Rangoon: 1919. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Original cloth backed printed boards, staining to covers, cloth splitting at hinges. Very clean internally. No copies in Worldcat. Bookplate of Colonel Victor De Guinzbourg, from his proverb library and one Burmese bookplate on endpapers. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1... More
Lyon: Paul Frelon, 1602. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Rebound in modern calf with the original boards preserved, endpapers added, paper repairs to the edges of the title page. 1602 edition of the first Renaissance dictionary of symbols written under the influence of the rediscovered Hieroglyphica of Horapolla, itself a.... More
Madrid: Quilez y Compañia, 1834. Hardcover (Full Leather). Leather backed marbled board, folding table at rear with a small tear in the gutter. Scattered foxing, very clean overall. 216pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Education. Inventory No: 045591. More
Lucca: Landi, 1869. First Edition. Softcover. Original yellow wraps, slightly creased; just one copy of the first and second (1870) editions in Worldcat. Proverbs from a 16th century manuscript by Varchi (ca. 1502-1563). 16pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 045953. More
Paris: Charles Savreux, 1659. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary leather, edges and corners worn, front hinge cracked but binding quite sound. Scattered browning, foxing and minor stains, old notes to front endpaper - clean overall and a nice copy of this collection of classical epigrams. 590pp. Size: Octavo (8vo). Previous owner's... More
New York: J.F. Peaslee, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Worn, spine chipped with loss, title soiled but otherwise clean internally. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 046006. More
Paris: Librairie Fischbacher, 1888. Hardcover (Half Leather). Cobntemporary half morocco over marbled boards - spine slightly sunned; a very nice binding. Old signature to title, slight foxing and age toning, heavier to endpapers. 329pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 046014. More
Barcelona: 1885. Early Edition. Softcover. Original wraps, modestly stained, spine worn, some browning but otherwise clean internally. Stories and proverbs. 310pp, index. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 045712. More
Paris: Editions Nilsson. Softcover. Modest rubbing and fading; browned internally but unmarked. Size: 16mo . Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 046007. More
Brussels: Franciscum T'Serstevens, 1755. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary calf, light rubbing and wear at corners, a few surface scratches - very light scattered foxing; an attractive copy. 676pp, index. Size: Octavo (8vo). Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language... More
Madrid: Matute, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary tree calf, browning to endpapers. 126pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 045588. More
Wien: Friedrich Volke, 1830. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Contemporary leather backed boards, inscribed "from the author". 324pp, 1808 entries, a few marginal notes in pencil. Scarce. Size: Octavo (8vo). Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; proverbs; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 045935. More
Ratisbonae & Viennae: Baderi, 1756. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full tooled pig over wooden boards worn and rubbed but intact, old paper label adhered to spine, with both clasps intact but only one of the nails. Old notes to pastedown and rear endpapers, staining to title, lacking front blank, scattered ink... More
London: William Bowyer, 1765. Sixth Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). In a full red morocco Hollis binding with Britannia gold stamped on the front board and an owl on the rear. Rear board cleanly detached, front nearly so, last gathering detached with the rear board, spine darkened, hinges worn , a.... More
New-Haven: Oliver Steele, 1807. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary acid calf, corners worn and bumped, surface rubbing, spine a little worn - quite sound overall. Front endpapers and title dampstained, old signature to endpaper, foxing and browning throughout but mostly mild. Upper right corner of page 93/94 torn with... More
Paris: Garnier Freres, 1880. Early Edition. Softcover. Original yellow wraps, undated ca. 1880. A few marks to cover, mild wear, scattered mostly minor foxing. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music; Language & Linguistics. Inventory No: 046021. More
Paris: Garnier Freres, 1880. Early Edition. Softcover. Original yellow wraps, undated ca. 1880. A few marks to cover, mild wear, scattered mostly minor foxing. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music; Language & Linguistics. Inventory No: 046022. More
Lagos: Government Printer, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Original cloth, light age toning internally, heavier to the endpapers. 192pp Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Reference; Language & Linguistics. Inventory No: 045734. More
New York: Dodge. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Spine chipped with loss, small dampstain at end; attractively printed and generally clean internally. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 046028. More
Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 1935. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Light wear to jacket edges; an attractive copy Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 042278. More
Bangor: Jarvis a Foster, 1922. Early Edition. Softcover. Original wraps; xxi, 47pp, a few pencil marks, light age toning. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 042284. More
Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 1935. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Light sheflwear, jacket worn at the corners; 273pp. Originally published in 1914 Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 042285. More
London: Trubner & Co., 1884. Second Edition. Library Binding. Two volumes bound in blue library buckram. Interiors are bright and clean and bindings are square and tight; ex-library Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 030255. More