Languages from Chapter 1 Books

H C A Campagne, Tiel, 1876. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 751 pages (complete). Dutch/ French. A heroically passive copy. Much owned, aged, forgotten. The boards are much marked, worn, stained, buckled. They are still tight, sturdy. The pages are marked, tanned, stained from use and age. They are however, certain, clear,… Ler mais sobre este item

Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1929. 25th edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 444 pages (complete). In French throughout. The boards have wear, scuffing, handling and storage marks. They assured and sure. The contents are tanned. They are also firm, tight, clean, clear, competent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. … Ler mais sobre este item

N G Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Marburg and der Lahn, 1932. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 151 pages (complete). In French throughout. A placid copy. The boards and spine are marked, rubbed, worn, scuffed. They are secure and sure. The contents are occasionally annotated together with mild evidence of use. The bottom corners along the… Ler mais sobre este item

Arbon and Krap, Rotterdam, 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 396 pages (complete). A vintage copy. The boards are a little shabby with wear, marks, scuffing, rubbing all about. They have a decided antique aspect. Within, it appears as if the frontispage has been removed. There is much evidence of use and age… Ler mais sobre este item

Government Printer, Printer/ Staatsdrukker, Pretoria, 1953. Softcover. Fair/No Jacket. Complete. In English and Afrikaans. A much owned copy. Linen-cloth covers that much marked, worn and stained all about. The spine has much wear from storage. The spine and the covers are secure and comfortable. The contents have evidence of repeated use throughout.… Ler mais sobre este item

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1864. 11th Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 782 pages (complete). Rebound in full black leather. Previous owner signatures on the title page: Menzies Murray and F A Murray - both kin of Andrew Murray. The leathered boards are very smart, handsome. Newer end-papers. The contents have evidence of use… Ler mais sobre este item

Antonio Vallardi Editore, Milano, 1980. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 539 pages (complete). Flexi-cover. Pocket sized. Synonyms and vocabulary. The covers are healthy, secure and sure. The contents are tidy, comfortable, clean, clear, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

J H Collard, Kaapstad ; Richert Pike & Co., Kaapstad (printer), 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 246 pages plus 30 pages addenda (complete). In Dutch throughout. An aged but placid copy. The spine has been repaired with a leather strip. The boards are much worn, scuffed, marked all about from handling, storage,… Ler mais sobre este item

Deutschen Kurzwellensender, Berlin, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Poor/No Jacket. Complete. An heroically cheerful copy of this language guide for the German international radio station. Mercifully free of ideology, the book yet is a pleasing representation of books for children at the time. A much owned, inconsiderately stored copy. The covers are grubby, worn, tanned.… Ler mais sobre este item

Editora Globo SA, Porto Alegre, Brasil / Editorial Verbo, Lisboa, 1982. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Two volumes (Nos 2 and 3). Two sound copies. Volume 2: A-L. The green boards are a little scuffed, the corners a little worn from shelving, the spine seams a little cracked. They are steady and sound.… Ler mais sobre este item

H C A Campagne & Zoon, Tiel, 1892. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 822 pages (complete). English and Dutch. Full leather. A benign copy. The boards have wear about the edges from shelving, there is scuffing and light marking. The spine is resolutely decorous. The leather and gilt decoration and titling are… Ler mais sobre este item

F C W Vogel, Leipzig, 1886. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 984 pages (complete). A confident copy. Half-leather. The boards are sturdy, sound. The leathered corners have wear. The spine is benign. Within, the front and end pages are tanned. A previous owner has informally tagged the contents with strips… Ler mais sobre este item

J B Wolters, te Groningen, 1901. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 615 pages (complete). English, Dutch. A much owned copy. The boards are much worn, scuffed all about. The spine has been repaired, at some stage, with clear tape. They are steady and secure. The contents are benign and benevolent. Nonetheless, the contents… Ler mais sobre este item

Lund Humphries, London, 1993. Reprint. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 687 pages (complete). A comfortably owned copy. The covers have handling and usage wear and creasing. They are secure and sure. The papertrims have handling marks. The contents have evidence of avid use throughout. They are yet, clean, clear, assured, diligent, more than competent.… Ler mais sobre este item