Search Results: Language from Tangible Tales

London: Curzon Press, 1980. Third printing. Hardcover. Fair/good. Green hardcover in jacket, third printing thus. A fair copy, priced accordingly. Hinges loose with textblock pulling away from the top of the spine column - paper intact and supporting the weight of the text. Shaken as if dropped hard. Readers copy only, but clean and unmarked, general wear to the board edges and corners. Dustjacket is good with minor soiling. 283 pp. An important translation linguistically, giving insight into the language and dialects of Cairo in the early 19th century.

Co So Xuat Ban Dai Nam. Hardcover. Good +. Green cloth hardcover in glassine dust protector. No date or author listed, appears to be from the early 70's. Wear at the spine tips and minor bumping at the top edge of the boards. Top board slightly bowed. Interior clean and unmarked other than ESL stamps to the endpapers. Binding and hinges solid. Glassine wrapper is somewhat soiled but nicely fit to the book and keeps it clean. 358 pp.

Tehran: Farhang Moaser Publishers, 2005. Second edition. Hardcover. Fair. Blue hardcover, 2nd ed., in fair to good condition. Cracking at the tips of the spine column with the paper split. General wear to the board edges and scuffing to the covers. Yellow highlighting to the text neatly, but pervasive. Binding and hinges are solid but not tight. A spot of orange condiment to the front edge toward the Persian introduction. A used and marked copy of this large and comprehensive Persian-English dictionary. 1000 numbered pages with English introductory material at the left/front and Persian introductory material at the right/rear.

New York: Multilingual Matters, 2016. Hardcover. Good. Small hardcover in good+ condition. Minor wear to the cover edges and a bit of crimping at the spine tips. Some few pages with corners bent. This book would be very good if not for very tidy yellow highlighting to around 30 pages of the text - not extensive or distracting. 212 pp., indexed. "The book explores the impact of L1 use in L2 classrooms through observations and teacher interviews, highlighting implications for professional practice."

Boston: National Geographic Learning and Cengage Learning, 2013. Second printing. Paperback. Good. Oversize paperback with online access code intact (still covered up and unused) at rear. A gooc dopy wtih creasing to the lower front corner and a bit of a bend to the text at the same spot - no impact on usability. Interior is tight in a solid binding. Previous owner's name to the spine and the top of the front cover, otherwise a clean and unmarked copy. 166 pp. with full color pictures and examples throughout. An engaging textbook for language learners.