No defects. . Mark Twain -- a great American orator. Author gives five critical analyses on Twain as an orator, a bibliographic essay, and a Chronology of significant speaking events. . Great American Orators, No. 18 Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 184 pages. F4 View More...
A little underlining on two pages, owner name on verso of front cover. Binding is tight, remaining pages are clean and unmarked. . Physsardt Series in Prague Linguistics Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 249 pages. M3 View More...
Surface of glossy pictorial covers is a little rubbed and scratched. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. . Contemporary Spanish idioms as spoken in Spain. The book is entirely in Spanish. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 294 pages. M2 View More...
A little bumping, creasing, and tiny tear to top corner of front cover, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Eleven scholarly articles. Contents are in French except for one article, in English. Includes a complete bibliography of the works of Henri Frei. This is Book 1.. Vol. 25. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 148 pages. E3 View More...
Slight ink mark to top corner of front cover, a little curling to corners, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Three articles, eight reviews. Contents are in French. . Vol. 28. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 78 pages. E3 View More...
Book has scattered ink marks on some pages. . Printed on glossy paper, illustrated with photos. Text is entirely in the Finnish language. Previous owner was Felix Oinas, Estonian scholar at Indiana University until his passing in 2004. There is a lengthy inscription to Oinas by the author on a card glued to the inside of the back cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. . Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 205 Series. Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 445 pages. Signed by Author. K2 View More...
Gray paper covers are heavily rubbed and sunned at extremities. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . An extended study of Catalan. Text is in French. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 106 pages. D7 View More...
Paper covers are a little bumped and rubbed at extremities. . Focuses on Kenya and Tanzania. Includes Notes, references. . Hans Wolff Memorial Lecture Series. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 50 pages. F5 View More...
Fine, no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . Wellerisms are sImilar to proverbs or sayings in the general form of: '"There's no such thing," as the farmer said when he saw the giraffe.' And: '"So near and yet so far," says the man when the bird lit on his gun.' . Supplement Series of Proverbium Series. Trade PB. 321 pages. J1 View More...
Book has a few slight bumps, jacket is slightly rubbed, both defects quite minor. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . English-Chinese only. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 392 pages. L4 View More...
No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Author studies the field of linguistics and elegantly tests the assertion that it is a science. Yngve is a former physicist who became interested in mechanical translation of languages in the 1960s and changed fields. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 120 pages. D5 View More...
First 50 pages are rippled at top margin from exposure to moisture, no stains. Tight and square, pages are clean and bright. . Intended for Chinese students of English. In Chinese and English. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. L3 View More...