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Colloquial Hindustani.
by Harley, A. H.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1970
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good DJ
- Edition
- Sixth impression
- Item Price
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$6.99
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London:: Routledge & Kegan Paul,, 1970. Sixth impression. Cloth. Near Fine in Good DJ. Light shelf-wear. Dj worn and soiled, with a number of tears.
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The American Language
by Mencken, H. L.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1980; 1977; 1978
- Condition
- Very Good + in Good DJ
- Edition
- Fourth edition reprint; reprint; reprint
- Item Price
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$69.86
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New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1980; 1977; 1978. Fourth edition reprint; reprint; reprint. Cloth. Very Good + in Good DJ. Three volume set.Main work: slight crease to spine; dj sunned, dampstained, with two tiny tears to top; previous owner's details on ffep.Supplement One: water staining to page edges and dj; crease and a tiny tear to top of… Read more
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A View of the World
by Lewis, Norman.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1986
- Condition
- Near fine
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Item Price
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$8.38
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London:: Eland,, 1986. First edition thus. Paperback. Near fine.
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The Third Word War
by Lee, Ian.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1978
- Condition
- Very good+
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Item Price
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$27.94
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NP:: Thames and Hudson,, 1978. First edition thus. Paperback. Very good+. Cover is a little discoloured with age and soiled. Some chipping along cover edges.
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The Life and Death of the Press Barons.
by BRENDON, PIERS .
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1982
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$23.75
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London:: Secker & Warburg,, 1982. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Top page edges and dj slightly soiled.
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CONTINENTS OF EXILE
by MEHTA, VED .
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1998
- Condition
- Near Fine in Fine DJ
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- Item Price
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$8.38
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WOODSTOCK :: The Overlook Press,, 1998. First edition, as stated. Cloth. Near Fine in Fine DJ. Slight shelf wear.
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A Practical Guide to Localization
by Esselink, Bert.
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- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 2000
- Condition
- As NEW
- Item Price
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$69.86
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Amsterdam:: John Benjamin,, 2000. Cloth. As NEW. Still in plastic wrap.
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A Writer's Rhetoric.
by Anderson, Robert A.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1971
- Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$8.38
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Boston:: Holbrook Press,, 1971. First edition. Paperback. Very good. Cover is a little discoloured and chipped.
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The State of the Language.
by Michaels, Leonard; Ricks, Christopher (ed).
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1980
- Condition
- Near Fine in VG+ DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$13.97
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Berkeley:: University of California Press,, 1980. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine in VG+ DJ. Dj is a little discoloured and slightly worn. Top edges are slightly dust-marked.
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A History of English.
by Strang, Barbara M. H.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1991
- Condition
- Very good+
- Edition
- Reprint
- Item Price
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$18.86
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London:: Routledge,, 1991. Reprint. Paperback. Very good+. Slight creasing to cover.
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Language
by Jespersen, Otto.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1954
- Condition
- Very Good + in Good DJ
- Edition
- Tenth impression
- Item Price
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$13.97
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London:: George Allen & Unwin,, 1954. Tenth impression. Cloth. Very Good + in Good DJ. Previous owner's name on ffep. Spine slightly cocked. Dj quite worn and browned, with several small tears to edges.
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A Word in Time.
by Howard, Philip.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1990
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$6.99
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London:: Sinclair Stevenson,, 1990. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Very slight creasing to dj. Spine very slightly cocked. Price clipped.
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The Decorated Letter.
by Alexander, J. J. G.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1978
- Condition
- Near fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$6.99
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London:: Thames and Hudson,, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Near fine. Cellophane starting to lift on rear cover, otherwise fine
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Reader's Report
by Derrick, Christopher.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1969
- Condition
- Very Good + in Good DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$13.97
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London:: Victor Gollancz Ltd,, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Very Good + in Good DJ. Cover slightly bowed. Dj slightly sunned and top rear corner torn and creased.
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Typography Now
by Poynor, Rick and Booth-Clibborn, Edward (ed).
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- Near fine
- Edition
- First edition thus, reprint
- Item Price
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$16.77
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London:: Booth-Clibborn Editions,, 1997. First edition thus, reprint. Paperback. Near fine. Cover slightly worn and grubby.
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Writing the Blockbuster Novel.
by Zuckerman, Albert.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1994
- Condition
- Near fine
- Edition
- First UK edition, reprint
- Item Price
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$9.08
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London:: Little Brown & Co.,, 1994. First UK edition, reprint. Paperback. Near fine. Gift inscription on biography page. Fine except for a little creasing to cover.
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Kanji Kanji.
by Sugawara, Makoto.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1993
- Condition
- Near Fine in VG+ DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$16.77
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Tokyo:: The East Publications,, 1993. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine in VG+ DJ. Illustrated explanation of the workings of Chinese characters, enriched with historical, anecdotal and philosophical detail. Gilt lettering to spine. Dj a little dust damaged and discoloured.
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Counterpoint.
by Newquist, Roy (ed).
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1965
- Condition
- Very Good + in Good DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$9.08
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London:: George Allen & Unwin,, 1965. First edition. Cloth. Very Good + in Good DJ. Fascinating collection of interviews with 63 eminent writers (including Truman Capote, Laurens Van Der Post and Harper Lee) about themselves and their writing - together they form a collective portrait of the type. Bright blue lettering to bumped spine. Dj water damaged at… Read more
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Scribe
by Thomson, George L.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1978
- Condition
- Very good+
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$6.99
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New York:: Canongate/Pentalic/Taplinger,, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Very good+. Guide to examples of calligraphy with introduction, entirely written in calligraphic manuscript. With publisher's errata slip tipped in. Covers faded towards lightly creased spine and slightly dust damaged.
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Ornament in Medieval Manuscripts
by Valentine, Lucia N.
- Seller
- Primrose Hill Books
- Published
- 1965
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good+ DJ
- Edition
- First edition
- Item Price
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$16.77
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London:: Faber & Faber,, 1965. First edition. Cloth. Fine in Very Good+ DJ. Glossary/catalogue of ornamental forms and their derivations and meanings, with several illustrations per page. Gilt lettering and frame to spine. Dj dust damaged.
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