Dictionnaires

The Seaman's Manual, Containing all the technical words and phrases used at sea and belonging to a ship; including all those introduced in later years, and not to be met with in any work of the kind; alphabetically arranged. Together with instructions to young men, entering on a seafaring life; with the duty of a midshipman.

First and only edition, 12mo (171 x 101 mm), xi, [1], 108pp., cont. sheep-backed marbled boards, joints split, spine chipped. A rare dictionary of nautical terms by Robert Wilson, a lieutenant in His Majesty's Navy, and teacher at the Marine-Academy at Chelsea. Provenance: Contemporary ink signature "J. Hill Jun." at head of title and "J. Hill, Down House, Bristol" on front free endpaper, with pencil sketch of captain welcoming a lady and child on board ship on front free endpaper and a ship on rear, bookseller's ticket of J. Harvey of Weymouth. Adams & Waters, p. 310; ESTC records only the BL copy but JISC adds those in the National Library of Scotland, University of St. Andrews and the Wellcome libraries.

The Scrutable Feast: A Guide to Eating Authentically in Chinese Restaurants

246 pages. "Offers an ingenious way to order unusual dishes not ordinarily known to Westerners in Chinese restaurants." - Myra Waldo. Above-average wear but unmarked in sound binding. Decent working copy. Book

The Royal Standard English Dictionary ...

516p. Hardcover Good condition, lacking free endpaper, t.p. & p. 1 creased

THE ROYAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY AND WORD TREASURY

Thomas NELSON ANS SONS. 1928. In-12 Carré. Relié. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos frotté. Intérieur bon état. 784 pages. New edition, revised by J. H. G. Grattan.

THE ROYAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY AND WORD TREASURY

Thomas Nelson and Sons. 1925. In-12 Carré. Relié. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos abîmé. Intérieur acceptable. 784 pages. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Couverture frottée se détachant. Annotations au dos du 1er plat. New edition, revised and enlarged by J.H.G. Grattan.

THE ROYAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY AND WORD TREASURY

Thomas Nelson and Sons. 1926. In-12 Carré. Relié. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 784 pages. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Etiquette de code sur le dos. Tampons et annotation de bibliothèque en page de titre. Couverture se détachant légèrement. New edition, revised and enlarged by J.H.G. Grattan.

The Royal Dictionary. French and English & English and French. Extracted from the Writings of the best Authors in both Languages. Formerly composed for the use of His Late Royal Highness the Duke of Glocester. A new edition carefully corrected & improved by J.C. Prieur.

Londres, Chez C. Bathurst [& otros 34 libreros asociados] 1783. Dos gruesos volúmenes en 4to. imperial., sin paginación. Encuadernación en piel, de la época, fatigada.

The royal dictionary English and French and French and English (only English to french)

Manque au dos et à la charnière supérieure. Accroc à un nerf. Manque sur les plats et coupes. Intérieur parfait DICTIONNAIRE ANGLAIS FRANCAIS SEUL. Only English-French

The Royal Dictionary Abridged. In two parts. I. French and English. II. English and French.... The third edition, carefully corrected and improv'd with above two thousand words, extracted out of the most approved authors.

Third edition, 8vo, [992]pp., engraved frontispiece, cont. calf, rubbed, joints cracked. Provenance: Book label of John Lawson.

The Royal Dictionary Abridged. In Two Parts. French and English & English and French. Containing five thousand words more than any Frensh and English Dictionary yet Extent. And to which are added the Accents of all English Words to facilitate their Pronounciation to Foreigners.

London, Innys, Brotherton, Woodward & others, 1751. Dos partes en un volúmen en 4to., sin paginar, de alrededor de 1000 pp., con el frontispicio grabado en cobre, en el que aparecen los retratos de Boyer y de autores franceses e ingleses. Encuadernación en piel marbreada, de la época, ligeramente fatigada, con lomera ornada y tejuelo.

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion

Thick hardcover volume in dust jacket with superficial marks front and rear. Edges (especially front lower), leading corners, and spine ends, of jacket and hardcover, are slightly bumped and creased. Item is cocked. Page block face is slightly marked. Contents are in very good condition, with sound binding, clean pages, and clear text. TH. Used

THE RETICULE AND POCKET COMPANION; Or, Miniature Lexicon Of The English Language. Multum Parvo. Stereotype Edition.

832 p. Ruled in black throughout. Marbled endpapers. Early manuscript ownership of A. Kreider, 1845. XLib stamp of Lebanon Historical Society on copyright page. 48mo. 90 mm. Original full patterned cloth binding. Spine decorated and lettered in gold gilt. Spine repaired. Extremities worn with slight loss. Very good. Hardbound. Very scarce. OCLC records only 5 examples in U.S. libraries. AI BX 6

The Renaissance of the Arabic Language and the Idea of Nationalism in Egypt [IN HEBREW].

IN HEBREW. 23x15.5 cm. 324 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly bumped at corners and edges. Else in good condition.

The Renaissance of the Arabic Language and the Idea of Nationalism in Egypt [IN HEBREW]

IN HEBREW. 23x15.5 cm. 324 pages. Hardcover. In good condition.

The Renaissance of Hebrew and Standard Arabic [IN HEBREW]

The Register of Translators and Translating Agencies in the United Kingdom

Very Good Paperback. Very minor shelf wear. Clean text. iv. + 234p.

The Random House handbook of business terms

303pp. 22 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good

The Qumran Scrolls and their Linguistic Status [IN HEBREW]. [SERIES]: Studies in Hebrew and Biblical Philology; I

IN HEBREW. 24.5x17cm. 33 pages. Softcover. In good reading condition.

The Pronouncing Pocket Dictionary

No date and edition stated. Noticeable softening and chipping to top and bottom of spine; wear to boards; first inner hinge slightly torn; light browning to pages; writing in pencil on BEP. Used

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

242p. Hardcover Very good condition good

The Practical Talmud Dictionary

20X28 cm. XXXII+303 Pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. Cover edges are slightly chafed. Spine's top slightly wrinkled. Spine slightly exposed. Page's edges slightly dirty. First white page slightly torn. Title page slightly wrinkled.Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.

The Practical Dictionary Hebrew-Hebrew English

27X21 cm. 538 pages. Hardcover. Spine a bit bumped. Cover corners slightly bumped. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.

The portable Encyclopaedia : or, A Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences, on the Basis of Dr. Gregory's Comprehending the latest improvements in every Branch of Useful Knowledge

Illustrated by numerous engravings, 1 vol. in-8 reliure demi-basane verte à petits coins, Printed for Thomas Tegg, London, 1831, IV-710 pp. avec 51 planches hors texte Bel ex-libris "Pologna catolica, Manoir Leliwa". C'est à la fin des années 1880 qu'un comte polonais, Michel Leliwa de Rohozinsky, acheta cette propriété à Nice, dans le quartier Fabron. Il chargea alors son compatriote, l'architecte Adam Dettloff, grand prix de Rome, de transformer la bâtisse existante en château médiéval de fantaisie à partir de 1890. Etat très satisfaisant (dos frotté, des rouss.). Complete with the 51 plates (spine slightly rubbed, some foxing, a few waterstains on the corner). Anglais

The Polish Travelmate

Paperback in very good condition. Pocket format. Minor wear to spine ends and leading corners. Binding is sound; pages are bright, tight and clean; text is clear. AF Used