ADAMS, WALDEMAR J. (EDITOR)

Sohlman Interpreter No 2 : English, French, German, Russian

London, Edward Hack. 1946. Soft Cover, 8.5 x 4.5 inches. Ill.: Holger Wiedersheim-Paul. Previous owner's stamp on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, single crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 266pp. Picture interpreter between the four languages English, French, German and Russian. Very Good.

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Book number: 016562

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, Interpretation Holger Wiedersheim-Paul

D. J. ALLERTON

Essentials of Grammatical Theory: A Consensus View of Syntax and Morphology

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0710002785) Soft Cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Small very faint crease to upper rear corner, A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 310pp. A sound basic introduction to the study of grammar and linguistics, concentrating on the core of grammatical theory. Near Fine.

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Book number: 020058

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, Grammar, Linguistics 0710002785

AXTELL, ROGER E.

Do's and Taboos of Public Speaking

London, BCA. 1993. Hard Cover, 8 x 5.25 inches. The word 'this' written small in ink on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 201pp. A self-help guide to Public Speaking or 'How to get those butterflies flying in formation'. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 023855

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Speeches, Advice, Self-Help, Talking

BAYAN, RICK (EDITOR)

The Cynic's Dictionary

London, Robert Hale. 1995. (ISBN: 0709056605) Hard Cover, 7.25 x 5.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased with signs of handling. 128pp. Amusing new definitions for a little over 900 well-known English words, from a cynic's perspective. Examples include - Politician : a bundle of gaseous ambition cleverly packaged as a public servant or a corporate manager, - Neurotic : sane but unhappy about it, - Lottery : the equivalent of betting that the next pope will be from Dingwall, - Cult Film - a movie seen about fifty times by about that many people. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 006277

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, English, Meanings, Humour 0709056605

BECK, VON ANGELIKA G.

Deutsch in 30 Tagen : German in 30 Days

Berlin, Langenscheidt. 2001. (ISBN: 3468299079) Soft Cover, 7 x 5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, faint crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 321pp. A German-English language course for beginners. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 025639

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, German, Tuition, Learning, Self Help 3468299079

BENSON, MORTON (COMPILER)

Dictionary of Russian Personal Names

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Universiity of Pennsylvania Press. 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover, 9.25 x 6.25 inches. Signed 'J C Dumbreck' to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked turquoise cloth boards, slight softening of spine ends and very tiny bump to lower front corner. Dust jacket clipped but not marked with a little sunning and nicks, chips and small tears to edges. 175pp. This work describes the tendencies in the accentuation of Russian surnames and with a guide to stress and morphology, it covers approximately 23,000 selected surnames. From the Personal Library of the late John Dumbreck, Emeritus Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Dumbreck's Collection including some signed and authored works. Very Good (+)/Good.

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Book number: 023003

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Russian Language, Names

BERNSTEIN, THEODORE M.

The Careful Writer; a Modern Guide to English Usage

New York, Atheneum Books. 1977. (ISBN: 0689705557) Soft Cover, 9.25 x 6 inches. Name/date to both inside covers in bold felt tip. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to page edges, minor bumping to a few adjacent lower page corners and no bumping to cover corners. 487pp. A concise yet thorough handbook, covering more than 2,000 alphabetical entries the problems that give (or should give) a writer pause for thought before he sets words to paper - questions of use, meaning, grammar, punctuation, precision, logical structure, and colour. Very Good (-).

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Book number: 024941

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, Writing, English Usage Self Help 0689705557

BLOOMFIELD, LEONARD

Language (Unwin University Books)

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1969. (ISBN: 0044000162) Soft Cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Signed J C Dumbreck 1972 to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 566pp. A classic work on Language, across an international field and an invaluable aid to all students of or those with an interest in comparative philology. From the Personal Library of the late John Dumbreck, Emeritus Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Dumbreck's Collection including some signed and authored works. Near Fine.

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Book number: 023008

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, Dialect, International 0044000162

BROWN, CARLETON (EDITOR)

Religious Lyrics of the XVth Century

Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1939, First Edition. Hard Cover, 7.75 x 5.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Fore and lower page edges untrimmed. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased with well-sunned spine and sunning to cover margins. Lovely gilt lettering on spine. 394pp. One hundred and ninety two pieces are given here, each in their original Middle English. Plus notes to each piece (sixty pages), a thirty-eight page glossary and an index to first lines. Scarce in the UK. Very Good (+)/Very Good.

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Book number: 017873

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, Religion, Christianity Religion / Spirituality / Occult

CALVERT, C.(EDITOR)

The French Newspaper : Its Character, Style and Contents

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1928, First Edition. Hard Cover, 6.75 x 4.75 inches. Easily removable pencil translation of some words in Chapter 1 only. Name inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean very tight copy with gilt embossed front, unmarked boards, dusty page edges and minor rubbing to corners. 251pp. A study giving British readers a general idea of the French Press including a section of extracts that reveal the normal French opinion of the British. Thirteen page intro in English, the remaining text in French. Very Good (-)/No Jacket.

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Book number: 024817

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: News, France, Journalism, Publishing Journalism

COOK, VIVIAN

Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary : Or Why Can't Anybody Spell?

London, Profile Books Ltd. 2004. (ISBN: 1861976232) Hard Cover, 7.25 x 4.5 inches. Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 152pp. A celebration of English language spelling. How we love to play with words and language - and sometimes get it right !. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 027978

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Spelling, Language 1861976232

COUSINS, DONALD

Teach Yourself Book-keeping

London, English Universities Press Ltd. 1964. Hard Cover, 7.25 x 4.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty top of page edges and no bumping to corners. 266pp. How to learn all about book-keeping and doing the accounts. Very Good (+)/No Jacket.

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Book number: 024451

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Finance, Money, Accounts Self Help

DALBY, ANDREW

Dictionary of Languages : The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages

London, A & C Black. 2006. (ISBN: 0713678410) Soft Cover, 9.25 x 6 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to slightly arched, sunned spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 734pp. The essential resource for anyone interested in language. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 025307

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language 0713678410

DEFLEUR, MELVIN L.; KEARNEY, PATRICIA; PLAX, TIMOTHY G.

Fundamentals of Human Communication

Mayfield Publishing Co ,U.S. 1993. (ISBN: 1559342188) Soft Cover, 10 x 8 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to covers, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 491pp. How we communicate and improving communication with practical examples. Well illustrated. Very Good.

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Book number: 016173

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Speech, Hearing, Sight, Visibility, Psychology 1559342188

HALLIDAY & DICKINS (EDITORS)

Yorkshire Dialect Prose : Second Series

Yorkshire Dialect Society. 1945. Soft Cover, 8 x 5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Faint crease across whole booklet. A very clean very tight copy with no bumping to corners. 28pp. Twelve entirely dialect pieces by Yorkshire writers. Scarce second series. Very Good.

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Book number: 022254

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, Yorkshire