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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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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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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 Practical Guide to Localization

by Esselink, Bert.

Condition
As NEW
Published
2000
Binding
Cloth
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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.

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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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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Language

by Jespersen, Otto.

Condition
Used - Very Good + in Good DJ
Edition
Tenth impression
Published
1954
Binding
Cloth
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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.

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1990
Binding
Cloth
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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.

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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Typography Now

by Poynor, Rick and Booth-Clibborn, Edward (ed).

Condition
Used - Near fine
Edition
First edition thus, reprint
Published
1997
Binding
Paperback
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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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£12.00
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Writing the Blockbuster Novel.

by Zuckerman, Albert.

Condition
Used - Near fine
Edition
First UK edition, reprint
Published
1994
Binding
Paperback
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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.

Condition
Used - Near Fine in VG+ DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1993
Binding
Cloth
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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).

Condition
Used - Very Good + in Good DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1965
Binding
Cloth
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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 about this item
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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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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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Dictionary of Spoken Chinese.

by Staff of Institute of Far Eastern Languages, Yale University.

Condition
Used - Very Good +/no DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1966
Binding
Cloth
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New Haven:: Yale University Press,, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Very Good +/no DJ. 'Yale Linguistic Series: 8'. Gilt lettering to spine. Light foxing to some prelims and very outer page edges. Cover corner's slightly bumped.
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Using Letters in Art and Craft.

by Walklin, Carol .

Condition
Used - Near Fine in VG+ DJ
Edition
First edition
Published
1974
Binding
Cloth
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London:: B.T. Batsford,, 1974. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine in VG+ DJ. 134 bw illustrations and 2 diagrams. Includes investigation into 'coded' symbols and signs, eg: runes. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight foxing to some prelims.
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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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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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