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Colloquial Hindustani.

by Harley, A. H.

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Good DJ
Edition
Sixth impression
Published
1970
Binding
Cloth
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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.

Condition
Used - Very Good + in Good DJ
Edition
Fourth edition reprint; reprint; reprint
Published
1980; 1977; 1978
Binding
Cloth
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£50.00

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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 about this item
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A View of the World

by Lewis, Norman.

Condition
Used - Near fine
Edition
First edition thus
Published
1986
Binding
Paperback
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£6.00

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London:: Eland,, 1986. First edition thus. Paperback. Near fine.
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£6.00
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The Life and Death of the Press Barons.

by BRENDON, PIERS .

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1982
Binding
Cloth
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£17.00

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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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A Writer's Rhetoric.

by Anderson, Robert A.

Condition
Used - Very good
Edition
First edition
Published
1971
Binding
Paperback
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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).

Condition
Used - Near Fine in VG+ DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1980
Binding
Cloth
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£10.00

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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.

Condition
Used - Very good+
Edition
Reprint
Published
1991
Binding
Paperback
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£13.50

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London:: Routledge,, 1991. Reprint. Paperback. Very good+. Slight creasing to cover.
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The Decorated Letter.

by Alexander, J. J. G.

Condition
Used - Near fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1978
Binding
Paperback
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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.

Condition
Used - Very Good + in Good DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1969
Binding
Cloth
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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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Ornament in Medieval Manuscripts

by Valentine, Lucia N.

Condition
Used - Fine in Very Good+ DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1965
Binding
Cloth
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£12.00

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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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£12.00
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The Lady in the Painting.

by Wang, Fang-yu.

Condition
Used - Very good
Edition
First edition
Published
1957
Binding
Paperback
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£8.50

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New Haven:: Yale University Press,, 1957. First edition. Paperback. Very good. A text in Chinese to supplement a university course. bw illustrations throughout. Liquid damage to lower cover.
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Lives Enshrined in Language

by Stenhouse, T.

Condition
Used - Very Good +/no DJ
Edition
Second edition
Published
1928
Binding
Cloth
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne:: Andrew Reid and co.,, 1928. Second edition. Cloth. Very Good +/no DJ. Feps discoloured. Spine bumped at either end. 'Corrigenda' slip laid in with corrections.
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Starting From Scratch

by Brown, Rita Mae.

Condition
Used - Very Good + in Good DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1988
Binding
Half cloth
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Toronto:: Bantam Books,, 1988. First edition. Half cloth. Very Good + in Good DJ. Dj is creased and has several small tears along edges.
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On Learning the English Tongue.

by Bell, Vicars.

Condition
Used - Good in Fair DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1953
Binding
Cloth
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£7.50

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London:: Faber & Faber,, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Good in Fair DJ. Author's signature and gift inscription on fly title. Cloth a little worn, ffep discoloured. Dw worn, sunned and lightly marked. Small tears to corners and top of backstrip, larger tear to base of backstrip. Price clipped.
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It's Only Me

by Tweedie, Jill.

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1980
Binding
Cloth
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London:: Robson,, 1980. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Slightly bumped at top of backstrip and top corners. Slight creasing to dw along top and base.
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£5.00
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Introduction To Theoretical Linguistics.

by Lyons, John.

Condition
Used - Very good
Edition
Reprint
Published
1972
Binding
Paperback
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£4.50

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Cambridge:: Cambridge University Press,, 1972. Reprint. Paperback. Very good. Sunning and staining to cover.
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On the Art of Reading.

by Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur.

Condition
Used - Good/no DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1920
Binding
Hardcover
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£18.00

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New York:: G.P. Putnam's Sons,, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Good/no DJ. Binding scuffed at corners, uncut pages, top edge gilt
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Public Speaking without Fear & Trembling.

by Hanna, Mark.

Condition
Used - Good/no DJ
Edition
First printing
Published
1949
Binding
Cloth
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New York:: Macmillan,, 1949. First printing. Cloth. Good/no DJ. Gift inscription to fly title. Cloth worn. Corners bent.
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The State Of The Language

by Howard, Philip.

Condition
Used - Very good+
Edition
First edition thus
Published
1986
Binding
Paperback
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Harmondsworth:: Penguin Books,, 1986. First edition thus. Paperback. Very good+.
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The Oxford Book Of English Talk.

by Sutherland, James (Edited).

Condition
Used - Very Good/no DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1953
Binding
Cloth
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London:: Oxford University Press,, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/no DJ. Major sunning to cloth.
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