Acanthophyllum Books

Dictionariolum trilingue

Ray, John; introduction by W.T. Stearn · 1981

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ray Society. Facsimile edition, first published in 1675. Fine. Fine. Almost unused. 91 pp. in facsimile; 24 pp. of prelims, 2 page subject index at end.

A gardener's dictionary of plant names

Smith, A.W., revised by Stearn, W.T. · 1971

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Cassell. V.g.. V.g.. Provides definitions of more than 6000 scientific names of plants, focussing on the etymology, and also lists common English names with their binomial equivalents. Folds of dust jacket split at top.

Damms Lommeordboker Engelsk-Norsk Norsk-Engelsk

Myklestad, J. Meyer & Soraas, H. · 1952

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

N.W. Damm & Son. Good . No Jacket. Front cover creased, some edge-wear. Pocket-sized dictionary, the Norwegian-English part being indented on fore-edge. 245, (4) pp.

The Oxford dictionary of modern Greek: Greek-English

Pring, J.T. · 1965

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Oxford, Clarendon Press. V.g. . Good. Jacket torn at hinges, internally little used.

Horses for courses

Mosavi, Zahra (lyrics), illustrated by Mehdi Movahed; photographer: Morteza Safataj · 2006

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Naslenowandish, Tehran. As new . A children's book with 11 rhymes illustrating traditional occupations or crafts: miller, potter, shepherd, felt-maker, quilter, glass-blower, carpet-weaver, farmer, porcelain-repairer, dyer and coppersmith. The booklet is accompanied by a CD. ...

Collins Phrase Books: Portuguese

Lamb, N.J. · 1972

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

William Collins. Reprint of 1969 edition. Good . No Jacket. Good (pages tanned). A few pencil marks in text. 160 pp, maps of Portugal on end papes.

A Turkish-English dictionary

Hony, H.C. & Iz, Fahir · 19671957

£24.00 (€28.77 | $31.71 | ¥5,063)

Oxford, Clarendon Press. 2nd ed.. V.g.. No Jacket. xii + 419 pp., v.g. with only sl. soiling of page edges from light use. A concise dictionary, with compounds, giving derivation of some foreign (but not arabic) imports, indication of stress, irregular plurals etc.

Kamus Inggris Indonesia

Echols, J.M.; Shadily, H. · 1977

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

P.T. Gramedia, Jakarta. 3rd edition. Good. No Jacket. Spine split along front hinge.

Kamus besar bahasa Indonesia

Moeliono, A.M. et al. · 1990

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Balai Pustaka, Jakarta. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Kamus lengkap Inggeris-Indonesia Indonesia-Inggeris

Wokowasito, S. & Tito Wasito W. · 1980

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Penerbit Hasta Bandung. 1st edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Loose plastic cover.

The Oxford Russian-English dictionary

Wheeler, Marcus · 1980

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Oxford, Clarendon Press. Reprint of 1972 edition. Fine. Fine. Scarcely used. Various pamphlets loosely inserted.

Good English: how to write it

Valins, G.H. · 1952

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Andre Deutsch. New edition. Fine. V.g.. No inscriptions. Tiny dent in spine of jacket.

Svensk-Engelsk & Engelsk-Svensk ordbok

Tornberg, A., ngstršm, M. & Nšjd, R. · 1947

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Svenska Bokfšrlaget, Stockholm. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Owner's inscription on ffep.

English-Slovak and Slovak-English pocket dictionary

Smejlakova, J. et al. · 1963

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Slovak Pedagogical Publishing House, Bratislava. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. As new.

Russian-English forestry and wood dictionary

Linnard, W. · 1966

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

C.A.B.. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Jacket price-clipped. Author's inscription, partly in Russian ('with compliments from the author").

Finno-Ugrian languages and peoples

Hajdu, P. · 1975

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Andre Deutsch. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Trace of price label on front cover.

The Japanese-English dictionary about things Japanese

Boone, D. et al. · 1989

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Jean Moore / Obunsha. 1st edition. Fine. Fine (slip case). Scarcely used. A rather different dictionary for the advanced user.

German-English botanical terminology

Ashby, H. & E., Richter, H. & BŠrner, J. · 1938

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Thomas Murby, London. 1st edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Little used. Letter from a publisher loosely inserted.

Elementary German grammar

Otto, E. · 1927

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

J. Gros, Heidelberg. 11th edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Little used.

Glossary of the British Flora

Gilbert-Carter, H. · 1964

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Cambridge University Press. 3rd edition. Fine. Fine. Includes loosely inserted menu for a lunch marking the author's 80th birthday, 19 October 1964. It was held at the Hall of Christ's College, Cambridge.