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The Mycenae Tablets II [Linear B]: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge. New Series - Volume 48, Part 1 1958
by Emmett L. Bennett (Ed.) / Alan J.B. Wace (Intr.) and Elizabeth B. Wace (Intr.) / John Chadwick (Trans.) / [Sinclair Hood]
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- 1st Edition
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- 1958
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London: The American Philosophical Society, 1958. 1st Edition . Very Good. 9.5 x 11.75 inches (23.5 x 30 cm). Blue buckram binding with a couple of small marks. Light rippling to pages. The work is dedicated to Michael Ventris, who had deciphered the Linear B script a few years previously. His landmark work 'Documents in Mycenaean Greek' co-authored… Read more about this item Item Price
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Index du Lineaire A: [Linear A] (Incunabula Graeca Vol. XLI) [SIGNED]
by Jacques Raison / Maurice Pope / [Sinclair Hood]
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1971
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Roma (Rome): Edizioni Dell'Ateneo, 1971. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 7.25 x 10.75 inches (18.5 x 27 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Two light stains to rear cover. A little light creasing to ends of spin. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Cream cloth binding with very slight browning.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Documents in Mycenaean Greek: Three Hundred Selected Tablets from Knossos, Pylos and Mycenae with Commentary and Vocabulary
by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick
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- Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1956
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SGD 171.43
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Cambridge: University Press, 1956. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Good. 7.75 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm). Dust jacket: Loss to ends of spine. A few spots of foxing. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: First printing. Brown cloth binding. A few small spots of foxing to page edges, text… Read more about this item Item Price
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Documents in Mycenaean Greek: Three Hundred Selected Tablets from Knossos, Pylos and Mycenae with Commentary and Vocabulary
by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1956
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Cambridge: University Press, 1956. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 7.75 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm). Dust jacket: Light foxing to edges of covers. Very slight wear to ends of spine. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: First printing. Brown cloth binding. Light foxing to page edges, otherwise… Read more about this item Item Price
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Turkish: A Guide to the Spoken Language (TM 30-318)
by U.S. War Department
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- 1st Edition
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- 1943
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Washington: War Department, 1943. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.25 x 5.25 inches (10.5 x 13 cm). Card wraps with slight rubbing. Rusting to staples, clean text throughout. Previous owner's name to title page. A scarce WWII language guide from the US War Department. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hungarian Phrase Book: December 28, 1943 (Restricted, TM 30-616)
by U.S. War Department
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- Used - Good Plus
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- 1st Edition
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- 1943
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Washington: War Department, 1943. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 4.25 x 5.25 inches (10.5 x 13 cm). Card wraps. Slight rubbing to spine. Previous owner's name to title page. Rusting to staples. Centre pages are loose, patches of foxing to text. A scarce restricted US War Department phrase book from WW2. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage… Read more about this item Item Price
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Language Guide to North Africa
by U.S. War Department
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1943
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Washington: War and Navy Departments, 1943. 1st Edition . Good. 4.5 x 5.25 inches (11 x 13 cm). Card wraps with rubbing and creasing. Wear to ends of spine. Rusting to staples, clean text throughout. Previous owner's name to title page. A scarce WW2 language guide from the US War Department. Overall condition is Good. International postage will… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rumanian Phrase Book: December 23, 1943 (Restricted, TM 30-649) [Romanian]
by U.S. War Department
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- 1st Edition
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- 1943
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Washington: War Department, 1943. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.25 x 5.25 inches (10.5 x 13 cm). Card wraps. Light rubbing and slight creasing to covers. Previous owner's name to title page. Rusting to staples, clean text throughout. A scarce restricted US War Department phrase book from WW2. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less… Read more about this item Item Price
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Russian Phrase Book: December 4, 1943 (Restricted)
by U.S. War Department
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- Used - Good Plus
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- 1st Edition
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- 1943
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Washington: War Department, 1943. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 4.25 x 5.25 inches (10.5 x 13 cm). Card wraps with rubbing and creasing. Name has been neatly torn from upper margin of title page. A few pages have been folded to upper corner. Rusting to staples, clean text throughout. A scarce restricted US War Department phrase book from… Read more about this item Item Price
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Serbo-Croatian: A Guide to the Spoken Language (TM 30-346)
by U.S. War Department
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- 1st Edition
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- 1943
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Washington: War Department, 1943. 1st Edition . Good. 4.25 x 5.25 inches (10.5 x 13 cm). Card wraps with rubbing. Previous owner's name to title page. Rusting to staples, centre pages are detached, clean text throughout. A scarce WW2 language guide from the US War Department. Overall condition is Good. International postage will be less than the stated… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Creation of The Chinese Script: (China Society Occasional Papers No. 20)
by Arthur Cooper
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1978
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London: The China Society , 1978. 1st Edition . Fine. 5.75 x 8.25 inches (14.5 x 21 cm). Unread copy. Very slight fading to edges of cover, otherwise in first class condition throughout. Scarce. Overall condition is Fine. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Eskimo Tribes: Their Distribution and Characteristics, especially as regards Language. With a Comparative Vocabulary and a Map
by Henry Rink
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- Used - Very Good Minus
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- 1st Edition
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- 1887
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London: Williams and Norgate, 1887. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 6 x 9.75 inches (15 x 25 cm). First printing. Later quarter pebbled cloth binding with paper covered boards. Panels from the original wraps pasted to front and rear board (with light soiling). Single library stamp to title page, inked number to verso of title page. Light… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lars Porsena or The Future of Swearing and Improper Language
by Robert Graves
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- Used - Very Good Minus
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- Very Good
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- 6th Impression
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- 1931
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. Ltd., 1931. 6th Impression . Very Good Minus/Very Good. 4.5 x 6.25 inches (11 x 16 cm). Dust jacket: Slight loss to ends of spine and corners. Short tear lower edge of front cover. A little light marking. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elements of Phonetics. English, French and German.: (Dent's Modern Language Series)
by Prof. Wilhelm Vietor / Walter Ripman (Trans.)
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- 10th Edition
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- 1928
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London: J.M. Dent and Sons. Ltd., 1928. 10th Edition . Very Good Plus. 4.25 x 6.75 inches (11 x 17 cm). Lacking jacket. Red buckram binding with decorative front board. Very clean condition throughout. Illustrated. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Reader Over Your Shoulder: A Handbook for Writers of English Prose
by Robert Graves and Alan Hodge
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1943
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1943. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 6.25 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Dust jacket: Spine browned and has slight wear to ends. Tear to front flap joint. Slight wear and creasing to top edge. Some old paper repairs to reverse. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is… Read more about this item Item Price
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On the Study of Words, and English Past and Present: (Everyman's Library No. 788)
by Richard Chenevix Trench
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- 1st Edition
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- 1927
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London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1927. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.5 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm). First printing in the Everyman's Library series. Lacking jacket. Brown cloth binding with gilt 'shield' design to spine. Darkening to spine. Light browning to page edges. Good solid binding. Very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Essay on the Principles of Translation: (Everyman's Library No. 168)
by Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1907
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London: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1907. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.5 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm). First and only printing in the Everyman's Library series. Lacking jacket. Brown cloth binding with gilt spine. A little rubbing to edges of boards. Browning to page edges. Good solid binding, clean text throughout. Previous owner's name to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Homer and the Origins of the Greek Alphabet
by Barry B. Powell
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1991
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- 9780521371575
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 7.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First printing. Orange cloth binding. Light foxing to page edges, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. . Overall book… Read more about this item Item Price
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Development of the Long-Vowel System in Ancient Greek Dialects [SIGNED]
by Antonin Bartonek
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1966
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Prague: Statni Pedagogicke Nakladatelstvi, 1966. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.75 x 9.5 inches (17 x 24 cm). Signed by Author. Card wraps with slight creasing to edges. Light browning throughout, a few small patches of foxing. Signed by the author to title page: 'With compliments, A. Bartonek'. Very scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6.75 x… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Short-Hand Standard: Attempted by an analysis of the circle as an introductory foundation of a new system of stenography: which demonstratively proves that a speaker can be followed with one third less inflections of the pen, and consequently in one third less time than by any other system extant: [Moat's Short-Hand Standard]
by Thomas Moat
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1833
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London: Privately Published, 1833. 1st Edition . Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (13.5 x 22 cm). First printing. Privately published by the author. Brown blind stamped cloth binding with gilt title to spine. Wear to ends of spine and corners of boards with slight loss to cloth. Decorative endpapers with some cracking to joints. Binding a little loose… Read more about this item Item Price
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