Search Results: Languages from Washburn Books

Milano: Edizioni Conde Nast, 1996 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Italian magazine featuring articles on art, antiques, music and dining in London. 119pp illustrated in colour. Slight edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..

Praha: Statni Pedagogicke Nakladatelstvi, 1968 Book. Good. Illustrated Boards. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. English-Czech/Czech-English dictionary with introduction in Czech. 570pp. Edges browned, slightly musty volume, otherwise good..

Zurich: Diogenes, 2004 Book. Near Fine. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. Signed by Author(s). 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Work by the Austrian novelist and short story writer Erich Hackl. 303pp. Text in German. Signed with dedication to title page and also on pictorial card, loosely enclosed. Gilt lettering to spine. Near fine copy in near fine unclipped dustwrapper..

London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1953 Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Introduction in French by Rene Lalou. Foreword in English by the Editors. Selection of 60 pieces of prose by early 20th century French writers, including Camus, Giraudoux, Maurois, Proust, Sartre. 256pp with glossary. Gilt lettering to spine. Some rubbing and bumping to spine, corners and edges, otherwise very good clean copy with no inscriptions..

London: University of London Press Ltd, 1966 Book. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. New series of French texts from the 17th century to the mid 20th century. Introduction and notes in English, poems in French. 203pp. Some discolouration to cover, light foxing to edges, laminate starting to wrinkle and former owner's name to endpaper, otherwise good copy..

Gallimard Book. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated edition of the novel first published as The Road Back or The Way Back in 1931, possibly as a sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front. Text in French. 432pp. Slight creasing to spine and corners, minor marking to edges and former owner's marks to endpapers, otherwise good copy..

Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1876 Book. Fair. Dark Blue Boards. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Text in French. 342pp. Gilt lettering to spine. Top edges soiled, substantial foxing to edges and margins. corners bumped and end papers darkened, otherwise fair reading copy, although somewhat musty..

Lausanne, Switzerland: Editions Berlitz S.A., 1973 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition, First Printing. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Polish phrase book for English-speaking travellers, containing 1200 phrases, 2000 useful words and at-a-glance guide to pronunciation. Colour-coded page edges for easy reference. 192pp. Minor edgewear, marking to cover and small nick at top of spine, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Lausanne, Switzerland: Editions Berlitz S.A., 1977 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4th Printing. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Traveller's language guide with pronunciation shown in the text and colour key to page edges. 192pp. Minor surface marking to cover and some marking to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd, 1992 Book. Very Good. Grey Cloth Boards. Reprint of 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Revised edition of the comprehensive reference work with over 10,500 quotations, arranged alphabetically by name, with an index which enables the most vaguely remembered quotation to be traced. 586pp. Minor marking to page edges and signature to front endpaper, otherwise very good copy in vg unclipped DJ. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class/overseas shipping..

Basingstoke, Hants & London: Macmillan Press Ltd, 1998 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Popular language course for learners of Spanish with some basic knowledge of the language. 217pp, illustrated with black and white photographs. Slight edgewear with tiny turned corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Frankfurt: Im Insel-Verlag, 1965 Book. Good. Paper Covered Boards. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Mit Quellennachweisen herausgegeben von Ernst Zinn. 162pp with index. Slight rubbing to edges and corners and minor marking to top edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Text in German..

Cambridge University Press, 1996 Book. Near Fine. Brown Cloth Boards. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Comprehensive exploration of the history, structure, variety and range of uses of the English language around the world. 489pp with index, illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to base of spine and slight rippling to pages, otherwise near fine copy. Unclipped DJ slightly bumped at base of spine, otherwise also near fine. VERY HEAVY BOOK, additional postage will be requested..

London: Cassell & Company, 1968 Book. Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. Second Edition, Second Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Concise dictionary, suitable for beginners. 541pp with key to pronunciation, list of abbreviations and irregular verbs to rear. Gilt lettering to spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, marking to edges and prize certificate to front endpaper, otherwise good copy. DJ is price-clipped and edgeworn with surface scuffing and fading to spine, otherwise good..

London: W & R Chambers Ltd Book. Good. Red Cloth Boards. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The principles of elocution. 512pp with index. Black lettering to front board. Black and gilt lettering to spine. Some bumping to spine and corners. Spine slightly faded and former owner's insxcription to front endpaper, otherwise good copy..

London: Chatto & Windus Ltd, 1969 Book. Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Biography of Charles Duke of Orleans, taken prisoner by the English at Agincourt and sustained during his 44 year captivity by exercising his gift for poetry. Some of his poems are reproduced in the original French text. The main text is in English. 407pp with index, illustrated with 8 pages of black and white reproductions and 4 family trees. Slight bumping and fading to spine and corners and gift inscription to pastedown, otherwise good. Unclipped DJ has some edge and surface wear, else good..

London & Bristol, Pennsylvania: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1995 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tal. Introduction to language and communication disorders in children. 117pp with index. Minor shelfwear to cover and original price label to rear panel, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: HarperCollins, 2008 Book. Near Fine. Dark Blue Boards. 30th Anniversary Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bestselling bilingual dictionary. 2285pp. Colour map section to rear. White lettering to front board and spine. Boards very slightly bowed, otherwise near fine copy with no marks or inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has internal sellotape repair to spine, otherwise very good. VERY HEAVY BOOK. Additional postage will be requested..

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. Reprint of 8th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Revised and expanded edition with 190,000 definitions. 1454pp. Speckled edges and thumb index to fore-edges. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to lower edges and a couple of tiny turned corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ very tatty with 3" tear to flyleaf, loss to spine and tears to corners. HEAVY BOOK, extra ;postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

London: English Universities Press Ltd, 1952 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Guide to the less formal aspects of the English language, arranged alphabetically. Great gems like "Comparisons are odious" and "the long arm of coincidence" are clearly defined. 310pp. Dark blue title to front board and spine, together with publisher's logo to spine. Fading to spine and edges of binding, top edges dusty, left hinge loose and some foxing to endpapers, otherwise good copy..