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DICTIONARY OF WORD ORIGINS.

Flavell, Linda and Roger, · 2006

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Kyle Cathie, London, 2006, 3rd imp., trade paperback, x, 277pp, coloured decorated wrappers, an explanation of the origin and development of over three hundred commonly used words, fine,

DICTIONARY OF PROVERBS and their origins.

Flavell, Linda and Roger, · 2006

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Kyle Cathie, London, 2006, 3rd imp., trade paperback, x, 273pp, coloured decorated wrappers, the origins and history of over four hundred proverbs tracing the changes in meaning and usage since their first use, with examples dating back two thousand years, fine,

DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS and their origins.

Flavell, Linda and Roger, · 2006

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Kyle Cathie, London, ND (circa 2006), 18th imp., trade paperback, viii, 216pp, coloured decorated wrappers, over four hundred idiomatic phrases tracing their source and history through chronological examples, fine,

DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH DOWN THE AGES.

Flavell, Linda and Roger, · 2006

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Kyle Cathie, London, 2006, 3rd imp., trade paperback, 316pp, coloured decorated wrappers, words and phrases born out of historical events great and small (originally published as The Chronology of Words and Phrases), fine,

THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS.

McWhirter, Norris and McWhirter, Ross (compiled by), · 1962

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Guinness Superlatives, London, 1962, 10th edn., 292pp, [viii] Index, coloured pictorial frontis, half tone photo ills. in text, large format (10 x 7.5 inches approx.), violet cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, Guinness device in gilt upper board, pictorial monta...

THE BOOK OF ORIGINS.

Homer, Trevor, · 2006

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Portrait, London, 2006, reprint, [vi], 346pp, line drawings, half tone ills. and map in text, coloured endpapers, cream cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial montage dustwrapper, a treasure-trove of information on the origin of almost everything, from musical in...

THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF CLASSICAL MYTH AND RELIGION.

Price, Simon and Kearns, Emily (eds.), · 2003

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003, paperback, xl, 599pp inc. 3 maps and 5 genealogical tables,large format (9 x 6 inches approx.), coloured pictorial upper wrapper, ligthly rubbed at tips, faint diag. crease upper cnr., very good plus,

TRACING YOUR FAMILY TREE - The Complete Guide to Discovering your Family History,.

Cole, Jean A. and Armstrong, Michael, · 1989

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Guild, London, 1989, club edn., 208pp, half tone photo ills. line drawings and facsimiles in text, dark brown cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial montage dustwrapper, a guide to help you successfully trace your family tree, with guidance on where to look for and ...

TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS - THE A-Z GUIDE.

Saul, Pauline, · 1995

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Countryside Books, Newbury, 1995, 5th edn., 287pp, half tone ills., map, diagram and pedigree in text, laminated coloured decorated boards, spine sl. sunned, small piece further research details selloed to front free endpaper, no dustwrapper, near fine,

THE MARITIME COMPENDIUM - An Encyclopedia of Designs and Motifs.

Cordingly, David (intro. by), · 1998

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Conway Maritime Press, London, 1998, 1st edn., 192pp inc. 16pp coloured plates, half tone ills., line drawings, maps and diagrams throughout, large format (12 x 10 inches approx.), blue/purple cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured pictorial montage dustwrapper, a selectio...

THE WAR FILM.

Butler, Ivan, · 1974

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

A. S. Barnes / Tantivy Press, Cranbury, New Jersey / London, ND (copyright 1974), Joint US and UK 1st edn., 191pp, half tone photo ills. throughout, large format (10 x 7 inches approx.), grey cloth lettered in red at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, a reference w...

THE CODE BOOK - The Secret History of Codes and Codebreaking.

Singh, Simon, · 2000

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fourth Estate, London, ND (circa 2000), reprint, trade paperback, xiv, 402pp, half tone ills., maps, diagrams and tables in text, coloured lettered wrappers, a history of codes and cryptographers, from the time of Mary Queen of Scots through to encryption on the internet and ...

HOW IT ALL BEGAN - Up The High Street.

Baren, Maurice, · 0

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Past Times, Oxford, ND, paperback, 144pp, coloured and half tone ills. throughout, large format (9.5 x 7.5 inches approx.), coloured pictorial montage wrappers, in a sequel to his account of the origins of famous trade names and marks, the author relates the origins of High S...

MEDALS AND DECORATIONS.

Angus, Ian, · 1973

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Ward Lock, London, 1973, 1st edn., 128pp, half tone frontis, 4pp coloured ills., map, line drawings and half tone ills. throughout, large format (10.5 x 8 inches approx.), red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, on collecting medals and decorations and tra...

THE BEST ENGLISH.

Vallins, G. H., · 1963

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, 1963, 1st in imprint, paperback, 224pp, #XP7, coloured decorated upper wrapper, the third volume of trilogy on the English language, an exploration of literature quoting profusely from sources as varied as Shakespeare and Wodehouse, Chaucer and Dylan Thomas...

THE PENGUIN ATLAS OF WORLD HISTORY -VOLUME ll : From the French Revolution to the Present.

Kinder, Hermann and Hilgemann, Werner (trans. by Ernest A. Menze), · 1986

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1986, reprint, paperback, 328pp, numerous in text coloured diagrams and maps by Harald and Ruth Bukor, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, lightly rubbed at tips, faint vertical crease in spine and at lower cnr. upper wrapper, very good plus,

EARLY VICTORIAN NOVELISTS - Essays in Revaluation.

Cecil, David, · 1964

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Fontana, London, 1964, 1st in imprint, paperback, 254pp, [ii] ads., coloured decorated wrappers, essay studies of Dickens, Thackeray, Bronte (Charlotte and Emily), Mrs. Gaskell, Trollope and George Eliot, spine sunned with sl. roll and several vertical creases, a little rubbe...

THE CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF LITERARY TERMS.

Baldick, Chris, · 1997

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Oxford University Press, Oxford, ND (circa 1997), reprint, trade paperback, x, 246pp, decorated upper wrapper, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good plus,

THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF MUSIC.

Kennedy, Michael, · 1988

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1988, reprinted with corrections, xiv, 810pp, diagrams in text, large format (9.5 x 6 inches approx.), navy blue cloth lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt at spine, coloured endpapers, decorative head and tail bands, pictorial dustwrapper, l...

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH EVERYDAY LAW.

Golden, Aviva, · 2003

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

HarperCollins, London, 2003, reprint, paperback, [vi], 602pp, large format (9 x 6 inches approx.), lettered wrappers, lightly rubbed at tips, first section of 16 leaves sl. short by about 2mm and untrimmed at upper edge, very good,