Search Results: Languages from Chapter 1 Books

H C A Campagne, Tiel, 1876. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 751 pages (complete). Dutch/ French. A heroically passive copy. Much owned, aged, forgotten. The boards are much marked, worn, stained, buckled. They are still tight, sturdy. The pages are marked, tanned, stained from use and age. They are however, certain, clear, much repaired about edges, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

J H Collard, Kaapstad ; Richert Pike & Co., Kaapstad (printer), 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 246 pages plus 30 pages addenda (complete). In Dutch throughout. An aged but placid copy. The spine has been repaired with a leather strip. The boards are much worn, scuffed, marked all about from handling, storage, shelving, time. They are steady, sound. The front pastedown has an ex-libris plate. The frontispage has two previous owner signatures including ([...] Pienaar Hope Villa Nieuw Bethesda). The contents have some very few age-related marks. Aside from these sparse distractions, the contents are very clean and clear, certain and confident, assured and able, healthy and agreeable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

N G Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Marburg and der Lahn, 1932. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 151 pages (complete). In French throughout. A placid copy. The boards and spine are marked, rubbed, worn, scuffed. They are secure and sure. The contents are occasionally annotated together with mild evidence of use. The bottom corners along the spine have storage marks. The pages are otherwise clean, clear, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Editora Globo SA, Porto Alegre, Brasil / Editorial Verbo, Lisboa, 1982. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Two volumes (Nos 2 and 3). Two sound copies. Volume 2: A-L. The green boards are a little scuffed, the corners a little worn from shelving, the spine seams a little cracked. They are steady and sound. The contents are clean, clear, competent, confident. Volume 3: M-Z. The green boards are smart, healthy. The corners have light shelving wear. Again, the contents are pleasing. Clean, clear, confident, diligent, tidy. An agreeable set. Please note that due to the weight of the books, should they need be posted to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

J B Wolters, te Groningen, 1901. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 615 pages (complete). English, Dutch. A much owned copy. The boards are much worn, scuffed all about. The spine has been repaired, at some stage, with clear tape. They are steady and secure. The contents are benign and benevolent. Nonetheless, the contents are clean, clear, generous of spirit, assured and competent. Please note that due to the weight of the book, should the book need to be posted outside of South Africa, additional postal charges may be made. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1929. 25th edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 444 pages (complete). In French throughout. The boards have wear, scuffing, handling and storage marks. They assured and sure. The contents are tanned. They are also firm, tight, clean, clear, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Deutschen Kurzwellensender, Berlin, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Poor/No Jacket. Complete. An heroically cheerful copy of this language guide for the German international radio station. Mercifully free of ideology, the book yet is a pleasing representation of books for children at the time. A much owned, inconsiderately stored copy. The covers are grubby, worn, tanned. They are secure and sure. The contents have wear about the edges (principally the top edges) throughout. The pages are a little tanned, just lightly marked by storage and handling. They are otherwise jovial, convivial, instructive, determined, clean, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1864. 11th Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 782 pages (complete). Rebound in full black leather. Previous owner signatures on the title page: Menzies Murray and F A Murray - both kin of Andrew Murray. The leathered boards are very smart, handsome. Newer end-papers. The contents have evidence of use and the passage of years throughout. The paper trims are softened and a little worn. There are handling marks, age-related marks, some tanning about the edges. The pages are comfortable, clear, able, amenable, competent, still agreeable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Government Printer, Printer/ Staatsdrukker, Pretoria, 1953. Softcover. Fair/No Jacket. Complete. In English and Afrikaans. A much owned copy. Linen-cloth covers that much marked, worn and stained all about. The spine has much wear from storage. The spine and the covers are secure and comfortable. The contents have evidence of repeated use throughout. However, the contents generally clear, firm, diligent, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Lund Humphries, London, 1993. Reprint. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 687 pages (complete). A comfortably owned copy. The covers have handling and usage wear and creasing. They are secure and sure. The papertrims have handling marks. The contents have evidence of avid use throughout. They are yet, clean, clear, assured, diligent, more than competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

H C A Campagne & Zoon, Tiel, 1892. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 822 pages (complete). English and Dutch. Full leather. A benign copy. The boards have wear about the edges from shelving, there is scuffing and light marking. The spine is resolutely decorous. The leather and gilt decoration and titling are worn and rubbed. The spine is amiable. The contents are tranquil. There is evidence of repeated use throughout. There is some wear, there are some handling marks throughout. The pages are certain, diligent, conscientious, clean and clear, assured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Arbon and Krap, Rotterdam, 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 396 pages (complete). A vintage copy. The boards are a little shabby with wear, marks, scuffing, rubbing all about. They have a decided antique aspect. Within, it appears as if the frontispage has been removed. There is much evidence of use and age throughout. The pages are relaxed with age-related marks throughout. There are handling marks, some mild handling wear too. The title page has creases from storage. However, the pages are comfortable against the spine, clear, composed, assured, tidy, more than competent, still keen. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Antonio Vallardi Editore, Milano, 1980. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 539 pages (complete). Flexi-cover. Pocket sized. Synonyms and vocabulary. The covers are healthy, secure and sure. The contents are tidy, comfortable, clean, clear, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

F C W Vogel, Leipzig, 1886. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 984 pages (complete). A confident copy. Half-leather. The boards are sturdy, sound. The leathered corners have wear. The spine is benign. Within, the front and end pages are tanned. A previous owner has informally tagged the contents with strips of scotch tape (now aged). The contents are otherwise clean, clear, conscientious, certain, more than competent. Please note that due to the weight of the book, should the book need be posted to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.