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Mayor's Juvenal: Thirteen Satires
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Mayor's Juvenal: Thirteen Satires

by John E. B. Mayor

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Published
2007
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9781904675709
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Exeter: Bristol Phoenix Press, 2007. Hardback in Slip Case (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Slip Case.. ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.2kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Hardback… Read more about this item
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Into Battle: Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill P.C., M.P.
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Into Battle: Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill P.C., M.P.

by Randolph S. Churchill

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Used - Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper heavily worn at the edges with much loss. Gently bruised at the head, tail and co
Published
1941
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London, Toronto, Melbourne & Sydney: Cassell & Company, 1941. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper heavily worn at the edges with much loss. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Previous owners' name and address to the pastedown. Edges of the textblock heavily spotted. The contents lightly toned with… Read more about this item
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The Communication Theory Reader
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The Communication Theory Reader

by Edited by Paul Cobley

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Used - Very Good. Lightly rubbed at the tips of the wrappers. The contents complete, clean and tight.
Published
1996
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Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.)
ISBN
9780415147170
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London & New York: Routledge, 1996. Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good. Lightly rubbed at the tips of the wrappers. The contents complete, clean and tight.. Paperback. Physically Trade Paperback (9¼” x 6”) (1.4 kg); (xii) 506pp; Index; Bibliography; Includes: Graphs; Tables; Glossary; ISBN: 0-4151-4717-4 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and… Read more about this item
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Orthometry: The Art of Versification and the Technicalities of Poetry: With a New and Complete Rhyming Dictionary

Orthometry: The Art of Versification and the Technicalities of Poetry: With a New and Complete Rhyming Dictionary

by R. F. (Robert Frederick) Brewer

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Used - Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Matt paper dust wrapper has insignificant edgewear and is a touch faded with heavier toni
Published
1950
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Edinburgh & London: John Grant, 1950. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Matt paper dust wrapper has insignificant edgewear and is a touch faded with heavier toning to the foredges. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents complete, clean and tight.. Hardback in dust wrapper (red boards with… Read more about this item
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A Hausa Phrase Book: With Medical and Scientific Vocabularies
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A Hausa Phrase Book: With Medical and Scientific Vocabularies

by Allan C. Parsons

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Used - Poor. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding which is soiled on both the boards. Previous owners' name
Published
1915
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London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, New York, Toronto, Melbourne & Bombay: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1915. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Poor. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding which is soiled on both the boards. Previous owners' name and date to the pastedown. Minor age-toning to the lining papers. The contents complete, clean and tight otherwise… Read more about this item
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Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages

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

by Andrew Dalby

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Used - Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper.
Published
1998
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ISBN
9780747531173
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London: Bloomsbury, 1998. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. . Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (1.5 kg); (xvi) 734pp; Index; Includes: Maps; Glossary; ISBN: 0-747-53117-X || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the… Read more about this item
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Australian Aboriginal Words: Aboriginal-English, English-Aboriginal

Australian Aboriginal Words: Aboriginal-English, English-Aboriginal

by Rex Ingamells

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Used - Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper with a short, closed, tear to the head of
Published
1955
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Melbourne: Hallcraft Publishing Company, 1955. Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper with a short, closed, tear to the head of the upper panel. Gift inscription to the first blank. The contents complete, clean and tight otherwise. . Paperback. Physically 8½” x 5¾” (0.5… Read more about this item
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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

by Simon Winchester

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Used - Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper.
Published
2003
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ISBN
9780198607021
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper. . Hardback in dust wrapper (brown boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (0.9 kg); (xxv) 260pp; Index; Bibliography; 3rd impression, first published the same year. Includes: Further reading list; Black & white photographs; Frontispiece; ISBN: 0-1986-0702-4… Read more about this item
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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

by Simon Winchester

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2003
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9780198607021
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper. . Hardback in dust wrapper (brown boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (0.9 kg); (xxv) 260pp; Index; Bibliography; Includes: Further reading list; Black & white photographs; Frontispiece; ISBN: 0-1986-0702-4 || The book is on my shelves… Read more about this item
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Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary: Spanish-English/English-Spanish

Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary: Spanish-English/English-Spanish

by Edited by Nicholas Rollin

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Used - Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper. CD-Rom to the rear blank appears unopened.
Published
2004
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
ISBN
9780198609773
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper. CD-Rom to the rear blank appears unopened. . ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.2kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service,… Read more about this item
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A Manual of the Malay Language: With an Intoductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay

A Manual of the Malay Language: With an Intoductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay

by William Edward Maxwell

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Used - Very Good. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Gift inscription to the verso first blank penned out. Pages very
Published
1911
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1911. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Gift inscription to the verso first blank penned out. Pages very gently age-tanned. . Hardback. Physically 7½” x 5” (0.7 kg); (viii) 182pp; 9th edition, first published 1881. || The book is on… Read more about this item
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Beginning Old English

Beginning Old English

by Carole Hough & John Corbett

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Used - Good. Would be Near Fine were it not for the highlighting of the date and edition verso title page, the title of the contents pa
Published
2013
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Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.)
ISBN
9780230301399
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Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Would be Near Fine were it not for the highlighting of the date and edition verso title page, the title of the contents page, title of the glossary page, and two of the text pages. Text complete, clean and tight otherwise. . Hardback. Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (0.7 kg);… Read more about this item
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The Descent of Language: Writings in Praise of Babel

The Descent of Language: Writings in Praise of Babel

by Rod Mengham

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Published
1993
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ISBN
9780747514541
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London: Bloomsbury, 1993. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Gently faded at the spine of the dust wrapper. Previous owners' name & date to the first blank. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (grey boards with silver titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (0.7 kg); 188pp; Index; Bibliography;… Read more about this item
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Ancestral Voices: Decoding Ancient Languages

Ancestral Voices: Decoding Ancient Languages

by James Norman

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Published
1992
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ISBN
9780880298513
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New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1992. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper. Previous owners' name & date to the first blank. . Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (0.7 kg); 242pp; Index; Bibliography; Cover art by Jack Eckstein; Includes: Timeline; Black… Read more about this item
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Archaeology and Language: The Puzzle of Indo-European Origins

Archaeology and Language: The Puzzle of Indo-European Origins

by Colin Renfrew

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Used - Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Heavily faded at the spine of the dust wrapper. Previous owners' name & date to
Published
1987
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
ISBN
9780224024952
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Heavily faded at the spine of the dust wrapper. Previous owners' name & date to the title page. Pages lightly age-tanned. . Hardback in dust wrapper ). Physically 9½” x 6¼” (0.8 kg); (xiv) 346pp; Index; Bibliography; 2nd impression, first published the same… Read more about this item
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The Words We Use

The Words We Use

by J. A. (John Albert) Sheard

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Used - Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. A little age-toning to the edges
Published
1970
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
ISBN
9780233955254
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1970. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Previous owners' name & date to the first blank. . Hardback in dust wrapper (brown boards with gilt titling to the spine)… Read more about this item
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Studies in General and English Phonetics: In Honour of J. D. O'Connor
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Studies in General and English Phonetics: In Honour of J. D. O'Connor

by Edited by Jack Windsor Lewis

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Used - Near Fine.
Published
1995
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Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.)
ISBN
9780415080682
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London & New York: Routledge, 1995. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Near Fine. . Hardback. Physically 9½” x 6¼” (1.2 kg); (xxii) 473pp; Index; Preface by Lord Quirk; Contains: Charts; Graphs; Diagrams; Tables; References; ISBN: 0-415-08068-1 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath,… Read more about this item
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Lost English: Words and Phrases that Have Vanished from Our Language

Lost English: Words and Phrases that Have Vanished from Our Language

by Chris Roberts

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Used - Near Fine — in Near Fine Dustwrapper.
Published
2009
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
ISBN
9781843172789
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London: Michael O'Mara Books, 2009. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Near Fine — in Near Fine Dustwrapper. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 7½” x 5” (0.5 kg); 173pp; Bibliography; ISBN: 978-1-843-17278-9 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from… Read more about this item
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Tudor to Augustan English: A Study in Syntax and Style from Caxton to Johnson

Tudor to Augustan English: A Study in Syntax and Style from Caxton to Johnson

by A. C. (Astley Cooper) Partridge

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Used - Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with a crease to the foot of the lo
Published
1969
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
ISBN
9780233960920
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1969. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good+ Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with a crease to the foot of the lower panel and a little fading to the spine. Previous owners' name to the first blank. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards… Read more about this item
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Living French

Living French

by T. W. Knight

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Used - Good — in Poor Dustwrapper. Unlaminated dustwrapper a little edgeworn and faded with 2" patch of loss at the head of t
Published
1962
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London: University of London Press, 1962. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good — in Poor Dustwrapper. Unlaminated dustwrapper a little edgeworn and faded with 2" patch of loss at the head of the upper panel, again at the lower. Gently bruised at head & tail of spine and corners. Edges of the textblock lightly tanned.. Hardback in dust wrapper… Read more about this item
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