de Maintenon, Madame; Truc, Gonzague
Lettres a d'AubignE et a Madame Des Ursins
French-language hardcover without jacket. Limited print run of 2500, this stamped no. 997. Extemities slightly bumped; minor foxing towards start and rear. Previous owner's details penned on first blank. Minor pencilled marginalia on a few pages within (mostly in first half). All text is clear, and binding is sound. TS Used
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Dumas, Alexandre; Palmer, R. E. (ed.)
Henri III et sa Cour
Main text in French; introduction and editor's notes in English. Page block and boards marked in one or two places; spine ends bumped. Pages are clean and text is clear. TS Used
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Young, B.W.M.
Via Vertendi: A Latin Unsenn Course
Paperback. Pages are clean and sound; all text is clear. (2001 reprint.) TS Used
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Duteurtre, BenoIt
L'EtE 76
Very good paperback (French language) with a light crease on spine. Pages are clean and sound; all text is clear. TS Used
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Balmas, E.
Comedies Du XVIe Siecle
French-language paperback. Previously owned by Professor M. N. Hawcroft of Oxford. Hawcroft's stamp on FEP. Covers lightly shelfworn; faint crease on spine; minor marks on page block. Pages sound and content clear. TS Used
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Chawaf, Chantal
Elwina, Le Roman FEe
Paperback with French-language text. One or two scuffs on slightly shelfworn covers. Text is clear throughout. TS Used
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Hoepffner, Ernest
Les Lais de Marie de France
French language paperback in good condition. No publication date stated; it was not published in 1900. The covers and creased spine are foxed and worn. The spine is slightly cocked with a small closed tear on the body. Some foxing on the rough cut page block. The binding is sound with clear text. CM Used
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Visser, F. Th.
A Syntax of the English Language of St. Thomas More A. The Verb, Part I (Materials for the Study of the Old English Drama)
Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Part one only. Ex-university library. From Somerville College, Oxford. Boards are lightly marked and edge-worn. Spine ends are bumped. Spine foot is faded. Page block and some pages are tanned and marked. Label on front pastedown. Abrasion and label residue on FEP. Light creases throughout pages. Text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Visser, F. Th.
A Syntax of the English Language of St. Thomas More: The Verb, Part II (Materials for the Study of the Old English Drama)
Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Part two only. Ex-university library. From Somerville College, Oxford. Boards and spine are lightly marked, faded and worn. Page block and some pages are tanned and marked. Label on front pastedown. Abrasion and label residue on FEP. Light creases throughout pages. Text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Chamberlain, Basil Hall
A Romanized Japanese Reader: Consisting of Japanese Anecdotes, Maxims, Etc., In Easy Written Style; with an English Translation and Notes
Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. Ex-university library. From Somerville College, Oxford. This book does not have a publication date. It was not published in 1900. Preface is dated 1886. Contains 'Part I: Japanese Text' (ix, 106 pp); 'Part II: English Translation' (vii, 135 pp); and 'Part III: Notes' (103, xiii pp). Boards and spine are marked, faded and worn. Label residue on spine and FEP. Spine ends are bumped. Spine head is torn. Page block and pages are tanned and marked. Labels on front pastedown. Stamps on endpapers. Creases and nicks throughout pages. Text is clear throughout. Front pastedown hinge is split but binding remains intact. HCW Used
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Nissen, Elisabeth (ed.)
Les Chansons AttribuEes a Guiot De Dijon et Jocelin
Hardcover (no jacket) in French language, rebound/reinforced with original covers and new endpapers. Original covers tanned, with two or three nicks, and a slightly worn spine. Pages are clean and binding is sound. TS Used
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Groot Constantia
Staple-bound paperback, 30pp, with text in Afrikaans and images. Covers and lower page edges are a little creased; the former lightly marked. Content is clear throughout. TS Used
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Hoffmann, Otto
Die Griechischen Dialekte in Ihrem Historischen Zusammenhange Mit Den Wichtigsten Ihrer Quellen: Bands 1 - 3
Hardcovers in good condition. No jackets. Three volumes. Text in German. Ex-university library. From Somerville College, Oxford. Consists of 'Band 1: Der Sud-achaische Dialekt' (1891; xvi. 344 pp); 'Band 2: Der nord-achaische Dialekt' (1893; xii, 608 pp); and 'Band 3: Der Ionische Dialekt: Quellen und Lautlehre' (1898; x, 626, 20 pp). Boards and spines are marked, worn and tanned. Leading corners and spine ends are bumped. Remains of shelf marks on spine feet. Spine head of volume three is nicked. Title plate on volume three spine is chipped. Page blocks and pages are lightly marked and tanned. Labels on front pastedowns. Label residue on FEPs. Light creases throughout pages. Text is clear throughout. Bindings are sound. HCW Used
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Salama, Pierre; Valier, Jacques
PauvretEs et inEgalitEs dans le tiers monde
Paperback (French language) in very good condition. Signed by Jacques Valier on the opening page; also includes a note from the author, laid in. The cover has some light shelfwear with one or two faint creases. A few light marks on the page block. Pages are clean; text is clear. CM Used
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Gowers, Ernest
ABC of Plain Words
Paperback, with tanned covers and page block, both a little marked, with one or two larger instances on the former. Spine and one or two external corners are slightly worn. Small marks penned on three or four pages. All text remains clear. Reprint in same month and year of first printing. TS Used
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Davies, Parch. B.
Cyfaill Ieuenctyd Sef Anerchiadau Ar Wahanol Faterion, Perthynol I, Bobl Ieuainc Yn Neillduol
In Welsh. Green boards with black and gilt decoration and letting. 191 pages plus ad. Previous owner's rather flamboyant inscription on FEP (dated 1915) Used
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Beall, Stephen
Macmillan Teach Yourself Latin in 24 Hours
Paperback in very good condition. Page block is lightly marked. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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La Rochefoucauld, FranCois
Maximes et REflexions Morales Du Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Hardcover in very good condition for age. No jacket. Text in French. Xiv, 145 pages. An early publication of the celebrated house of Dulua, Soho Square and Poland Street, London. Rebound in half leather. Marbled boards are worn and faded. Abrasions and scores on leather leading corners and spine. Gilt-decorated spine is marked and faded. Leading corners, edges and spine ends are bumped and torn. Spine head is chipped. Seven centimetre split on front spine side. Marbled page block is slightly faded. Rear pastedown hinge is partially split. Pages are marked and tanned. Minor creases throughout pages. Binding is exposed between some pages but remains intact. Text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Wunsche, Horst Friedrich
Mehr Soziale Marktwirtschaft - Weniger Subventionswirtschaft
German language paperback in very good condition. Symposion X. The cover is lightly tanned with a few faint creases. Page block foot is a little marked. Pages are clean; text is clear. CM Used
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Imorde, Joseph; Wegerhoff, Erik
Dreckige Laken: Die Kehrseite Der 'Gand Tour'
Paperback in very good condition. Text in German. Previously owned by Giles Waterfield. Waterfield's book plate on front inside cover. Minor edge-wear on covers. Spine is lightly creased. Page block is lightly marked. Penned note on half title page. Pages are clean and contents are clear throughout. HCW Used
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Jacob, Edmond
Ras Shamra-Ugarit et l'Ancien Testament (Cahiers d'ArchEologie Biblique)
Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Text in French. Ex-university library. From the Theology Faculty Library, Pusey House, Oxford. Good library binding. Tape across spine foot. Labels on front pastedown and FEP. Pages are lightly tanned and marked. Text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Lemonnier, Leon
Edgar Poe at Les PoEtes FranCais (Collection "Les Essais Critiques")
Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Ex-university library. From the French Departmental Library, Taylor Institution, Oxford. Rebound as hardcover by library. Original covers included at rear. Text in French. Boards are marked and worn. Leading corners and spine ends are bumped and nicked. Page block and pages are tanned and marked. Labels on front pastedown and FEP. Stamps on front pastedown, title page and one or two pages within. Upper edges of early pages are nicked. Minor creases and bumps on some pages. Pencilled marginalia on some pages. Text remains clear throughout. HCW Used
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Dessins 1974 - 1997
Paperback in good condition. Text in French. Covers are marked. Pages are clean and contents are clear throughout. HCW Used
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Cluzel, Magdeleine
Mimes et PoEtes Antiques (Essai Sur l'AntiquitE)
Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Text in French. Rebound. Original covers included. With 52 illustrations. Hardcover is lightly marked and worn. Page block and rough-cut pages are tanned and lightly marked. Creases throughout pages. One centimetre tear on early abstract page. Contents are clear throughout. HCW Used
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Young, Gavin
C'est encore loin, la Chine?
French language paperback. The cover and page block are lightly marked. A few faint creases on the cover; embossed stamp on the rear side. Very good condition with clean and sound pages. CM Used
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Harry, Myriam
L'Ile De VoluptE
Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. Text in French. This book does not have a publication date. It was not published in 1900. Black-and-white illustrations from the watercolours of A. Calbet. Marbled boards are tanned and worn on edges. Spine is faded. Spine ends are bumped and nicked. Abrasions and tears on edges and leading corners. Page block and pages are tanned and marked. Light creases throughout pages. Minor nicks on pastedown hinges. Contents are clear throughout. HCW Used
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Camus, Albert
El Extranjero (Grandes Novelistas)
Paperback in good condition. Text in Spanish. Sixth impression. Covers are marked. Leading corners, edges and spine are sunned, creased and worn. Lower edges and spine ends are nicked. Label residue on front spine side. Page block and page edges are tanned and rough-cut. Leading edges of some pages are nicked and chipped. Text is clear throughout. Spine is slightly cocked but binding remains intact. HCW Used
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Berger, L.; Mutz, A.
Studien Zu Unserer Fachgeschichte
German-language hardcover, without jacket. Comprises 'Die Thekenbeschlage des Gemellianus von Baden-Aquae Helveticae' by Dr. L. Berger, and 'Romische Wasserhahnen' by A. Mutz. Date presumed from foreword. Card boards, page block and endpapers are foxed, with further marks on the former; stamp on front board and title page indicating limited print run, hand-numbered. All content is clear. Illustrated throughout. TS Used
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Dreizehnter, Alois
Untersuchungen Zur Textgeschichte Der Aristotelischen Politik
Hardcover without jacket (library rebind) in German language. Library label on front board; plate on front pastedown; one or two stamps. A few non-library marks towards start and end (without obscuring text); lower corners of pages are lightly creased. All content is clear, and binding is sound throughout. Philosophia Antiqua, volume X. TS Used
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Pomar, Jaume
La SInia De Les Hores
Spanish-language paperback, signed and dedicated by author on title page (in Spanish). Very light wear to covers and upper corners of final pages. All content is clear, and pages are clean and sound. TS Used
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Reaney, Percy H.
A Grammar of the Dialect of Penrith (Cumberland): Descriptive and Historical with Specimens and a Glossary (Publications of the University of Manchester English Series)
Hardcover in good condition for age. No jacket. Ex-university library. From Somerville College, Oxford. Boards and spine are lightly marked and faded. Leading corners and spine ends are bumped, worn and nicked. Page block and pages are lightly tanned and marked. Label on front pastedown. Label residue on FEP. One centimetre tear on leading edge of half title page. Light creases throughout pages. Text is clear throughout. Binding is sound. HCW Used
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Biggs, Bruce
English-Maori Dictionary
Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Boards, page block and some pages are marked. Spine ends are bumped. Text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Francis, Pauline
The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor (Level 2)
Paperback. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM Used
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Lambert, Wallace E.
Language, Psychology, and Culture
Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Price-clipped jacket is worn, faded and nicked. Large abrasion on front of jacket, not affecting text. Boards are slightly bent. Hardcover spine ends are bumped. Page block is marked. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Llewellyn, E. C.
The Influence of Low Dutch on the English Vocabulary (Publications of the Philological Society)
Paperback in acceptable condition. Ex-university library. From Somerville College, Oxford. Covers and spine are marked, tanned and creased, with some nicks. Front leading edge and torn spine are reinforced with tape. Spine ends are chipped. Page block is tanned and marked. Label on front inside cover. Label residue on FEP. Light creases and marks throughout rough-cut pages. One or two pages are chipped on leading edges. Text is clear throughout. Spine is cocked but binding remains intact. HCW Used
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350 Livres IllustrEs, Illustratifs ou Illustres du dix-septiEme au dix-neuviEme siEcle
French language paperback in good condition. Catalogue 64. No publication date stated; it was not published in 1900. The cover is worn, most notably on the spine ends, edges and leading corners. Minor marks on the page block and a few pages. The spine is cocked but the binding remains sound. All content is clear. CM Used
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Burke, Edmund; Pomeranz, Kenneth (eds.)
VindicaciOn de la sociedad Natural
Hardcover (no jacket) in very good condition. Spanish language. CM Used
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Kipling, Rudyard
Uber Bord
German language hardcover (no jacket) in very good condition. Pages are clean; text and illustrations are clear. CM Used
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ASEA
J. Sigfrid EdstrOm: infOr hundraArsdagen av hans fOdelse den 21 november 1870
Swedish language hardcover (no jacket) in very good condition. Light exterior wear. Foxing on the page block. Pages are clean; text and images are clear. CM Used
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Zachrisson, R. E.
Pronunciation of English Vowels, 1400 - 1700
Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. Ex-university library. From Somerville College, Oxford. Boards and spine are stained, faded and bowed. Leading corners, edges and spine ends are bumped and worn. Minor tears on spine head. Page block and pages are tanned and marked. Labels on pastedowns. Label residue on FEP. Creases throughout pages. A few pages are nicked. Binding is exposed between some pages. Pages 183 to 186 are detached but present. Text remains clear throughout. HCW Used
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Minville, Esdras
Le Citoyen Canadien-francais: Notes pour servir A l'enseignement du civisme
French language paperback in good condition. Volume one. Lightly marked, tanned and shelfworn cover with one or two bumps and nicks. The pages are rough cut. Stamp on the FEP. The binding is visible on the front hinge, however the pages thereafter remain sound; all text is clear. CM Used
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Wouters, Rik
Rik Wouters
Paperback in very good condition. Text in French and German. Published for an exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts, Brussels from 23rd February to 26th May 2002. HCW Used
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Della Sicilia e Dei Suoi Rapporti Coll'Inghilterra All'Epoca Della Constituzione Del 1812.
Hardcover in acceptable condition. Translated from the French into Italian. 331 pages. Signed by translator opposite title page. Boards are stained. Leading corners, edges and spine are torn, bumped and worn. Lower leading corners are taped. Page block and pages are foxed. Worm damage on early and closing pages. FEP is nicked. Light creases throughout. Text is clear. Binding is sound. HCW Used
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Grandidier, G.
Bibliographie De Madagascar 1500 - 1905
Hardcover in very good condition. No jacket. Text in French. Facsimile reprint of both parts in one volume. Contains part one (1905, viii, 433 pages) and part two (1906, pages 436 to 905). Covers period of 1500 to 1905. Page block is marked. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Dorison, Xavier; Meyer, Ralph
XIII Mystery: La Mangouste
Hardcover in very good condition. No jacket. Text in French. Boards are lightly worn. Pages are clean and contents are clear throughout. HCW Used
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Dalloz
CODE DES SOCIETES 1995
French language hardcover (no jacket) in good condition. 12th edition. Ex-library from London University. Minor exterior shelfwear; the spine has some residue and a minor nick on the foot. The page block and BEP are lightly marked. Stamp on front pastedown; label on FEP. Page 495 is creased; a few other lighter creases throughout. All text is clear with sound binding. CM Used
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Verdet, AndrE
Le Pays Total: PoEmes 1950 - 1957
French language paperback in good condition. Frontispice de Georges Braque. Limited run; this is number 462. The covers' edges and leading corners are a little shelfworn. Light foxing on the page block. The pages are sealed on the upper edges. Spine is slightly cocked but the binding remains sound. All text is clear. CM Used
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Goedeke, Karl
Grundrilss zur Geschichte der deutschen Dichtung aus den Quellen: Band XVII: Lieferung 2 (Lieferung 53 des Gesamtwerkes)
German language paperback in good condition. Volume XVII / 2. Lightly marked, tanned and worn cover; stamp on the front; penned numbers on the spine foot. Minor stains on the closing few upper page edges (near the gutters). The pages are sealed on the upper edges. The binding is sound with clear text. CM Used
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Gelberg, Karl-Ulrich
Hans Ehard: Die fOderalistische Politik des bayerischen MinisterprAsidenten 1946-1954
German language hardcover in good condition. Jacket is lightly tanned and shelfworn with a creased spine head. A few light marks and signs of wear to the hardcover. Pages are clean and sound; all text is clear. CM Used
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Birnbaum, Marianna D.
Croatian and Hungarian Latinity in the Sixteenth Century
Paperback in good condition. Special edition for the 59th World P.E.N. Congress at Dubrovnik, Croatia. Covers and page block are marked. Rear cover is creased, affecting closing pages. Penned dedication on half title page. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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