English - Malagasy Vocabulary
n. p. n. publ. 1970. 16mo; pp 192; G+ paperback; tan spine without text; covers have slight wear, minor chipping to spine edges; text block has darkened slightly due to age; interior clean;. More
Social Sciences > Linguistics & Foreign Languages
INTRODUCTION TO TAGMEMIC ANALYSIS
Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1969. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, green with white print; Cover has slight blemish to front, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; viii, 210 pages, tables. More
Language and the Sexes
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1983. First Edition. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; White spine with Blue and Black text; Boards strong, faint staining on both covers, blue pen mark on front cover, some edgewear, some shelfwear; Textblock has faint foxing along head and fore edges, green highlighting on pages 11-17, 21, 23, 51, 53-57, 63, yellow highlighting on page 85, otherwise clean; 130 pp. First Edition Second Printing. More
NOS OS MORTOS : MELANCOLIA E NEO-BARROCO [SIGNED]
Rio de Janeiro: Sette Letras, 1999. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, grey with black print; Cover has slight shelfwear but is clean and bright; Text block has red mark on top edge, else clean and tight; Text in Portuguese; Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page; 185 pages. More
A Linguistic Study of the English Verb
MIami: University of Miami Press, 1968. Octavo; VG Hardcover; Green spine with Gold text; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear, small black mark on front cover toward head edge, otherwise clean; Textblock has faint foxing along edges, ink stamp on front endpaper, writing in pen on pages after last printed page, otherwise clean; 199 pp. More
HISTOIRE DE DJOUDER LE PECHEUR CONTE DES MILLE ET UNE NUITS: TEXTE ARABE ENTIEREMENT VOCALISE ET ACCOMPAGNE D'UN VOCABULAIRE PAR ORDRE DE RACINES DES MOTS CONTENUS DANS LE TEXTE.
Alger: Adolphe Jourdan, 1908. First Edition Thus. Octavo; vii;54pp;117pp; spine cloth and boards with original printed wraps laid down; largely chipped and worn at edges and corners; spine cloth faded but title still visible; owner name stamp front end-paper; prelims foxed; contents very good throughout. [Spine; brown letters on faded red cloth]. More
The Phonemes of English: A Phonemic Study of the Vowels and Consonants of Standard English
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1965. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 244; G-/paperback; dark beige with brown text; beige covers show modest sunning to toward edges and to spine; some brown spots to exterior; chip to rear panel, as is; faux flaps; small price sticker to front flap; intact panels; text block has slight soiling to exterior edges; illustrated;. More
Translation Studies
Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing, 2006. Revised. Reprint; Octavo; G+ Paperback; Blue spine with White text; Covers have some edgewear, some shelfwear, Embossed writing by previous owner on front cover, Red stains on front cover, tape along head edge of spine, faint smudges on front cover, slight crease, bowing along rear cover; Textblock clean; 170 pp. More
VALENCY AND CASE IN COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS (EDITS, EDINBURGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERIES, 3)
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1987. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue and black with white and black print; DJ has tears at spine ends and flap corners, small portion at front bottom flap fold torn away, vendor label on rear, shelfwear; Boards in black cloth with gold print, mild wear to corners and spine caps, cocked spine, light shelfwear; Text block has name in ink on half-title page, else clean and tight; ix, 328 pages. More
DZIELA RAK, UMYSLY I SERCA : TRADYCYJNE UMIEJETNOSCI I RZEMIOSLA W WOJEWODZTWIE MALOPOLSKIM
Krakow: Muzeum Etnograficzne im. Seweryna Udzieli w Krakowie, 2005. Quarto; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, green with white print; Boards in illustrated paper, wear to corners and spine caps; Text block clean and tight; Text in Polish, foreword and introduction in parallel English and Polish; 136 pages, illustrated (color). More
Saudi-Arabic Headstart, Modules I-VIII
Monterey, CA: Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center, 1980. Large Octavo; pp 256; G/paperback; light green spine with black text; covers show very slight sunning to spine; light soiling to exterior; intact panels; punched holes toward spine for 3-ring binder; text block has little wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; Arabic and English texts;. More
SOCIOCULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF LANGUAGE CHANGE (LANGUAGE, THOUGHT, AND CULTURE : ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF COGNITION)
New York: Academic Press, 1977. Octavo; G-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, grey with white print; DJ is green with white print, fading to spine, light edgewear, slight tear at bottom of spine, spotting and age-toning to rear; Boards in black cloth with gold print, light wear to corners and spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has owner label on front pastedown, vendor stamp on front flyleaf, underlining and marginal notation ink throughout; xvii, 293 pages, tables, charts. More
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo; G+ ; Paperback; Spine, blue with white and green print; Cover has slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Text block has soiling to top edge, else clean and tight; xi, 602 pages, illustrated. More
Evripides Alcestis
Leipzig: BSB B.G. Teubner Verlagsgesellschaft, 1983. 10mo; pp 16; VG-; orange spine with black text; cloth shows little wear to exterior; mild wear to edges; sticker to rear; strong boards; text block clean; illustrated; text in Italian, Latin and Greek;. More
RHETORICAL HERMENEUTICS : INVENTION AND INTERPRETATION IN THE AGE OF SCIENCE (SUNY SERIES IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION)
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1997. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, green with brown print; Cover has mild creasing at spine, slight edgewear, slight peripheral toning; Text block is clean and tight but for light amount of pencil annotation; viii, 371 pages. More
A Key to Chinese Speech and Writing [Vol I, Vol II], [Two volume set]
Beijing: Sinolingua, 1997. First Edition. Octavo; VG/Wraps, 2 Vol Set; Vol I -spine is green with red text, Vol II - spine is peach with dark peach text; Light shelf wear to covers, minor rubbing along surfaces of volumes, light marks otherwise clean; Binding solid; Text block clean, in Chinese and English languages; Vol I- ISBN - 7-80052-507-0; 276 pp Vol II - ISBN - 7-80052-508-2; 337 pp NOTE: Shelved in Aisle 24 with older 15's. More
DE GEKKEN VAN TENAKEE : AMERIKAANSE VERHALEN [SIGNED]
Amsterdam: Nieuw Amsterdam, 2007. Octavo; G-; Paperback; Spine, blue and brown with red print; Cover has light edgewear, creasing on spine, cocked spine, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Text in Dutch; Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; 190 pages. More
DE SMOKKELAAR VAN DE EXUMA'S : ROMAN [SIGNED]
Amsterdam: Veen, 2002. Octavo; G-; Paperback; Spine, blue with yellow and white print; Cover has creasing on spine, cocked spine, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Text in Dutch; Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; 176 pages. More
DER WITTE REIGER [SIGNED]
Amsterdam: De Kring, 2017. Octavo; G-; Paperback; Spine, white with blue print; Cover has creasing to spine, cocked spine, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Text in Dutch; Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; 319 pages. More
KATE JAHN [SIGNED]
Amsterdam: Veen, 1991. Octavo; G-; Paperback; Spine, yellow with black and red print; Cover has light edgewear, creasing on spine, cocked spine; Text block clean and tight; Text in Dutch; Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; 262 pages. More
NOORDTIJ : ROMAN [SIGNED]
Amsterdam: Nieuw Amsterdam, 2005. Octavo; G-; Paperback; Spine, blue with white and black print; Cover has slight edgewear, creasing to spine, cocked spine; Text block clean and tight; Text in Dutch; Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; 304 pages, illustrated (b&w map). More
OP DRIFT GERAAKT : VERZAMELDE VERHALEN [SIGNED]
Amsterdam: De Kring, 2014. Octavo; VG; Paperback; Spine, yellow with red and black print; Cover is clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Text in Dutch; Signed in ink by the author on the title page; 396 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Chilton-Didier Audio-Visual Russian Course, Part II
Philadelphia; New York: Chilton Books, Education Division, Publishers, 1967. Quarto; pp 103; Good; orange spine with black text; no jacket; this volume only; cloth shows mild soiling to exterior; some noticeable rubbing to edges; text block has slight shelf wear to exterior edges; light foxing to exterior head edge; light tone to front and rear gutters; interior clean; ex-libris with plate to front pastedown; intact binding; profusely illustrated; Russian text;. More
Renaissance Student Life
Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1927. 8vo; VG-hardcover without dust jacket; blue spine with gold text; boards have moderate stains and slight bumping to the corners; front paste down and front free end -paper have an inscription and rubber stamps respectively; text block is severely tanned but pages are legible;100p. More
WEERZIEN MET CHILI [SIGNED]
Amsterdam: Contact, 1994. Octavo; G-; Paperback; Spine, blue with yellow print; Cover has slight edgewear, creasing to spine, cocked spine; Text block clean and tight; Text in Dutch; Inscribed in ink by the authors on the front flyleaf ; 229 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
The English-Arabic Translator Dictionary
n.p. IPA, n.d. Octavo; pp 1058; G-; brown spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth has mild shelf wear to exterior; noticeable wear to edges; text block has light shelf wear to exterior edges; text pages clean; light ink to rear endpaper; loosed binding with slight defect at front gutter; text in Arabic and English;. More
Theoretical Analyses in Romance Linguistics
Amstersdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1992. Octavo; pp 515; G/no-DJ; light pink spine with black text; cloth shows moderate wear to exterior; sunning to spine and board edges; rubbing to edges; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; previous owner's name stamped to head edge; interior clean NOTE: Shelved in Aisle 24 with older 15's. More
CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
Boston: David R. Godine in association with Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971. Quarto; Third printing; VG-; Paperback; Spine, white with black print; Cover has light edgewear, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; unpaged, 96 b&w plates with commentary, frontispiece. [Shelf: East Asian Art] [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
The 34th Squadron, ROCAF "Black Bat Squadron" Oral History
Taipei City: Department of Defense History and Political Translation Office, 1993. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Black spine with White text; Boards strong, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear, bumping to corners; Textblock clean; 416 pp; Text in Chinese. More
Bitter Cold Nights
Beijing: Sinolingua, 1990. First Edition. 12mo; pp 84; G/paperback; purple spine with yellow and blue text; covers show slight sunning to exterior; moderate wear to edges; crease to front cover; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; light toning to interior NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #3. More
Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Arabic Dictionary: English-Arabic; Arabic-English
New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., 1999. Quarto; VG-; green spine with white text; no jacket; cloth has mild exterior wear; lightly sunned spine; good boards; text block clean; pictorial endpapers; previous owner's name to dedication page; frontispiece; tight binding; profusely illustrated; pp 94. More
Le Patois Creole
n. p. n. publ. n. d. Small Booklet; pp 49; G/paperback; ivory spine without text; covers show some soiling to exterior, brown text to front with illustration; text block has slight shelf wear to exterior edges; minor toning to some pages, otherwise clean; French/Creole text NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #2. More
Shogakukan Random House English-Japanese Dictionary [2 Volumes]
Tokyo: Shogakukan, 1982. 2 Volumes; Quartos; G+ Hardcovers in Publisher's G+ Slipcase; Orange spines with Gold text on Green spine labels; Slipcase has some edgewear, some shelfwear, open tear at top corner of front cover; Boards shaken, some edgewear, slight shelfwear, rubbign to corners; Textblock have brown and black marks along fore edge, creasing to title page of Volume 2; 1540/1508 pp [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
The Al-'Uqlah Texts (Documentation Sud-Arabe, III)
Washington, D.C. The Catholic University of America Press, Inc., 1963. Quarto; VG-/paperback; 1/4 bound green spine without text; stiff board exterior panels shows mild toning toward edges; intact binding; some spotting to spine; black lettering to front; text block exterior edges have light tone; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 76. More
The English Dialects of Ulster: An Anthology of Articles on Ulster Speech by G.B. Adams
Holywood, Co. Down: Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, 1986. Octavo; VG/paperback; light gray/white spine with black text; covers show mildly sunned exterior; intact panels; text block edges have only light wear; frontispiece; interior clean; tight binding; illustrated; pp 134. More
Moses Thomas's Proposals for the First American Edition of a Complete Johnson's Dictionary
2016. Booklet; pp [5]; VG-/paperback; brown covers show light wear to exterior, some minor wear to edges; text block shows minimal wear; interior clean NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Oversized Ephemera Case. More
Speaking With Style: The Sociolinguistic Skills of Children
London and New York: Routledge, 1992. First Paperback Edition. Octavo; VG-/paperback; pp 200; black spine with white text; first PB Edition; covers show only mild wear to exterior; text block edges have minimal wear to exterior; tight binding; previous owner's name to ffep; some underlining; illustrated. More
A GRAMMAR OF BIBLICAL HEBREW (PORTA LINGUARUM ORIENTALIUM. NEUE SERIE, XII)
Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1976. Octavo; G-; Paperback; Spine, grey with black print; Cover has light edgewear, slight creasing to spine, moisture stain to rear top fore corner; Text block has light spotting inside covers, else clean and tight; x, 209 pages. More
Parlons Tibetain
Paris: L'Harmattan, 1998. Octavo; VG-/paperback; orange spine with white and green text; covers show only slight handling wear; mild lean to spine; otherwise binding good; textblock exterior edges have little wear; interior clean; illustrated; pp 350; text in French. More
THE HANDBOOK OF LANGUAGE VARIATION AND CHANGE (BLACKWELL HANDBOOKS IN LINGUISTICS)
Malden: Blackwell Publishing, 2004. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, white with red and black print; Cover has slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Text block has slight amount of pencil notation, else clean and tight; xii, 807 pages, illustrated (b&w charts, graphs). More
English Translators and Translations
London: Published for The British Council and the National Book League by Longmans, Green & CO., 1962. First Edition. 8vo., 56 pages, 2 pages of plates (portraits), illustrated; VG-; yellow cover with red and back print, pencil inscribed price on front, slight peripheral browning, slight smudging and spotting outside corners slightly bumped, rusted spine staples visible with slight adjacent stain to cover, hole in cover at lower spine staple, chipping at upper and lower spine edge of cover; clean interior; "Writers and Their Work, No. 142"; "Bibliographical Series of Supplements to 'British Book News' on Writers and Their Work" More
A Reference Grammar of Syrian Arabic
Washington, D.C. Georgetown University Press, 1964. Octavo; VG-/paperback; white spine with red text; originally published 1964; covers show mild tone toward edges; lightly sunned spine; minor wear to corners; text block exterior edges show some smudges; tight binding; illustrated; interior clean; pp 597; text in Arabic and English. More
A Dictionary of New Chinese Words
Kensington MD: Dunwoody Press, 1994. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Octavo; VG-; black spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior clean; strong, straight boards; text block exterior head edge has previous owner's name; otherwise exterior edges clean; tight binding; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 320; text in English and Chinese. More
Language Diversity and Language Contact: Essays by Stanley Lieberson
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1981. Octavo; VG/G; pp 390; black spine with white text; first edition; dust jacket has modest shelf wear to exterior; some few chips to edges; cloth clean; strong boards; text block exterior edges shows light wear; clean; tight binding; illustrated. More
Modern Persian
Chicago: McGraw-Hill, 2004. First Edition. First Edition; Small Octavo; VG- Paperback; White spine with black text; Covers have light shelfwear; Binding strong; Textblock has tiny dog ears on pages 87-91, otherwise text clean; pp 266. More
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TEXTS OF THE REIGN OF SAMSU-ILUNA (YALE ORIENTAL SERIES. BABYLONIAN TEXTS, VOL. XII)
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1979. Quarto; VG-; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth, slight wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Introduction and indices in English, texts in Babylonian; ix, 83 pages + 100 pages of plates (b&w). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary
New York: Beginner Books/Random House, Inc., 1965. Quarto; G; yellow pictorial spine with blue, green, red and black text; no jacket; exterior boards has modest soiling; few wrinkles to front and rear; text block exterior edges show modest shelf wear; illustrated endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 133; text in English and French. More
EMARE
London: Sampson Low Marston & Co, 1901. First Edition. Octavo. Fair Paperback; thin dark green spine with handwritten title in ink; boards show shelf wear to edges and corners and some discoloration; binding coming away at center gutter, a few pages at front slightly loose; text block clean; 39 pp. More
Hanklyn-Janklin: A Stranger's Rumble-Tumble Guide to Some Words, Customs and Quiddities Indian and Indo-British (inscribed)
New Delhi: Banyan Books, 1994. Second Edition, Revised. Larger Octavo; VG-/VG-; blue spine with white text; second edition, revised; dust jacket exterior shows mild wear; few, slight dings to edges; cloth has slight wear; tight binding; sturdy boards; textblock exterior edges have age toned modestly; interior pages good; illustrated; pp 262; inscribed by author. More
The Legacy of Egypt
London: Oxford University Press, 1971. Second Edition. 12mo; G/G; yellow spine with black text; second edition; dust jacket mild soiling wear to exterior; open chip to rear head fore edge; other smaller chips to edges; price clipped front flap; Brodart wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has few, faint whitish spots; strong boards; tight binding; text block exterior edges have some foxing; previous owner's circular embossed stamp to ffep; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece; illustrated throughout; 24 black and white plates at rear; some underlining and marginalia to mid text; pp 510. More