Search Results: Language from BookMangos

Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. An anthology of womens letters from the twelfth century until today. A foreword by P.D. James Nice tight binding some shelf wear and bumping to corners. AB10

London: His Majestys Stationary Office, 1951. Paperback. Very Good. A useful little paperback written at the invitation of the Treasury to help in improving official English. Very slight creasing to bottom front corner,felt tip mark in red on front cover, spine slightly creased. AB6

London: Business Books Ltd, 1979. First printing. Paperback. Good. This book will make you better at your job, tell you how stop worrying about work.show you how to sell effectively and earn you more money. Its special aim, however, is to turn would-be copywriters into very good copywriters. tight;some chipping to corners and edges AB33

London: Oxford University Press, 1966. Fourth Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. A wonderful dictionary of place names in England Navy blue boards with writing to spine. Some bumping and marks.Clean pages, the binding is slightly loose. Dj is mylar covered, with some shelf wear.Price clipped. Heavy book so post and packing to be adjusted accordingly. Fourth edition AB82

toulouse: institut d'estudis occitans, 1993. fifth. Paperback. Very Good. wonderful dictionary of the occitan language heavy paperback so post and packing to be adjusted accordingly. white soft cover.corners bumped and spine creased.quite marked but tight binding and clean pages. AB75

France: Maurice Ltee. Paperback. Very Good. A book of french expressions for use with primary and secondary french students. Some bumping and creasing to top and bottom corners. Clean pages and tight binding. AB25

Welwyn, Herts: James Nisbet and Co. ltd, 1971. Good. In the compiling of this dictionary the needs of children in the higher class of primary schools between 9 and 11 have been put foremost. Much thought has been given to the selection of a vocabulary that will satisfy the diverse wants of these children. Blue boards partially covered with clear plastic. Tatty and owner inscribed. Spine torn top and bottom, binding slightly loose. Nevertheless the contents of great value to those who cherish dictionaries and the use of words in the english language. AB13

Scotland: Alexander Maclaren and sons, 1963 . Fourth edition. Very Good/very good. A lovely book helping with phonetic sounds, not sticking to the pronounciation of one district. A standard has been endeavoured between the various districts. There are helpful explanations and illustrations of the peculiarities of gaelic idiom as compared to English, to make the study of the language not a little attractive. Green cloth boards with black writing to front cover, spine and reverse. Dustjacket pale blue with black writing. Some fading and nicks, very pretty. Rear board loose on spine. First Edition AB12

Nigeria: scribo, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. Overwhelming evidence is provided in this book in support of the linguists claim that yoruba and igbo descended from one language. Slight bumping to corners, nice and clean and tight. AB25

Nigeria: Scribo, 2009. Paperback. Very Good. A book with overwhelming evidence in support of the linguists claim that yoruba and igbo descended from one language. Some slight bumping. Clean pages and tight binding. AB25

Hodder & Stoughton General Division, 1980. Third edition. Paperback. Very Good. A useful addition to your learning french library. Used copy with shelf wear AB3

London: Harcourt Brace, 1984. First printing. Very Good +/very good +. The correspondence of Gerald Marsh and Sir Harvey Marlowe. not clipped,foxing First Edition AB34

London: The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1987. Second edition. Very Good/very good. In linguistics, where definitions at best are often imprecise, those of slang terms are notoriously hard to establish. Recorded slang emerged from the special languages of subcultures and never stops evolving. Since the publication of the classic 'Dictionary of American Slang', on which this new dictionary is partially based, many changes have taken place. Maroon boards with writing to spine. Some marks to cover. Dj bumped and indented. Minor shelf wear, clean pages and tight binding. Not price clipped.This is a heavy book so p&p will be adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB55

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Very Good/good. Practical accessible guidance. The Oxford Guide to Writing and Speaking is the ideal place to look for such guidance. Anumber of special features help make the book easy to use for one-stop reference, and also enjoyable to browse. Very clean;tight.bumping;minor tear and chip;damaged stamp but no visible damage recorded except a line of music on the fly-leaf. First Edition AB32

London: oxford University Press, 1963. Second. Hardback. very good/very good. The standard of inclusion in this work is that the name should have survived in use after the end of the fourteenth century or been revived later. there are some 50 names included that are not in the original 1943 edition. Blue boards with writing to spine. some staining to bottom right corner. Bumping and shelf wear. Dj is mylar covered and price clipped.Some little nicks to the corners and top of the spine. Nice tight binding and clean pages. second edition Second AB80

Lausanne: Georges Bridel, 1919. Later printing. Very Good. A first French reading book for young students, produced and edited by the Sisters who taught them. stains and marked cover. faded ,rubbed, bumped, spine cover missing. AB19

London: His Majestys Stationary Office, 1948. Paperback. Very Good. This is concerned particularly with the language of officials, not just civil servants but members of the Navy, Army and Airforce, Local Government officials and the staff of public bodies such as the railways. Signed by the author inscribed to a personal friend. Slight creasing and curling on front bottom corner. A little shelf wear. AB6

Glasgow: Gairm Publications, 1973. Very Good/very good. A wonderful dictionary, first published in 1832 a real must for those who love language or wish to preserve ancient dialects. Blue boards with gold writing to spine. Cream dustjacket with blue writing to front,reverse, and spine, some bumping to corners and a little discoloured, but overall very nice. Tight binding. First Edition AB12

Scotland: Tiumpan Developments, No date. Paperback. Fine. Volumes 1 is a Gaelic teaching corse in 70 lessons, volume 2 is vocabulary, volume 3 is grammar and volume 4 is a glossary. A truly rare set of books. Volume 1 is slightly more worn than the rest but still very nice. As there are 4 volumes the postage will be adjusted to accommodate this. AB12

London: Dent , 1932. Later printing. Near Fine. A guide to French unseen translation and composition. Suitable as preparation for first public examination set by the London General Schools Examinations, the Oxford and Cambridge Local Examinations, and others of similar standard. bump to spine bottom, user marks, creases to a few pages bottom right. AB19