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This section of the Hall of Books website is resreved for titles in the Language and Linguistics categories - how we talk, why we talk, how we use language, where slang comes from......
First edition hardback in the Past And Present Series: Studies In The History Of Civilization volume III, 1946, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition in a good dust jacket with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket tanned and rubbed to edges and spine with several small chips (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. View More...
First edition hardback, 2009, with glazed boards and no jacket as issued. In overall near-fine used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread; no annotation or inscriptions; text (Dutch and English) and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Retains the original CD to rear pocket. Not an old library book. View More...
"Third edition reprint hardback, revised and brought up to date 1960, with no jacket. In overall very good condition, red cloth boards, with gilt titles to spine, are a little faded to spine and edges, corners and spine head rubbed and slightly worn. Binding tight and square, no annotations or inscriptions, prelims and page-ends a touch tanned but text clean and clear throughout. A very handsome book." View More...
"Hardback edition in the Language Library series, 1952, with price-clipped jacket. In overall very good used condition in a good dj with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dj rubbed and a little nicked to edges with large chip to upper rear edge and spine slightly tanned; grey cloth boards clean and crisp. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears lightly read; no annotations or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends and endpapers but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available." View More...
French/English edition paperback, 1985, in overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - rubbing to edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. View More...
"First Edition, Fifth Impression in the Language Library Series, 1968; hardback with no dj. In overall very good condition, blue cloth boards, with silver titles to spine, are slightly tanned to spine and corners a little rounded. Binding tight, no annotations - owners name to ffep; text clean and clear throughout. Fascinating history of how the English language developed." View More...
First edition hardback, 1979, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - owners name to front endpaper in pencil; slight toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. View More...
"Fifth impression hardback, 1943, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - cloth boards slightly faded to spine and edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; slight toning (wartime economy paper) but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available." View More...
"First edition hardback, 1943, with price-clipped jacket. In overall very good used condition in a good dj with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj lightly shelfworn with edges a touch chipped and nicked; red cloth boards generally clean and crisp with slight rubbing to spine head and tail. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; slight toning but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available." View More...
"Ninetieth edition hardback, 1871, with no jacket as published. In overall fair to good used condition with signs of handling and storage - original green embossed cloth boards are lightly soiled and shelfworn, titles faded and front upper rh corner soft. Binding overall tight and appears little read - slight crack to gutter at title page, no annotations or inscriptions - name in pencil to title page and one or two faint ticks in the margin; end-papers lightly stained and page-ends toned but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available." View More...
"Revised edition hardback, 1965, with unclipped jacket. In overall good to very good condition - dj a little tanned and rubbed to edges with a couple of short unclosed tears and nicks to top edge. Internally very clean. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions - owner's name neat to ffep; text and plates clean and clear throughout. Private copy, not an old library book." View More...
"First UK edition hardback, 1956, with clipped jacket. In overall good used condition in a fair dj with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dj repaired to edges, spine heavily tanned (now protected in clear archival wrapper); red cloth boards rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; light tanning to page-ends but text and maps bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available." View More...
First edition hardback, 2012, with no jacket as issued. In overall near-fine used condition with only very slight signs of age, handling and storage. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. View More...
First Arcade Publishing edition hardback, 2011, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition. Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. View More...
"Third Printing 2001. A Bradford Book - Learning, Development and Conceptual Change series. 6.5 x 9 inches. 300 pages. Virtually as-new and appears unread." View More...
"Hardback edition, 1896, with no jacket. Ex. Triangle Library book with library markings to endpapers only, no pages removed. In overall good used condition with minor signs of handling and storage - original brown cloth boards, with gilt titles to spine, are lightly shelfworn. Binding overall tight and appears little read, no inscriptions - a couple of very minor annotations; toning to page-ends but text generally clean and clear throughout. Photograph available." View More...
German hardback edition in the Thorbecke Bildbucher series (no. 38) with an introduction by Richard Benz, 1964, with laminated boards and no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; text (German) and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. View More...
Fifth printing Folio Society hardback edition, 2006, with slipcase and no jacket as issued. In overall near fine used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unopened; no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. View More...
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