Kurath Hans
Handbook of the Linguistic Geography of New Englan
Providence: Brown University 1939. 240 pages with 2 fold-out maps. Boards a bit soiled solid book. First Ed. Green Cloth. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Linguistics. Brown University Hardcover
Référence libraire : 00008693
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G. B. Manly
Aviation from the Ground Up
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co. 1929. 373 pages many illustrations mildly soiled. appears to be oil. Tight internally clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Aviation. Frederick J. Drake & Co. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 00008700
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Publication of the American Dialect Society Number 40 November 1963
University of Alabama Press: The Society 1963. 38 pages staining affects rear paper board and last page. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Philology. The Society Paperback
Référence libraire : 00008688
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Cassidy Frederic G.
Place Names of Dane County Wisconsin
University of North Carolina: American Dialect Society 1947. 255 pages title printed in pen on backstrip minor staining. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Placenames. American Dialect Society Paperback
Référence libraire : 00008690
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Braben Eddie
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
London: The Woburn Press 1974. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards very slight bump to foot of spine and no bumping to corners. 136pp. The best bits from the Morecambe and Wise Shows by the man who wrote many of the scripts. Well illustrated. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 10.25 x 8.25 inches. The Woburn Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 007900 ISBN : 071300133X 9780713001334
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Giordano Ralph G.
Country & Western Dance
Santa Barbara CA: Greenwood 2010. Book in virtually mint condition. 175pp. This study looks at a uniquely American form of dance which has been around for almost a century. The full story from the days of Bob Wills and Tulsa to Oklahoma's Cain's Ballroom to John Travolta and Gilley's of Houston Texas. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Greenwood Hardcover
Référence libraire : 007993 ISBN : 0313365547 9780313365546
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Speed F Maurice
Film Review 1958-9
Macdonald and Co Ltd 1958. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright slightly rubbed boards and a little bumping to some corners. 128pp. The annual review of movies for 1958-9. Very well illustrated. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 11 x 8.25 inches. Macdonald and Co Ltd Hardcover
Référence libraire : 007899
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O'Dell Paul; Slide Anthony
Griffith and the Rise of Hollywood
Barnes/Zwemmer 1970. No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to corners of covers none to spine. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 163pp. A study of the work of David Wark Griffith who was foremost in innovation in film technique and who produced a tremendous amount of work during twenty-three years in the early part of the twentieth century. Soft Cover. Very Good. 6.25 x 5.25 inches. Barnes/Zwemmer Paperback
Référence libraire : 007905 ISBN : 0302020608 9780302020609
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Hiatt Charles
Ellen Terry and Her Impersonations : An Appreciation
London: George Bell & Sons 1899. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with lightly rubbed boards dusty page edges and rubbing and bumping to lower corners. 274pp. Biography of the actress Ellen Terry born in 1848 and one of the greatest of her generation. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7.5 x 5.25 inches. George Bell & Sons Hardcover
Référence libraire : 007906
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Colodny I.
Words Vol. 3 No. 4 Vol. 1 No. 3 Volume 3 No. 5
Los Angeles: I. Colodny 1937. A periodical devoted to the origin history and etymology of english words. 22 pages. Also issue Vol. 1 No. 3 which features H. L. Mecken Professor Everett l. Getchell and others. 32 pages. Also Volume 3 No. 5 The book has sample stamped on cover. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Philology. I. Colodny Paperback
Référence libraire : 00008786
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Wilson John Arthur
Viewing Leather Through the Eyes of Science
Boston Mass.: Shoe Trades Publishing Co. 1924. 64 pages a very scarce item of working leather. A few creases to pages cover. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Leatherwork. Shoe Trades Publishing Co. Paperback
Référence libraire : 00008798
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Murdoch Alan
Starburst : The Annual of Cinema & Television Fantasy
Marvel Comics 1981. Small discrete label on front end paper. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright very slightly rubbed boards and no bumping to corners. 60pp. Fantasy and science fiction films reviewed and illustrated including Star Trek Batman Superman and the Screen Sirens Spaceships and Robots they make the movies about. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 11.25 x 7.75 inches. Marvel Comics Hardcover
Référence libraire : 008184 ISBN : 0862270375 9780862270377
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Brander Matthews
La karaktero Usana
Stockholm: P. Ahlberg 1925. 14 pages Mondo Biblioteko III a few stains chipped to back board. Scarce. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Literary Criticism. P. Ahlberg Paperback
Référence libraire : 00008497
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Einenkel Eugen
Streifz�ge durch die mittelenglische Syntax unter besonderer ber�cksichtigung der Sprache Chaucer's
Munster: Verlag Von Heinrich Schoningh 1887. 296 pages disbound with a few loose pages which are present. Very scarce this edition. First Edition. Disbound. Poor. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Philology. Verlag Von Heinrich Schoningh Paperback
Référence libraire : 00008518
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Publication of the American Dialect Society No. 38 November 1962
University of Alabama : University of Alabama Press 1962. 79 pages Northern Midland Dialect Boundary in Illinois. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Dialects. University of Alabama Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 00008661
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Eddershaw M.
Grand Fashionable Nights : Kendal Theatre 1575-1985
Lancaster: Centre for north-West Regional Studies University of Lancaster 1989. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 57pp. The history of the theatre in Kendal. . Soft Cover. Fine. 9.75 x 7.25 inches. Centre for north-West Regional Studies, University of Lancaster Paperback
Référence libraire : 007320 ISBN : 0901272620 9780901272621
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Merchant W. Moelwyn
Essays & Studies 1977
London: John Murray 1977. Neat school stamp to three pages and sign of label removal and book no to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very minor bumping to lower corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with a little rubbing and with small nicks to top of spine and trace of label removal to spine. 109pp. Volume thirty of the new series of essays and studies collected for The English Association . . Hard Cover. Good /Good . 8.75 x 5.5 inches. John Murray Hardcover
Référence libraire : 007260 ISBN : 0719533708 9780719533709
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Robson W. W. Robson
Essays & Studies 1978
London: John Murray 1978. Neat school stamp to three pages and sign of label removal and book no to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with a little rubbing and with small nicks to upper edge and trace of label removal to spine. 130pp. Volume thirty-one of the new series of essays and studies collected for The English Association . . Hard Cover. Good /Good . 8.75 x 5.5 inches. John Murray Hardcover
Référence libraire : 007261 ISBN : 0719535069 9780719535062
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Leach Henry Goddard
Angevin Britain and Scandinavia
Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1921. 432 pages uncut. A bit wear to bottom of backstrip. This is volume VI of Harvard Studies in comparative literature founded by the general editor William Henry Schofield Professor of comparative literature in Harvard University. First Ed. Purple Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. British Folklore. Harvard University Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 00008322
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Duvivier Girault
Grammaire des Grammaires ou Analyse Raisonnee des Meilleurs Traites sur la Langue Francoise Tome Second
Paris: Chez Janet et Cotelle 1822. Volume 2 only front hinge very tender with only one string holding onto the front board. An attractive book with these flaws. Cinquieme Edition. Vellum. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Grammar Book. Chez Janet et Cotelle Hardcover
Référence libraire : 00008348
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Points of Etiquette
New York: William H. Sadlier 1881. Designed as a textbook for the young fragile and browning pages. 124 pages. Board. Good. 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall. Etiquette. William H. Sadlier Hardcover
Référence libraire : 00008227
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Roberts Peter
The Old Vic Story : A Nation's Theatre 1818-1976
London: W H Allen 1976. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards slight bump to bottom of spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tiny nick to upper edge of front dust flap and traces of storage. 203pp. This book outlines the many roles the Old Vic Theatre has played in the panorama of the four centuries since it opened in 1576 to become Britain's unofficial national theatre. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. W H Allen Hardcover
Référence libraire : 006532 ISBN : 0491017472 9780491017473
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Capon Robin
Basic Drawing
London: BCA 1984. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean crisp tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tiny nick to upper front edge and traces of handling. 120pp. This book provides information on materials techniques approaches and subject matter related to drawing and the author aims to provide an enthusiasm and confidence in the art of drawing. Hard Back. Fine/Very Good . 10 x 7.5 inches. BCA Hardcover
Référence libraire : 006245
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Taggart Caroline editor
Monet's Rivers and Seas Day Book
London: Ebury Press 1992. Monet's name and dates written inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards traces of storage and no bumping to corners. The book has a left-hand page for every seven days in the year and the right-hand page is a Monet painting. Applicable to any year. No days have been filled in. . Hard Cover. Near Fine. 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Ebury Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 006251 ISBN : 0091751284 9780091751289
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Toeplitz Jerzy; Sulik Boleslaw
Hollywood and After : The Changing Face of American Cinema
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1974. Previous owner's name inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and minor bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small nick to lower front edge and slight rubbing to upper and lower edges. 280pp. Translated from the Polish by Boleslaw Sulik. This book presents complete with facts and figures all the complex and diverse facets of contemporary cinema yet succeeds in drawing a clear and vivid picture of cinema USA. Illustrated with black & white stills of the films discussed. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. George Allen & Unwin Ltd Hardcover
Référence libraire : 006290 ISBN : 0047910321 9780047910326
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Bayan Rick editor
The Cynic's Dictionary
London: Robert Hale 1995. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked torn or creased with signs of handling. 128pp. Amusing new definitions for a little over 900 well-known English words from a cynic's perspective. Examples include - Politician : a bundle of gaseous ambition cleverly packaged as a public servant or a corporate manager - Neurotic : sane but unhappy about it - Lottery : the equivalent of betting that the next pope will be from Dingwall - Cult Film - a movie seen about fifty times by about that many people. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good . 7.25 x 5.25 inches. Robert Hale Hardcover
Référence libraire : 006277 ISBN : 0709056605 9780709056607
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Carrington Joanna
Landscape Painting for Beginners
London: Studio Vista 1979. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean very tight copy with slightly scratched front board and no bumping to corners. A few page tops uncut. 101pp. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 7.75 x 5.25 inches. Studio Vista Paperback
Référence libraire : 006306 ISBN : 0800845439 9780800845438
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South Helen Pennock
Proverbs of Alfred
New York: New York University Press 1931. 168 pages a small ding on the edge a small stain on the rear board. First Ed. Blue Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Philology. New York University Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 00008167
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Hornsey Brian
A Cinema Miscellany : Part 20 : England II
Stamford: Fusciaprint 2002. No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to covers of thin booklet. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked covers and no bumping to corners. 38pp. Short history of the cinemas in Bridgewater Bungay Knaresborough Margate Moorthorpe Prudhoe and Saxmundham including black & white photographs. A very scarce item. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8.25 x 5.75 inches. Fusciaprint Paperback
Référence libraire : 006130 ISBN : 1901425797 9781901425796
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royal acad. arts
dante gabriel rossetti: painter and poet pb
Book. Very Good or Better. No Binding. unknown
Référence libraire : PUR6260
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FD- 108 Integrated Flight System for B-727C-92C
Cedar Rapids Iowa: Collins Radio Company 1967. 33 pages small stain on cover. First Ed. Spiral Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pilot's Guide. Collins Radio Company Hardcover
Référence libraire : 00008106
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Black Jeremy
The Politics of James Bond : From Fleming's Novels to the Big Screen
Westport CT: Praeger Publishers 2001. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small nick to upper rear corner and traces of handling. 227pp. 'How James Bond has changed the world - and how the world has changed James Bond.' The author charts how the Bond adventures have changed over time in response to shifts in the real-world environment. Bond's place in a historical cultural and political context is explored and mapped out. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Praeger Publishers Hardcover
Référence libraire : 005303 ISBN : 0275968596 9780275968595
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Katan Norma Jean; Mintz Barbara
Hieroglyphs : The Writing of Ancient Egypt
London: British Museum 1992. No marks or inscriptions. Small crease to lower corner of front cover none to rear or to spine. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 80pp. Discussion and detailed description of the meaning of each hieroglyph. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. British Museum Paperback
Référence libraire : 005408 ISBN : 0714180602 9780714180601
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Daniel McElroy Susan
Trevor Bell : Beyond Materiality : Paintings and Drawings 1967-2004
St Ives Cornwall: Tate St Ives 2004. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 48pp. This exhibition catalogue of one of the most successful younger generation painters to arrive in St Ives in the 1950s exemplifies his shaped canvases inspired by the space and atmosphere of the Cornish landscape enveloped by the surrounding ocean. First Edition. Soft Cover with Self-Wraps. Fine. 9.75 x 9.75 inches. Tate St Ives Paperback
Référence libraire : 005399 ISBN : 1854375555 9781854375551
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Gair Angela
Pastels : A Step-By-Step Guide to Pastel Techniques
London: Tiger Books International 1997. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with faint creasing to upper edge. 96pp. A complete guide to painting with pastels including materials equipment techniques and a gallery of examples. There are then ten sections each covering a different single painting by a recognised pastel painter and the illustrated steps involved in producing the finished work by the actual painter. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good . 11.75 x 8 inches. Tiger Books International Hardcover
Référence libraire : 005219 ISBN : 1855018705 9781855018709
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Tyrtikov A. P.
Effects of Vegetation on the Freezing and Thawing of Soils
Washington D. C.: United States Department of Agriculture 1976. 196 pages previous owner's stamp. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Agriculture. United States Department of Agriculture Hardcover
Référence libraire : 00008081
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Johnson Theodore
Easy Programs for Christmas
Walter H. Baker 1945. Trade paperback 160pp. Good. . Price in ink on front cover. . Plays. Walter H. Baker paperback
Référence libraire : 984695
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Leisure Arts
The Spirit of Christmas: Creative Holiday Ideas Book Eight
Little Rock Arkansas: Leisure Arts Inc. 1994. Hardback with pictorial covers; numerous colored photographs diagrams;160 pages. Book is very good: very slight wear to edges; former price in ink on front end paper. Text is clean and tight. Leisure Arts, Inc. hardcover
Référence libraire : 35616
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Holmes Urban T. And Alexander H. Schutz
A History of the French Language
Columbus Ohio: H. L. Hedrick 1933. 190 pages signed on the title page by the author. Signed by Urban T. Holmes. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Philology. H. L. Hedrick Paperback
Référence libraire : 00007996
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Kirkconnell Watson
Common English Loan Words in East European Languages
Winnipeg: Ukranian free Academy of Sciences 1952. 20 pages. . First Edition. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Philology. Ukranian free Academy of Sciences Paperback
Référence libraire : 00007979
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Utley Francis Lee
Two Seventeenth Century Anglo Saxon Poems
Ohio State 1942. Reprinted from Modern Language Quarterly Vol. 3 No. 2 June 1942 signed on cover by the author. By the Author. Reprint. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Poetry. Ohio State Paperback
Référence libraire : 00007978
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Ward Vernon
Credo Politico
By the Author 1939. 11 pages small stain on cover. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Political. By the Author Paperback
Référence libraire : 00007981
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Leeds Studies in English and Kindred Languages Number One
University of Leeds: University of Leeds 1932. 54 pages top edge of untrimmed pages soiled mildly. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Philology Journal. University of Leeds Paperback
Référence libraire : 00007993
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American Speech Volume XV Number 3
New York: Columbia University Press 1940. light wear Early New England Words Vocabulary of 'Time' compounds in modern english and other articles and reviews. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Philology. Columbia University Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 00008010
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Heironimus John Paul Josiah Cox Russell
Two Types of Thirteeth Century Grammatical Poems
Colorado Springs: Colorado College Publication 1929. 27 pages. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Philology. Colorado College Publication Paperback
Référence libraire : 00007982
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Langenhove George Ch. Van
On the Origin of the Gerund in English
Gand: University of Gand 1925. 132 pages signed with my compliments G. V. L. disbound. Signed By the Author. First Ed. Paper. Poor. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Philology. University of Gand Paperback
Référence libraire : 00007997
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Austin Thomas
Hollywood Hype and Audiences
Manchester: Manchester University Press 2002. No inscriptions or marks. Very faint crease to rear corners none to front or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 257pp. This is a fascinating multi-dimensional investigation of popular film as a commercial cultural and social phenomenon. It traces the circulation in Britain of three Hollywood films - Basic Instinct Bram Stoker's Dracula and Natural Born Killers - from marketing and critical reception to consumption in cinemas and on video. This is essential reading for both academics and students of film popular culture and media. . Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8.5 x 5.25 inches. Manchester University Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 004386 ISBN : 0719057752 9780719057755
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Phillips Gene D
Stanley Kubrick : A Film Odyssey
New York: Popular Library 1975. No inscriptions or marks to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards marking down spine and adjacent margins and no bumping to corners. 189pp. The story of the legendary film director and his films including Clockwork Orange 2001 Lolita Dr Strangelove and Spartacus. With brilliant analyses of Kubrick's achievements and deeply revealing interviews with the man himself and those who have worked for him. With a complete filmography and photographs. . Soft Cover. Very Good . 10.75 x 8.25 inches. Popular Library Paperback
Référence libraire : 004462
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Universal City Studios Inc
I'm Millie. A Thoroughly Modern : Film Programme Souvenir
Universal City Studios Inc 1967. No inscriptions or marks. Very slight creasing to covers. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 26pp. Souvenir for the film 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' packed with plot synopsis and details of cast etc. With numerous colour stills throughout including Julie Andrews Mary Tyler Moore Carol Channing and James Fox. A scarce item. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 11 x 8.5 inches. Universal City Studios Inc Paperback
Référence libraire : 004547
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Wright Peter
Lanky Twang : How it is Spoke
Clapham North Yorkshire: Dalesman Books 1986. No marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to covers. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 32pp. Lanky is a gradely tungue and its reyt jannock to speyk it. With this humorous book you can translate the last sentence and perhaps be understood in Burnley too. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8.5 x 4.25 inches. Dalesman Books Paperback
Référence libraire : 004564 ISBN : 0852068735 9780852068731
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