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, 1952; 12mo (4 1/5" x 5 1/2"), 1100 pages; tan boards. A handy-sized Arabic to Arabic dictionary. Very Good, pages tanned but supple. Small address label of Dr. George Curti on front free end paper. Curti was for years a prominent figure in Los Angeles Arab circles.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1996; First Edition, second printing, 1996; Quarto, 489 pages; illustrated. Distinguished linguist David Crystal’s monumental study of every conceivable aspect of the English tongue, from earliest origins to evolution, structure, usage, and more. Beautifully illustrated in color. A rare combination of impeccable scholarship, humor, and fascinating reading. Fine, in color illustrated heavy wraps.… Read more about this item

Harmony Books, NY, 1979; First Edition; quarto, 256 pages; illustrated. A detailed guide to the phonographic recordings of over 550 operas, arranged by composer. Brief biographical details and career notes for each composer are followed by a listing of his operas, details of librettist and first performance, notes on the music, well-known arias, and recommended recordings, replete with… Read more about this item

Bemrose & Sons, London, 1888; Third Edition; 8vo, 92 pages; printed paper wraps; frontispiece portrait photo of the author. A complete glossary of terms and slang used in the Durham and Northumberland coal trade, providing an insider’s view of 19th century life in the mines. First published anonymously in very small number in 1849, all copies were quickly… Read more about this item

Samuel S. and William Wood, New York, 1858; Fourth Edition; Revised and Improved; 8vo, 1,070 pages with a two-page Goold Brown catalogue at the back; green buckram; yellow spine titles; frontispiece engraved portrait plate of the author, with guard tissue. A prodigious reference on the English language, covering every conceivable aspect of grammar and usage, plus substantial material… Read more about this item

State Foreign Publications House, Moscow, 1962; sm 8vo, 721 pages. An extensive Hindi-Russian dictionary that includes a language instruction course at the back. Text in Russian and Hindi. Fine, in gray-blue cloth with embossed board decorations.

Oxford University Press, NY, 1993; First Edition; large 8vo, 1,340 pages. Most comprehensive and authoritative Russian-English/English-Russian dictionary ever published, containing over 180,000 words and phrases and 290,000 translations. Edited by Paul Falla, Marcus Wheeler, Boris Unbegaun, and Colin Howlett, compiled from a synthesis of the 1984 Oxford Russian-English Dictionary and Oxford English-Russian Dictionary, both works completely… Read more about this item