Search Results: Foreign Language Books from Kukuchai Books

1971. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 1971. The book is intended for the use of beginners who are learning Chinese as a foreign language. Book is in Chinese and English. Publisher and author not given, at least not in English. A coupple of stray pen marks otherwise in very good condition. Yellow covers are a mylar/paper combination with the free ends on front and back folded inwards to resemble a dustjacket. No creasing in spine. Interior pages clean and bright with a tight binding.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Letchworth, Hertfordshire: Bradda Books Ltd., 1964. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Letchworth, Hertfordshire: Bradda Books Ltd., 1964. The Library of Russian Classics. Edited with an Introduction, Notes and Vocabulary by W. Harrison, M.A., Lecturer in Russian in the University of Durham. Sketch of Gogol opposite title page. Bilingual book: English/Russian. Introduction in English. Play in Russian with Notes in Russian and English followed by a Russian - English Vocabulary. Dust jacket is quite chipped around the edges with a small tear on the back upper left, crease on back, back a little sun faded along spine edge, bits missing from top and bottom of spine. Spine yellowed and a little water stained. Otherwise DJ is whole showing original '60's design on front cover. Boards mimic same design as dust jacket and are in great shape. Corners and spine tips minimally bumped. Previous owner's information on ffep. Interior pages show just a touch of yellowing around the edges otherwise clean and… Read More

Librairie Hachette, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Librairie Hachette, 1962. Cycle d'observation Classe de Sixieme. A more advanced textbook for learning the French language. 442 pages. Bottom of spine has been ripped off. Covers are discoloured, corners are bumped, top of spine has a small rip near the front. Previous owner's name on half title page. Front endpapers depict two full colour photographs of scenes from France. Back endpapers are full colour reproductions of French art. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montreal: Editions Aquila Limitee, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Montreal: Editions Aquila Limitee, 1972. A French language textbook aimed at improving the student's speaking skills. Exercises to improve pronunciation throughout the book. Light grey covers with orange lettering on front cover and spine. Boards in very good shape with minimal bumping on spine tips and corners. Previous owner's information and old price on ffep. Interior clean with a sound binding. A very nice copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bruxelles, Paris, Montreal: Didier, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bruxelles, Paris, Montreal: Didier, 1967. Orange and black covers are a little bumped on the corners and spine tips otherwise very good. A book designed for French language students learning German. Illustrated throughout with cartoon caricatures in colour and black and white. Interior very clean and bright; tight binding. A very nice copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Company, 1874. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Company, 1874. 508 pages followed by 8 pages of publisher's adverts. Solid book. Spine is all leather with gilt lettering most of which is still legible. Upper lefthand corner of spine is missing, cracked down the center, top and bottom of spine bumped and scraped with parts also missing. Brown cloth cover is beautifully tooled with a Greek motif around the edges. Publisher's initials, in typical ornate Victorian style, stamped into the center. Corners bumped and bruised and some of the raised motif has been somewhat flattened by shelf wear and rubbing. The back board is tooled in the same manner as the front but without the initials. All edges marbled. Front and rear end papers carry adverts for the publisher's other books. Loose front end paper is ripped in 2 scallops from the top, along the side to about 2/3 of the way down. 'Notre Dame College Library' stamped in blue at the top… Read More

Brown covers with gold lettering on spine. Spine has bits missing; usual bumping to corners of cover. Binding a little cracked at ffep as can be seen in the photo. Some foxing to pages as is expected of a book this age. Ffep has an old price at upper right. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. A rare, hard to find copy.

Chicago: Bradda Books Ltd. Russian Language Specialties, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Chicago: Bradda Books Ltd. Russian Language Specialties, 1965. 187 pages. The Library of Russian Classics. Edited with an Introduction, Afterward, Notes and Vocabulary by Norman Henley, Lecturer in Russian The Johns Hopkins University. Black and white portrait of Pushkin opposite title page. The novel itself is in Russian while everything else is in English. There is a vocabulary of Russian - English words at the back of the book. The spine is bound in cloth. The cover has a geometric yellow and black pattern. Lovely little book. Some minor bumping on the corners otherwise a clean, bright copy with tight binding.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Letchworth, Hertfordshire: Bradda Books Ltd., 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Letchworth, Hertfordshire: Bradda Books Ltd., 1963. 148 pages. The Library of Russian Classics. Edited with an Introduction, Afterward, Notes and Vocabulary by Norman Henley, Lecturer in Russian, The Johns Hopkins University. Black and white portrait of the author opposite the Contents page. The play itself is presented only in Russian. The rest is in English. There is also a Russian-English vocabulary at the end of the book. Lovely little book in almost perfect condition. The beginning of the play has a few notes scribbled here and there. The spine is a light mauve cloth which extends over to the boards which have a blue and white geometric pattern. A little bit of bumping on the corners. Interior clean and bright. Binding tight.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta'scher Berlag, 1857. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta'scher Berlag, 1857. 229 pages. Half leather with maroon boards. Edges bumped and dented. Leather spine is still soft with 4 raised bands tooled with gilt as well as two other bands, one at the top and one at the bottom worked in gilt. Author's name, title and volume number embossed in the leather in gilt. Some yellowing and foxing. Endpapers and spine in good shape.. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta'scher Berlag, 1858. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Stuttgart: J. G. Cotta'scher Berlag, 1858. 308 pages. Text is in Gothic German. This is Volume 7 of a 30-volume set. Half-leather with maroon boards. All three edges bumped and dented and shelf worn. Leather on spine still very soft. Spine has 4 raised bands as well as 2 gilt decorated bands which are not raised, one at the top and one at the bottom. Author's name, title and volume number embossed into the leather spine in gilt. Some foxing and yellowing of pages. End papers and spine intact. No loose pages. Tight binding. A very nice copy.. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath and Company, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath and Company, 1933. 200 pages. Chosen and Edited with an Introduction, Notes, and a Vocabulary by Irving Babbitt. Bound in pale green cloth. Mainly in French except for the Introduction and Notes. Includes a French - English vocabulary. Small bumps at the top and bottom of the spine. Remnants of old price sticker on front cover. Interior is clean and bright in a tight binding.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.