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PROPER TERMS II " TEARMES OF A KERUER" [Terms of a carver]
by Hodgkin, John
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1915
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- Paperback
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 51.51
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London: Philological Society, 1915. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo. Reprinted from the Philological Society's Transactions, 1915, pp. 52-94. Covers very good with light general wear. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy. Outlines the terms and phrases once used that relate to carving birds, fish etc."Tusk that Barbel".... Item Price
SGD 51.51
A HAND-BOOK OF THE TEMNE LANGUAGE
by Sumner, The Rev. A.T.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- Fisrt Edition
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- 1922
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 120.20
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Sierra Leone: Government Printing Office, 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fisrt Edition. 8vo. 157 pages; includes a fold out table Original hardback binding, paper covered boards, marked and worn, cloth spine firm. Contents clean and tight, inscription to the front pastedown, Sierra Leone address in pencil dated 1942, name Treadwell., otherwise unmarked. A good scarce copy..… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 120.20
Dictionnaire Latin-Francais des Noms Propres de Lieux: Ayant une Certaine Notoriete Principalement au Point de vue Ecclesiastique et Monastique
by Chevin, M. l'Abbe
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 65.25
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London: The Gregg Press Limited, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. This copy from the library of the great botanist W. T. Stearn with his bookplate and signature to the front end paper. 1964 reprint of the original 1897 edition; pp. vi, 358. Original hardback binding very good, contents clean and tight, unmarked. [Prof. William Stearn "doyen… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 65.25
A GRAMMAR OF INDIAN PLANNING (signed)
by Ambirajan, S.
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1959
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 20.61
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Bombay: Popular Book Department, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free end paper. 200 pages + 2 adverts. Dust jacket a little marked and worn with a few short tears, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Hardback binding very good. Contents… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 20.61
THE MODERN SPEAKER; CONTAINING SELECTIONS FROM THE WORKS OF OUR MOST APPROVED AUTHORS IN PROSE AND VERSE..TO WHICH IS PREFIXED AN ORIGINAL ESSAY ON THE ART OF ELOCUTION, AND SOME ESSENTIAL HINTS FOR IMPROVING THE VOICE, CARRIAGE AND APPEARANCE.
by [Rede, L.T.]
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- A New Edition
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 68.68
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London: Samuel French Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A New Edition. 8vo. No date but circa 1850? This edition appears to be very scarce - no copies recorded on Copac. Pp. xii, 324. Publisher's plum-brown cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, with a little general wear and rubbing, cloth lightly marked, lightly scuffed to head/tail of the spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN INDEX TO THE PEDIGREES CONTAINED IN THE PRINTED HERALDS' VISITATIONS
by Marshall, George W.
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1866
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 25.76
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London: Robert Hardwicke, 1866. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. Inscribed to the title page by the author "from the author"; 163 pages + addenda. Original brown cloth with blind decoration to the boards, gilt lettering to the spine; good with some rubbing, cloth a little discoloured, lightly chipped to head/tail of the spine and joints,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 25.76
INDEX TO CHILDREN'S POETRY: A Title, Subject, Author, and First Line Index to Poetry in Collections for Children and Youth
by Brewton. Kohn E. And Sara W.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- Fourth Printing
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- 1962
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 25.76
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New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Printing. 4to. pp. xxxii, 965. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering, very good with a little light wear, lower rear corners slightly bumped. Contents clean and tight, page edges very slightly marked. A very good copy.. Item Price
SGD 25.76
HE USE OF WORDS IN REASONING
by Sidgwick, Alfred
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1901
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 82.42
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London: Adam & Charles Black, 1901. Book. Very Good. Hardback. First Edition. Large 8vo. xi & 370 pages + 2 adverts. Publisher's red cloth binding with gilt lettering, very good with light general wear only, small mark to spine. Contents clean and tight, original black-coated end papers, presentation plate of Berkhamsted Girls' Grammar School to the front end… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.42
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THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH LETTER-WRITER OR GENERAL CORRESPONDENT
by rule, John (Master of an Academy at Islington)
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- Used - Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1766
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 145.95
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London: Printed for the Author, 1766. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 12mo. pp. xxix, [5], 262. (the last page here, which is part of the Appendix of the General Post-Office is p. 262, but at the foot of the page is the catchword 'of' which suggests that this copy is missing the last page) Contemporary full sheep binding, worn… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 145.95
THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH WORD BOOK A dictionary with indication of pronunciation, etymologies and dates of earliest appearance of French words in the language ... With an explanatory preface by R. J. Lloyd.
by Edgren, H. ; Burnet, P. B.
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 103.03
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London: William Heinemann, 1902. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to (16 x 23cm). pp. xxxi, [1], 1252. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering, very good with a little general wear and rubbing, neat gilt stamped no. to the base of the spine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions, slight reading wear. A… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 103.03
DICCIONARIO NUEVO Y COMPLETO DE LAS LENGUAS ESPANOLA E INGLESA, INGLESA Y ESPANOLA
by CONNELLY, TOMAS - HIGGINS, TOMAS
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- First Edition
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- 1797
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 360.59
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Madrid: Imprenta Real Por Don Pedro Julian Pereyra, Impresor De Camara, 1797. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to (21 x 28cm). Parte Segunda (Second Part): Tomo (vol.) I: A-K; Tomo (vol.) II : L-Z; pp. 725 + 672. Contemporary full brown polished sheep binding with red and black title pables, gilt decoration to spines, gilt dentelles; very good with… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 360.59
VOCABULARY OF RAILWAY, CANAL AND ENGINEERING TERMS. French-English; English-French with Metric Tables &c.
by Quarter-Master General's Department
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- Reprint
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 17.17
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London: Harrison & Sons, 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 32mo (7 x 12cm). 192 pages, Original brown cloth binding with black lettering, very good with a little general wear and rubbing. Contents clean and tight, pocket to front (empty) previous owner's signature. A very good copy.. Item Price
SGD 17.17
COMMON CHINESE JAPANESE CHARACTERS
by Strong, Geo V. (Lieut., 6th U. S. Cav.)
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1911
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 42.93
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Yokohama, Shanghai, Hongkong and Singapore: Kelly and Walsh Ltd, 1911. Book. Good. Half Leather. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xvi,188. Contemporary half leather binding with brown cloth covered boards, gilt lettering to the spine, good with some general wear and rubbing to extremities, leather chipped to the head of the spine, cloth a little marked, but binding remains strong.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 42.93
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE: or A VOCABULARY OF THE MOST USEFUL NOUNS, ADJECTIVES AND VERBS; TOGETHER WITH A SERIES OF ELEMENTARY SENTENCES ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS.
by De Rouillon, M
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- Used - Very Good
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- Third Edition
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- 1830
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 34.34
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London: J. Souter, 1830. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 16mo. 139 pp. Generally in very good condition with a little wear to top/tail of spine. Boards very slightly faded. Internally, clean and tight. A very rare early language guide.. Item Price
SGD 34.34
A Dictionary of British History, 1815-1973
by Huggett, Frank Edward
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- Used - Fine
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- No DJ
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- First Edition
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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- 9780631155300
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 12.02
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Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Original cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine, minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine copy.. Item Price
SGD 12.02
Debrett's Family Historian A Guide to Tracing Your Ancestry
by No Stated Author
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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Launceston, Cornwall, GBR
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SGD 8.59
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London: Debrett's/Webb & Bower, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 208 pages, in Fine condition in a very good but plain DJ, The rear end paper is torn. A thoroughly good guide to tracing your ancestry.. Item Price
SGD 8.59