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The Outline of History ; Complete in One Volume
by H.G. Wells, et al listed on title page.
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Star Edition, 4th printing. (Original in 2 volumes 1920).
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Hardcover.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 39.81
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Black cloth over boards, stamped titles in red. Containing all maps, charts, illustrations, diagrams, etc. Tucked in: Photo in sepia news magazine style, presumably author-historian H.G. Wells. Classic World History reference book. At back, Chronological Table of Leading Events from 800 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Clean with minor cover blemishing. Item Price
SGD 39.81
The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names
by Withycombe, E.G. (Compilation and 1944 Preface by)
- Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. p. 29-30, small top outside chip, no text loss.
- Edition
- First edition. First American Edition. Oxford copyright 1945.
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780198691143
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 21.97
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New York / London.: Oxford University Press., 1947. First edition. First American Edition. Oxford copyright 1945.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. p. 29-30, small top outside chip, no text loss.. 1 Navy blue cloth over boards; gold spine titles, front gold crest, small. 142 p. Contents: List of Abbreviations; Introduction; English Christian Names in Alphabetical Order;… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 21.97
The Everyday Writer with 2009 MLA Update; Fourth Edition
by Lunsford, Andrea A
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- Used - Good. Signed by previous owner. Lower plastic binding damage, single loop.
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Spiralbound
- ISBN
- 9780312594572
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 24.71
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Boston.: Bedford Books., 2009. Spiralbound. Good. Signed by previous owner. Lower plastic binding damage, single loop.. 1 Spiralbound Trade paperback. Lay-flat viewing. Orange stiff paper illustrated cover. 12 colorful reference tab sections. 592 p. Audience: General/trade. Reference / Writing Notebook w/ easily found themes including process, structure, grammar, M.L.A. Documentation. Index details on end papers. Item Price
SGD 24.71
A Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms; An Indispensable Aid to Anyone who Writes or Speaks the English Language
by Devlin, Joseph
- Condition
- Used - Very good. Light spine end and corner rubs.
- Published
- 1938
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- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 75.51
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Cleveland / New York.: The World Syndicate Publishing Company., 1938. Hard cover. Very good. Light spine end and corner rubs.. 1 Faux black leather cloth over boards. Rounded corners. Title boxes, gold w/ black titles. Red page blocks. 190 p. 21 cm. Reference volume published in 1938, prior to World War II. Item Price
SGD 75.51
The Quintessential Quiz Book: Being a Compendium of Curious Words. Derivations, Literary Allusions, and Little-known Oddities of Fact and Fiction
by Hickman, Norman G
- Condition
- Used - Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket scuffing, edge wear.
- Published
- 1979
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- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780312661212
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 10.98
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New York.: St. Martin's Press., 1979. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket scuffing, edge wear.. 1 Blue vinyl cloth over boards. 282 p. Contents: 261 topics. Audience: General/trade. Numerous categories from historic events and people, movies and music, animals, more. Item Price
SGD 10.98
The Devil's Dictionary (Dover Thrift Edition)
by Bierce, Ambrose, and Smith, Philip (Edited by).
- Condition
- New.
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780486275420
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 5.49
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New York.: Dover Publications., 1993. Trade paperback. New.. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. 144 p. 21 cm. Audience: Young adult. A Civil War veteran, Ambrose Bierce, b.1842-ca.1914, became an influential late 19th century American journalist and writer of comic verse and short stories. He had introduced satirical definitions into his columns in 1875, called "The Demon's Dictionary". Selections… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 5.49
Get Thee to a Punnery
by Lederer, Richard, Ph.D.
- Condition
- Used - Very good. Minor back cover soil spots.
- Edition
- 2nd printing.
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780941711081
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 6.86
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Charleston SC.: Wyrick and Company., 1988. 2nd printing.. Trade paperback. Very good. Minor back cover soil spots.. Thompson, Bill (Illustrations by), and Savard, Timothy (Author B&W back cover portrait by).. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. 149 p. Pen&Ink Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. English language reference. Word Play, Homographs, Homophones, Knock-Knock Jokes, Punupmanship, Daffinitions Fictionary, Figuring Out Mathematical English, Silver… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 6.86
Crabb's English Synonymes; Revised Edition
by Crabb, George, and Finley, John H (Introduction by)
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- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Dulled spine titles.
- Edition
- D-G on copyright page.
- Published
- 1917
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- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 9.61
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New York.: Grosset & Dunlap by arr. w/ Harper & Brothers., 1917. D-G on copyright page.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Dulled spine titles.. Azarian, Mary (Illustrated by).. 1 Textured cloth over boards; gold framed front title box, gold titles. 717 p. 21 cm. Dark red top page block. Subtitle: "Revised and Enlarged by the Addition… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 9.61
A Writer's Companion; An Indispensable Compilation of the Most Elusive Information
by Rubin, Louis D. Jr (Edited by), and Mills, Jerry Leath (In Association with)
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- Used - Fine.
- Edition
- 3rd printing.
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780062734723
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 12.36
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New York.: Harper Paperbacks., 1997. 3rd printing.. Trade paperback. Fine.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 993 p. Audience: General/trade. For writers, editors, fact-checkers and information lovers; 66 intriguing lists and special glossaries. Item Price
SGD 12.36
The Secretary's Quick Reference Handbook
by Lindsell-Roberts, Sheryl
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- Used - Fine.
- Edition
- 4th printing.
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Mass-market paperback
- ISBN
- 9780668055956
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 39.81
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New York.: ARCO., 1983. 4th printing.. Mass-market paperback. Fine.. 1 Mass-market paperback. Glued binding. 282 p. Audience: General/trade. Contents: Essentials of Business English; Efficient Office Practice; Records Management Techniques; Contemporary Business Letter Style Guide; Spelling and Word Division Rules made Simple; Up-to-date Postal Regulations (1983). Item Price
SGD 39.81
Managing Debt for Dummies: Proven tips to cut expenses and slash monthly payments
by Ventura, John, and Reed, Mary
- Condition
- New. No dust jacket as issued.
- Edition
- 2nd printing.
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- ISBN
- 9780470084861
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 8.24
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For Dummies / Wiley., 2007. 2nd printing.. Trade paperback. New. No dust jacket as issued.. 1 Trade paperback (US), 6x9in. Glued binding. 292 p. Icon, cartoon illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Advice publisher series: 'A Reference for the Rest of Us! ' (subtitle). Bills itself as 'real world' advice. Item Price
SGD 8.24
New Practical Dictionary for Cross Word Puzzles: Revised, Enlarged Edition, More than 66, 000 Answers to Definitions
by Newman, Frank Eaton
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- Used - Good. No dust jacket. Tight. Cover light irregular discoloration. Lower edge wear, inlcuding "thumbing" soiling, botto
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- 4th since 1942.
- Published
- 1957
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- Hard cover
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- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 8.24
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Garden City NY: Garden City Books, 1957. 4th since 1942.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Tight. Cover light irregular discoloration. Lower edge wear, inlcuding "thumbing" soiling, bottom and right edge. Interior pages clean.. 1 300 p.; 21 cm. A useful resource whether a puzzler or not, with definition and word association lists, including some terms no longer… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 8.24
Whitfield's University Rhyming Dictionary
by Whitfield, Jane Shaw, And Stillman, Frances (Edited By)
- Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket as issued. Interior clean. Foxing to page edges. Spine creasing.
- Edition
- 5th printing. Original edition: 1951.
- Published
- 1964
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- Trade paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 5.49
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New York: Apollo Edition / Thomas Y Crowell Company, 1964. 5th printing. Original edition: 1951.. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Interior clean. Foxing to page edges. Spine creasing.. 0 283 p. 5x8in. Green, blk, blue, orange cover; white titles. Preface; Brief Guide to English Versification: Meters, Stanza, Fixed Forms, Blank & Free, Kinds of Poetry,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 5.49
Dictation Studies (Benn Pitman Phonography)
by Tinus, W. L.
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- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light bumping. MInor cover blemishing. Tightly bound.
- Edition
- Presumed 1st. No print line.
- Published
- 1903
- Binding
- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 30.20
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New York / San Francisco / Chicago.: Powers & Lyons., 1903. Presumed 1st. No print line.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light bumping. MInor cover blemishing. Tightly bound.. 1 Green cloth over boards. Black stamped titles w/ flourish. 240 p. Includes illustrations. Secretarial Training, subtitled, "A manual of business correspondence designed especially as a… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 30.20
The Home Library of Law; Volume VI Domestic Relations and Wrongs
by Bolles, Albert Sidney
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- Used - Fine. No dust jacket. Light age-toning.
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- 1905 copyright. 2nd printing/edition.
- Published
- 1909
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- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 30.20
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New York.: Doubleday, Page & Company., 1909. 1905 copyright. 2nd printing/edition.. Hard cover. Fine. No dust jacket. Light age-toning.. 1 Brown leather over spine; lighter brown cloth over boards. Gold title box, spine. 6 v.; 19 cm. pp.867-1047. Contents: Marriage; The Parental Relation; Disabilities and Liabilities of Minors; Guardianship; Employer and Employees; Wrongs. Author Albert S Bowles was… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 30.20
A Connotary; Definitions not found in dictionaries, collected from the sayings of the wise and otherwise.
by Pollard, Jno. Garland
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- Used - Fair. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Pages pretty clean w/ occasional small stains. Cover, endpapers soiled, foxed; r
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- 4th printing of revised & enlarged 3rd edition.
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 5.15
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New York: Thomas Y Crowell Company, 1935. 4th printing of revised & enlarged 3rd edition.. Hard cover. Fair. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Pages pretty clean w/ occasional small stains. Cover, endpapers soiled, foxed; rear free end paper half missing. Had been owned by "Roxy Dunbar, Troy, Ala--" stylishly printed.. Seibel, Fred O. (Illustrated by).. 1… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 5.15
A New Milestone in Encyclopedia Craftsmanship: World Book Encyclopedia (Sales Prospectus, 1958)
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- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor end paper foxing at back. A customer with small teeth has sampled 1-inch sections at
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 34.32
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Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, 1958. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor end paper foxing at back. A customer with small teeth has sampled 1-inch sections at top spine and top rear each, or some other purposeful light damage.. 1 518 p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, maps. Leather like maroon covers, 3-pin binding, showing a sample… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.32
The Merriam-Webster Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
by Merriam-Webster, Editors of
- Condition
- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket. Age-toning. Slight jacket surface wear.
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hard cover
- ISBN
- 9780831791643
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 17.16
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Smithmark Publishers., 1995. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Age-toning. Slight jacket surface wear.. 1 Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 743 p. Audience: General/trade. Reference for wordsmiths: Answers developed from crossword puzzle clues; plus more than 120 categorized word lists; solutions listed by number of letters and alphabetically; range of info like contemporary names, obscure words, literary… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.16
The Lincoln Reader
by Angle, Paul M. (Editor)
- Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Bookplate. Minor edgewear. Tight. Clean.
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 8.24
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New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1947. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Bookplate. Minor edgewear. Tight. Clean.. 0 xii, 564 p. 23 cm. Sections in B&W: Portraits, Plates, Facsimiles. References by chapter. Bibliography. Index. A biography written by sixty-five authors, Foreword. Light blue cloth-covered boards with 'A. Lincoln' facsimile cover signature and brown/maroon… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 8.24
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
by Carnegie, Dale, And Carnegie, Dorothy (Revision By)
- Condition
- Used - Very good in good dust jacket. Small DJ edge tears. Inside clean and tight.
- Edition
- 28th printing
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hard cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Newport, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 5.49
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Garden City, N. Y: Dale Carnegie & Associates, 1985. 28th printing. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Small DJ edge tears. Inside clean and tight.. 0 xi, 273 p.; 21 cm. Gray cloth covered boards. Classic confidence builder. Item Price
SGD 5.49
