Search Results: Reference from Goldring Books

London: Hurst, 1999. A Fine unmarked copy. xvi + 351 pages. The resurgence and revitalisation of Muslim culture have created a growing interest in the study of Muslim names. Throughout the world Muslims share similar names, be they in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, South East Asia or new migrants in the West. The predominant language in Muslim names is Arabic, followed by Persian (Farsi), the two major languages which transmitted Muslim culture in its early stages and later expansion. The purpose of this dictionary is to give the meaning or bearing on Islamic heritage of the words, Arabic or Persian, which form parts of Muslim names. Many Muslims with names that comprise Arabic or Persian are unaware of their meaning or bearing on Islamic heritage, particularly if they are unfamiliar with these languages. It is important for parents and guardians to devote time to selecting suitable names for children by consulting authentic books on names and re-checking them with from standard… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1985. A Fine unmarked copy with nearFine dustjacket. The updated second edition. A most comprehensive and award winning dictionary containing over 100 diagrams which help to explain the more detailed entries and over 6,000 entries. Written both for the layman and professional user of information systems and the extended cross referencing system will enable the reader to gain additional insight into the principles of IT. 22. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Odhams Press, 1958. Gold title on red boards which are very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there are a few small marks to endpapers else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good+ copy. Dustjacket has a little wear to edges and is not price clipped. Second edition with appendix. First published in 1950. 736 pages. Over 3,000 entries. Illustrated with nearly 800 diagrams throughout. A useful reference work to all the main aspects of radio and television engineering, including radar, communication systems, measuring systems, electrical machinery. A separate reference section contains a number of abacs, a wide range of formulae with worked examples. Throughout, mathematical explanations have been reduced to a minimum and the treatment is as simple and straightforward as possible, but none the less accurate and authoritative. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.42 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST **** NOT EX LIB **** 21. Hard Cover. Very… Read More

London: Heinemann/Quixote, 1981. A near Fine uninscribed copy with complete dustjacket which has fading to the spine. A comprehensive work which lists over 1.000 deities of the ancient and modern world who have a story that is worth telling and those that have played a significant part in the religious experience of mankind and which blends fascinating information with entertaining anecdotes and comment. Arranged by Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Middle East (including Egypt) and Oceania together with an index. It proves, if nothing else, that while God may have created man, it is man who has created gods. 13. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1977. Card covers are unmarked with a touch of wear to lower front. Internally there is a little light foxing to fore edge else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. 312 pages. 32nd printing revised (first was 1959). The book is designed first of all to make the study of written Japanese a much less formidable task for the foreign student than it has traditionally been. Its second major purpose is to enable the student to achieve fluency in reading and writing the language in its everyday style. Essentially, the book reflects the language simplification movement now under way in Japan. It presents first the 881 essential characters prescribed by the Ministry of Education as the minimum requirement for the six years of Japanese elementary school. Each character is accompanied by a chart demonstrating the proper way to write it. The second major section presents the 1,850 characters (including the 881 essential characters) adopted by law for general use in publications. These… Read More

London: Thames and Hudson, 1998. A near Fine clean, tight and unmarked copy. In nearly 1500 entries, many of them strikingly and often surprisingly illustrated, the author has documented the history and evolution of symbols from pre-history to the present, providing lively, informative and often ironic. She discusses an enormous variety of symbols from the Arctic to Dahomey, from the Iroquois to Oceania, and coming from systems as diverse as Tao, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Tantra, the ancient cult of Cybele and the Great Goddess, the pre-columbian religions of the Western Hemisphere and the Voodoo cults of Brazil and West Africa. 210 illustrations. 50. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Longmans, Green for the Index Society, 1881. Gilt title to spine with the Index Society's gilt motif to front with black decoration on red cloth boards which have age darkening to edges and just a little wear to spine head and tail. Internally there a few spots to the margins of the first four pages, a little gentle creasing to a few pages with pages 25 to 91 unopened. viii + 91 pages. Title page shows date as 1881 but spine date shows 1879. Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838-1917), founded the Index Society in 1877, but the Society did not last long and failed through lack of funds. Sir George Otto Trevelyan (1838-1928) was a British statesman and biographer of his maternal uncle Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay. B2A. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bracken, 1984. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. xv + 736 pages. A facsimile of the 1865 edition. For over 200 years the dictionary has been a handbook for teachers, journalists and an inspiration for dramatists and poets, especially the romantic poets such as Keats, who is said to have known the book almost by heart. Far from being an ordinary dictionary, the work is full of incidental details and stories which bring the mythical past to life. B2E. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. xvii + 856 pages. 200 illustrations. With 1001 entries ranging from brief statements to substantial essays on major topics, the Oxford Companion to the Mind takes the reader on a lively tour of this endlessly fascinating subject, spanning many questions and answers within the broad compass of philosophy, psychology, and the physiology of the brain. Entries are arranged alphabetically and linked by a network of helpful cross-references. Articles include those from well-known writers in their field of expertise and also included are biographies of major figures who have contributed to our understanding of the mind. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.75 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 14. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket. Second edition (first was 1997). 696 pages printed on acid free paper. For over 50 years, Oxford's Dictionary Department has been collecting, sourcing, researching, and authenticating quotations on an international scale, and in doing so, it has created one of the richest language resources in use anywhere in the world today, and has developed the most thorough and reliable editorial procedures. As the Sunday Telegraph states ' an instant pearl for every occasion'. **** NOT EX LIB **** *** A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.2 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COSTS **** 23. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907. Gilt title on red cloth boards which are without marks, damage or wear and no bumping. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. Apart from a little dust marking to top edge this is a NEAR FINE copy which is uncommon for it's age. Second edition. Only volume 1 of 3 but complete in itself. An erudite work. B2D. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Penguin, 2004. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A fascinating guide of hundreds of superstitions separated into chapters on Superstitions Around the Year; The Cycle of Life; The Human Body; Domestic Superstitions; The Occult; The Natural World; Trees; Natural Phenomena and Weather. Answers most questions about the intriguing and often bizarre world of superstition. B2B. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Spring, 1969. White title on blue boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a small stamp to front endpaper else clean and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. 4 colour and 96 black and white plates. A most comprehensive work in ten chapters with appendices on Marks, Date Letters and Artists Marks. C3C. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Antique Collectors' Club, 1988. A Fine unmarked copy withnear Fine dustjacket which is not price-clipped. 279 pages. A most informative work on the subject which takes a good look at the mysteries and lore of book-collcting. The author passes on his wealth of knowledge covering book-making, the language of book-collction, the question of first editions, the matter of completeness and condition. Includes a lengthy glossary . D4E. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1911. Gold title on red boards which have light wear to spine head, tail and corner tips. Some minor marks. Internally there is a contemporary name and date to front endpaper, age toning to endpapers, sporadic light foxing to some pages else generally very clean, tight and unmarked. viii + 631 pages + 32 page catalogue. A New Impression of the author's work which was first published in 1881. 1. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.