(MASCARO, JUAN)

The Bhagavad-Gita Translated from the Sanskrit with an Introduction by Juan Mascaro.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1982. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0140441212. 'Black' Penguin Classic with stone carving of Siva to upper cover. ; Penguin Classics; 8.43 X 5.85 X 0.73 inches; 128 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 36462

Catalogue: Language: : Sanskrit

Keywords: 0140441212 Sanskrit India Featured

(WASSILY KANDINSKY)

Der Blaue Reiter. December 7, 1954 - January 8, 1955. Exhibition Catalogue

New York: Curt Valentin Gallery, 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Kandinsky. Decorated card covers, 12x17cm, b/w illustrated inside. ; 16pp pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 36149

Catalogue: Russian Avant-Garde

Keywords: Catalogue Russian Avant Garde Featured Special Collection Exhibition

(DAVY, CHARLES)

Conjectural Observations on the Origin and Progress of Alphabetic Writing.

London: Printed for T. Wright, 1772. First Edition. Paperback. Presumed first edition and published 1772 (see COPAC). 8vo, disbound, complete. [4],ix,[1],126,[2]p,3 folding plates (all present), with dedication leaf. Title vignette. Coat of Arms of Sir George Beaumont to whom work is dedicated. Illustrative head-and tail-piece. The 3 plates bear alphabetic tables, and an Egyptian inscription with facing translation. ; A scarce and unusual early work on the formation of alphabets. Davy posited writing as a human invention (rather than having Divine origin, commonly thought at the time) in a way that has relevance to today's theories. Pp. 123-[127] contain 'Conversation between Queen Elizabeth and Dr. Symson' and a 'Hymn to Isis'.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 37136

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: Philology Antiquarian Linguistics Featured Alphabets and Scripts

(RIDPATH, GEORGE)

A Discourse Upon the Union of Scotland and England... . Humbly Submitted to the Parliament of Scotland, by a Lover of His Country.

n.p.: N.p, 1702. First Edition. Hardback. Octavo, old (contemporary) full leather (sheep), raised bands to spine, blind ruled. viii+186[i]pp (pp144 as 122 and 147 misnumbered see ESTC). May lack front free endpaper. Edges rubbed, some scuffing to boards, a little marginal worming. Paste-downs and preliminaries age darkened, but complete and tight. "Northesk(?) bought from a stand in Edr. July 9 '83" ink insc. to paste-down. ; Published anonymously by George Ridpath. "For Country Whigs like Ridpath, a key aspect of the damage done by the union of crowns was the erosion of the Scottish parliament ... Ridpath's 'Discourse ... ' stated his view of the lost powers of the parliament, rejecting the need for royal assent to legislation and claiming the power of the parliament to make war and peace and the right of the barons to attend parliament in person... " (Bowie, 2007). ; viii+186[i]pp pages. Good+ .

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Book number: 34982

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: Scotland England Union British History Featured Antiquarian Politics

(HAZEL NAPIER: FRIENDS OF ABYSSINIA LEAGUE)

Education in Ethiopia (Abyssinia) to-Day.

London:: Friends of Abyssinia League, 1946. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 1575862034. Stapled pamphlet, 12cmx15cm, not dated but just post-war. In excellent condition with a little rusting of staples. ; 8pp, compiled from information sent by the Ethiopian Minister of the Pen with the Ethiopian Minister of Education in Addis Ababa. One of the letters cited is by Mignon Innis Ford (widow of Rabbi Arnold Josiah Ford) ; 8 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 30754

Catalogue: History: : Africa

Keywords: Languages Africa Education Abyssinia Haile Selassie Ethiopia Friends of Abyssinia League Hazel Napier Rabbi Arnold Josiah Ford History Religion Africa

[KAFKA]

Franz Kafka Das Werk.

Darmstadt:: Lambert Schneider Verlag, 2012. First Edition Thus. Hardback. ISBN: 3650254484. 8.98 X 6.14 X 6.06 inches; 1216pp pages. As New .

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Book number: 36647

Catalogue: Judaica

Keywords: 3650254484 German Czech Featured Special Collection Literature Judaica

(COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE).

Gleanings in Europe. By an American. In Two Volumes. Vol. II (Only)

Philadelphia:: Carey, Lea & Blanchard,, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo, original publisher's cloth, paper label to spine, 233pp. Spine sunned, cloth just beginning to split along one side, label much rubbed, one gathering very slightly protruding else in excellent condition for its age, possibly unread.; This volume covers France. Volume II only. ; 233 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 22073

Catalogue: Travel: : Western Europe

Keywords: France Travel James Fenimore Cooper Europe Travel Americas Antiquarian & Rare (History, Travel)

(ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN, ARTHUR KOESTLER, STROBE TALBOT)

Harper's Magazine: The Gulag Archipelago. Interrogation: The Most Terrifying Chapter.

New York: Harpers, 1974. First Edition. Paperback. A good, clean, tight copy.; Includes excerpt from Thomas P Whitney's translation of the GULag Archipelago, Strobe Talbot's introduction, an unrelated scientific article by Arthur Koestler. ; 104pp pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 29168

Catalogue: Literature: : Russian

Keywords: Solzhenitsyn Gulag Archipelago Featured Russian Literature Russian Avant Garde Russia Slavonic Languages Folk Culture, Music, Dance Language

How to Learn Welsh, Being an English-Welsh Vocabulary and Phrase-Book for the Use of Travellers and Students Llyfr Ymddiddanion a Geir-Lechres Gyflawn Saesneg a Chymraeg, a Wasanaeth Teithwyr a Efrydwyr

Wrexham: Hughes & Son, N.D.. First Edition. Wrappers. Light wear to covers and slight signs of use but a good, clean, tight copy. Closed tear to cover at spine edge but internally very good. Book not dated but likely to be late C19th or early C20th. ; From important Welsh-language publishers Hughes & Son, whose founder Richard Hughes published the first newspaper in Wrexham, and in 1837 was the first marriage registrar for the district. ; 78 pages. Very Good- .

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Book number: 36210

Catalogue: Language: : Welsh

Keywords: Language Welsh Phrase Book Featured

J.A.

How to Write English Letters. (1950s Japanese Publication)

Tokyo:, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. A lovely vintage piece with coloured facsimile letters, addressed envelopes and telegrams to endpapers. ; How to write letters in English written for Japanese speakers. The language is flowery and wonderfully 'retro', with indices in English and Japanese. ; 270pp pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 27084

Catalogue: Language: : Japanese

Keywords: Language S.E. Asia, Far East, Pacific

(JOHN BARTHOLOMEW).

Jarrold's New Map of Cambridge Reduced from the Ordnance Survey. Scale I : 126,720 = 2 Miles to an Inch.

London: Jarrold & Sons Ltd, 1900. New edition. Hardcover. Lower board illustrated. Folded to 10cmx14cm in original green cloth covers lettered in darker green with title and price to upper board (one shilling), 24 segments with tears to two leading folds, bicycle advertisment to lower board (see picture). Light wear and rubbing but a sound copy.; 1 pages. Good+ .

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Book number: 24615

Catalogue: Atlases & Maps

Keywords: Maps Cambridge Ordnance Survey Cycling Travel Antiquarian & Rare (History, Travel)

(FRITZ GUTMANN)

Koblenz 12 Originalphotos Nach Naturaufnahmen.

Koblenz: Kunstanstalt Fritz Gutmann, 1935. First Edition. Paperback. 12 b/w photographs in card folder c. 9 x 7cm. Numbered, backs blank. Date unknown, presumed inter-war. ; 12 pages. Very Good- .

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Book number: 36734

Catalogue: Travel: : Central & Eastern Europe

Keywords: Germany Travel Photography Inter-War Photograph Featured

A.M.D.G.

Kutaura Cirungu. Zezuru and English Phrase Book. New and Englarged Edition. Zakakudziridzwa.

Salisbury:: Jesuit Fathers, 1939. New edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0781808413. Original card covers, stapled. A good, clean copy with light wear and owner name to covers. ; Zezuru is a dialect of the Bantu language Shona; 57 pages. Good+ .

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Book number: 33432

Catalogue: Language: : Shona

Keywords: Languages African Language Zezuru Shona Bantu Featured Language Africa

(LIDDELL, SCOTT )

A Lexicon Abridged from Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon.

Oxford:: Clarendon, 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. A very good copy. Clean and tight. 19.5x15cm. Original blue cloth, 804pp. in two columns. Cloth a little sunned, mild thumbing. ; Abridged for schools. ; 804 pages. Very Good- .

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Book number: 35311

Catalogue: Language: : Greek: : Ancient

Keywords: Featured Dictionary Liddell Scott Greek Ancient Greek Lexicon Featured Classics & Ancient World Language Dictionaries

(PITMAN, ISAAC.)

The Manual of Phonography. (Being Part 1 of Pitman's Shorthand Instructor) an Exposition of Sir Isaac Pitman's System of Phonography or Phonetic Shorthand. Designed for Class or Self-Instruction

London: Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1900. Reprint. Paperback. Original printed card covers, lacking spine but sewing intact, some wear with pencil annotations. ; Not dated. Reprint of first edition. Published late nineteenth century. ; 130 pages. Good .

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Book number: 25530

Catalogue: Phonetics & Reform

Keywords: Phonography Shorthand Stenography Pitman's Featured Phonetics Language English Language Antiquarian & Rare (Language)

(FRITZ GUTMANN)

Mosel 12 Originalphotos Nach Naturaufnahmen.

Koblenz: Kunstanstalt Fritz Gutmann, 1935. First Edition. Paperback. 12 b/w photographs in card folder c. 9 x 7cm. Captions to rear of each photograph. Date unknown, presumed inter-war. ; 12 pages. Very Good- .

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Book number: 36733

Catalogue: Travel: : Central & Eastern Europe

Keywords: Germany Travel Photography Inter-War Photograph Featured

M.A.S.

Novo Secretario Universal Commercial Portuguez Ou Methodo de Escrever Toda Especie de Cartas. 12. A Edicao.

Lisbon Lisboa:: Bordalo, 1872. Hardcover. Small 8vo, half roan, marbled boards, frontis. litho, 315pp+Ix, index, publisher's list. Nice tight copy, leather scuffed at edges else V. G.; Commercial Portuguese. ; 315pp+Ix, pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 17029

Catalogue: Language: : Portuguese

Keywords: Languages. Portuguese Romance Language Language Antiquarian & Rare (Language) Romance Languages

(HUNGERFORD, MARGARET WOLFE OR 'THE DUCHESS')

Portia or 'by Passions' Rocked. By the Author of 'Phyllis', 'Mrs Geoffrey', 'Molly Bawn' Etc... Yellow-Back .

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1886. Reprint. Hardback. A good copy clean and tight. Fcp 8vo, glazed illustrated boards framed in black and yellow, publisher's list to lower board. Spine chipped to ends and sides, edges a little chipped, lacks front free endpaper. ; 349[ii]pp pages. Good+ .

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Book number: 34575

Catalogue: Literature: : English

Keywords: Literature Fiction English Yellow Back Featured

(FRITZ GUTMANN)

Der Rhein Von Bingen Bis Oberwesel. 12 Originalphotos Nach Naturaufnahmen.

Koblenz: Kunstanstalt Fritz Gutmann, 1935. First Edition. Paperback. 12 b/w photographs in card folder c. 9 x 7cm. Captions to rear of each photograph. Date unknown, presumed inter-war. ; 12 pages. Very Good- .

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Book number: 36732

Catalogue: Travel: : Central & Eastern Europe

Keywords: Germany Travel Photography Inter-War Photograph Featured

(THOMAS COOK)

Summer Holidays Abroad on the Continent and Abroad. Cooks 1939. 2nd Edition.

London: Thos. Cook & Son, 1939. Reprint. Paperback. A good copy. Clean and tight. Colour decorated paper wrappers. With Cook's packing list present and attached. Illustrated advertisements, timetables and general travel information. Spine head chipped, gutter creased, light creases to corners. No loss.. Good+ .

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Book number: 36270

Catalogue: Guides and Baedekers

Keywords: Europe Travel Travel Guide Featured Book-Cover Design Railway Guide Colour Guidebook

(THOMAS COOK)

Summer Holidays Abroad on the Continent and Abroad. Cooks 1939.

London: Thos. Cook & Son, 1939. First Edition. Paperback. A very nice bright copy. Clean and tight. Appears unused. Colour decorated paper wrappers. With Cook's packing list present and attached. Illustrated advertisements, timetables and general travel information.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 36269

Catalogue: Guides and Baedekers

Keywords: Europe Travel Travel Guide Featured Book-Cover Design Railway Colour Guidebook Railway Guide

(ADAMS, WELLS, JENKINS)

Teach Yourself German.

London: English Universities Press, 1963. Reprint; re-impression. Hardback. A very nice bright copy in original blue and yellow price-clipped dust-wrapper. Clean and tight. 195pp.. ; "A book of self-instruction in German based on the work by Sir John Adams ... completely revised and enlarged by Sydney W. Wells and further revised by E. S. Jenkins". First printed in 1938. ; 195 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 34083

Catalogue: Language: : German

Keywords: German Germanic Teach Yourself Grammar Featured

(ELSE FEDERN, MARIE LANG ET AL)

Unser Settlement Wien Ottakring 1901 - 1921

1921. First Edition. Paperback. Printed card covers, 8pp. No publisher, no date, no artist nor author. ; 8 sketches from The Settlement in Vienna, two appear to be portraits of Else Federn. ; 8pp pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 36044

Catalogue: The Arts: : Visual Arts

Keywords: Judaica Women Women's Movement Feminism Art Special Collection

[UNGER, HANS COVER DESIGN]

Waterside London by [London Transport Logo]

London: Printed by Bournehall Press, 1975. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 1857150546. Illustrated by Unger, Hans. London Transport ephemera with cover design by the great Hans Unger. In excellent condition. 8pp, 17x10cm. ; DescriptionHans Unger first studied poster design in the studio of Jupp Wiertz in Berlin (1934-1935). He then emigrated to South Africa to work as a freelance commercial designer in Cape Town. He moved to London in 1948, where he was a prolific poster designer. Through collaborating with the mosaicist Eberhard Schulze, Unger also became acknowledged as one of the best mosaic designers in London.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 36626

Catalogue: Travel: : British Isles & Ireland

Keywords: Book-Cover Design London Graphic Design Featured Special Collection Art

ABAZHIEV, G'ORGI

Makedonski Vozrozhdenci I Revolucioneri Album. Album of Macedonian Leaders and Revolutionaries.

1950. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated by Borko Lazevski. A good copy, clean and tight. Illustrated paper covers, 78pp, illustrated throughout in two-tones. With many reproductions from old photographs. ; Text in Macedonian Cyrillic. Short biographies of Macedonian leaders and revolutionaries supported by reproductions of old photographs and illustrations. ; Landscape; 78 pages. Very Good- .

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Book number: 34595

Catalogue: History: : Balkans & Southeast Europe

Keywords: Balkans Macedonia