 words, with examples of usage. In French. Very Good/Good.
USD 28.50 [Appr.: EURO 19.25 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 2515] Book number: 161962
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MAVOR, WILLIAM  The English Spelling Book, Accompanied By a Progressive Series of Easy and Familiar Lessons, Intended As an Introduction to the Reading and Spelling of the English Language
Montreal/Toronto, Miller. 1866. Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 170pp, several illus. In grey/blue boards, possibly not original but apparently contemporary. The title page has been separated at some time and taped back into position and there are a few inked notes on the endpapers. Good-/No Jacket.
USD 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 | £UK 13.75 | JP¥ 1986] Book number: 158440
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MCCOLVIN, ERIC  A Refresher Course in Essay, Report and Précis Writing
London, George Newnes Limited. 1952. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 205pp. Second impression. Very Good/Near Fine.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 155762
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PENNINGTON, AMY KINGSLAND  Common Errors in Speaking and Writing and Their Corrections
New York, The Hannis Jordan Company. 1914, First Edition. Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 120627
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PHELAN, E.C. (ED.)  The Globe and Mail Style Book
Toronto, The Globe and Mail. 1981, Revised. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 155pp. Name of previous owner on ffep. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 794] Book number: 153086
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RIPMAN, WALTER  Specimens of English in Phonetic Transcription, with Notes, Parallel Passages, and a Word-List.
London, J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. 1955, Reprint. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.25 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 794] Book number: 92745
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EL ABATE SABBATTIER  El Amigo de Los Ninos
Paris, Libreria De Rosa. 1842. Hard Cover. Originally published in French, this version in Spanish. Translation by D. Francisco Jose de Toro. Good+/No Jacket.
USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.5 | £UK 13 | JP¥ 1898] Book number: 158934
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SADLER, P. (REVISED BY G.F. GILLETTE)  Translating English Into French (Petit Cours de Versions)
New York, Henry Holt and Company. 1872, New Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "This work is based on the Paris Edition of Sadler's Petit Cours de Versions. That excellent work having been designed to aid French pupils studying English, many changes have been needed to fit this edition for English pupils studying French. Such changes were made in the year 1863 by Prof. C.F. Gillette, who prepared the vocabulary and many of the notes in the present edition." viii, 10-285pp. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 43.50 [Appr.: EURO 29.25 | £UK 26.25 | JP¥ 3839] Book number: 156374
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SHEPHERD, HENRY E.  The History of the English Language from the Teutonic Invasion of Britain to the Close of the Georgian Era
New York, E.J. Hale & Son. 1874, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 227pp. Ends of spine worn, minor wear to edges of binding, otherwise a nice copy. Good/No Jacket.
USD 19.50 [Appr.: EURO 13.25 | £UK 11.75 | JP¥ 1721] Book number: 162945
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STEVENSON, O.J.  Through the Years
Toronto, The Ryerson Press. 1952, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii, 45pp. A collection of articles written for The Ontario Agricultural College Review under the heading "The English Department". Name of a previous owner on ffep. Very Good/Good.
USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 706] Book number: 162230
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