CHILTON BOOKS

Etymology with Especial Reference to English.

ROSS, ALAN S.C. · 1958

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London: Andre Deutsch, 1958. 1st edition. The Language Library series. "Professor Ross makes it plain that English Etymology cannot be approached without some knowledge of General Linguistics, of the 'sound-changes' that have affected English from the time of its earliest know...

Handbook of the History of the English Language. For the Use of Teacher and Student.

KEANE, A.H. · 1878

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1878. 4th edition, enlarged and revised. "To the present edition have been added two appendices. The first contains twelve versions, synoptically arranged, of the Lord's Prayer, at different periods, from the earliest times till the sixteenth ce...

A General Dictionary of Provincialisms, written with a view to rescue from oblivion the fast fading relics of by-gone days. By William Holloway .

HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM . · 1839

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Lewes, Sussex: Sussex Press, Printed and Published by Baxter and Son, 1839 . 0. First Edition. A very good early half leather binding. 8vo. pp.24/pp.194/[2pp. - Subscribers' List] . 8.75" x 5.75" x 0.75" . Maroon calf covered spine and corners, over marbled boards. Boards scuf...

Bridge Over Troubled Water. An Insight into the English-Speaking Union and its Influence in South Asia.(Signed).

WYNNE-PARKER, MICHAEL. · 1989

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Kingston Books, 1989. 0951493701. 1st edition. Tells four stories. "First there is the story of Michael Wynne-Parker - preoccupied by the good things in life in his youth, but now a successful businessman and dedicated philanthropist. Then.the story of Sir Evelyn Wrenc...

Office English.

MOON, A.R. · 1965

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

London: Ginn and Company Ltd, 1965. 0. "The aim of this book is to produce facility and accuracy in expression, with particular attention to the use of English in commerce. Exercises for increasing the range of vocabulary, extending the scope of sentence-patterns and building ...

Lost Beauties of the English Language.

MACKAY, CHARLES. · 1987

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,954)

London: Bibliophile Books, 1987. 0900123400. "Originally published in 1874..contains a treasure trove of archaic words..arranged in alphabetical order, with definitions, examples and citations which illustrate the extraordinary roots and versatility of the English language." P...

Dictionary of Eponyms.

MANSER, MARTIN. · 1990

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Guild Publishing,1990. 3rd rep. "Eponyms are the people who give their names to words..a dictionary of the 1,000 or more popular eponyms in the English language." Pp.307,occasional b/w illustrations by Tony Cantale. Black cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

Linguistic Change in Present-Day English.

BARBER, CHARLES. · 1964

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1964. 0. 1st ed. "The aim of the book is to give an account of the changes which have taken place in the English language in England in the past few decades. The idea behind this is that the living language is the right place to begin all language stu...

Mind The Gaffe. The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English.

TRASK, R.L. · 2001

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Penguin, 2001. "In this authoritative and very readable guide, Professor Larry Trask gives forthright advice on how to write simply and effectively and to avoid blunders and howlers which might otherwise leave your reader either bemused or rolling on the floor with lau...

Dictionary of Grammar.

JARVIE, GORDON. · 1993

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

London: Bloomsbury. 1993. 1st ed. "An easy-to-use guide to the complexities of the English language - from adjective to simile, the complete guide to perfect grammar". Pp 216. P/b, small scuff to front cover. G+.

Our Living Language: A Guide to English Grammar.

GRATTAN, J.H.G., & GURRY, P. · 1957

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1957. Rep. "The ideal behind this little book is the Humanist ideal, so admirably set forth in the Report entitled 'The Teaching of English in England.' " Pp. 323. Decorated boards with blue spine. VG.

The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar.

CHALKER, SYLVIA & WEINER, EDMUND. · 2002

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: BCA, 2002. Rep. "...offers the interested general reader, the language professional, and the student alike, strightforward and immediate access to 1,000 grammatical terms and their meanings: it is both an A-Z reference and guide to the subject." Pp.448. Blue cloth, d/w...

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage. (2nd edition revised by Sir Ernest Gowers and completely reset).

FOWLER, H.W. · 1989

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Guild Publishing, 1989. 5th rep. ".. It brims with useful information, and is astonishingly cheap." Pp. 20/725. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w has small closed tear to top of spine. VG/G+.

Collins Compact English Dictionary. (New Edition in Colour).

ANON. · 1994

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: HarperCollins, 1994. New ed. Comprehensive dictionary, with over 68,000 references. Pp. 10/1044/2 (ads.) Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w. VG/G+.

Fundamentals of Effective Speech Communication.

CAPPS, RANDALL, O'CONNOR, J. REGIS. · 1978

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Cambridge, Mass, USA: Winthrop Publishers, 1978. 1st ed. "Solid coverage of the basics of effective communication is provided.. Primary emphasis is on public speaking, but attention is given to interpersonal communication as well. The book's ten chapters were written by member...

British Self-Taught: with Comments in American. (Illustrated by Graham).

SCHUR, NORMAN. · 1974

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Johnston & Bacon, 1974. 1st ed. A transatlantic dictionary for readers, writers, travellers and businessmen who often find themselves confounded by English as the English use it. Pp. 20/220, 21 b/w illustns. Illustrated laminated boards, rubbing to spine. G+.

English Verbal Idioms.

WOOD, FREDERICK T. · 1965

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Macmillan & Co, 1965. "Primarily for foreign students of English..A guide to ordinary written and spoken English." Pp, 325. P/b. G+.

The Complete Plain Words.

GOWERS, SIR. ERNEST. · 1962

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1962. "Apart from two chapters on grammar and punctuation, this guide os concerned with the choice and arrangement of words in such a way as to get an idea as exactly as possible out of one mind into another." Pp, 272, page edges slightly toned. P/b. G.

The Story of Language.

BARBER, C. L. · 1967

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

London: Pan Books, 1967. "Record of the development of human speech and in particular of the English language." Pp, 286,5 sketch maps and other illustrations, page edges slightly toned. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

Chapters on English Metre. (Second edition Revised and Enlarged).

MAYOR, JOSEPH B. · 1901

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,376)

Cambridge:University Press,1901. 2nd ed. Revised and enlarged. "The second Edition has been revised throughout and enlarged by the additin of a Chapter on the Metrical Systems of Dr Skeat and Mr Robert Bridges, originally addressed to the Philological Society; a Chapter on She...