Dodman Books

Slang Ordbogen

Kaj Bom · 1957

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Copenhagen, Politikens Forlag, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, Dictionary of Danish slang. With a comprehensive index compiled by Arne Hamburger. Part of the Politikens Blå Ordbøger (Politikens Blue Dictionary) collection. All in VG condition with illustrations throughout and some...

Family History For Beginners

1992

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

The Heraldry And Genealogy Society Of Canberra, Despite pre-internet publication, lots of useful information here for anyone researching Australian family history. All in VG clean and bright order throughout. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.10998312)....

The Local Historian's Glossary & Vade Mecum

Joy Bristow · 1994

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Nottingham, The Department of Adult Education, University Of Nottingham, 2nd Edition, Second edition. Block is in VG+, bright internal order. Smart card covers have neat edges with some minor wear to rh front foot and light toning to rear. 8vo. x. 277pp, Very Good, No Jacket, ...

Examples Of Handwriting 1550-1650

W S B Buck · 1996

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Society of Genealogists, 5th or later Printing, All in fine internal order. Minimal wear to card covers. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (Reg.1099831). 8vo. [2] 71pp , Near Fine, No Jacket, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall, 72

LAG'S LEXICON A Comprehensive Dictionary And Encyclopædia Of The English Prison Of To-Day

Paul Tempest · 1950

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1st Edition, Interesting insights into 1950s' prison life. Block in VG, neat and clean, lightly toned internal order with former owner's name neatly inscribed to fep. Green boards have dulled gilt titling to spine and show some wear to front and...

HAYDN'S DICTIONARY OF DATES Relating To All Ages And Nations: For Universal Reference

Benjamin Vincent · 1868

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London, Edward Moxon and Co., 13th Edition, 1st Printing, 13th edition. Once a fixture of every secondhand bookshop in the land, often propping up a wonky table, Haydn's Dictionary Of Dates is now less easy to find. Vastly inferior to the internet for looking things up, but a ...

A Dictionary Of Clichés

Eric Partridge · 1947

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 3rd Edition, Third edition, revised. Boards lightly bumped to foot, with small surface dent to rear. Fading to edges and spine, with gilt titling to spine. Top of block is a little spotted. Pages incorrectly trimmed to foot of pp159-192, with s...

THE HOME ELECTRICIAN A Guide For Amateurs

K Robson · 1937

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, W Foulsham And Co, There was a time when encouraging an amateur to 'have a go' with the electrics was commonplace, as evidenced here in this Do It Yourself series period piece from Foulsham. Stock lightly toned and a little light marking, but for the most part all in V...

PUNCTUATION Its Principles And Practice

T F Husband and M F A Husband · 1905

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1st Edition, Hard to find in this original edition, with interesting history of the development of punctuation and bibliography, as well as much practical guidance. Useful chapter on dashes which would be of value to AI-trained language models...

THE SPEAKER: or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected From The Best English Writers, And Disposed Under Proper Heads, With A View To Facilitate The Improvement Of Youth, In Reading And Speaking. To Which Is Prefixed An Essay On Elocution

William Enfield · 1779

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London, Joseph Johnson, 3rd Edition, Third, corrected, edition of Enfield's successful collection of improving excerpts from great literature, preceded by an essay on elocution which, with its eight excellent rules, would merit reintroduction to the curriculum. A little markin...

A Dictionary Of Modern American Usage

H W Horwill · 1958

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1958 printing of the 1944 second edition, all in VG+ crisp, clean and bright internal order. Former owner's name neatly to front pastedown. Light shelfwear to blue boards, with bright gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j a lit...

Post Office Guide July 1932

1932

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office [HMSO], The complete compendium of information on postal and telephone/telegraphic services, including post office locations, rates, etc. Now hard to find copies from the 1930s, this July 1932 edition is toned but otherwise in good inter...

A Dictionary Of English Synonyms And Synonymous Expressions

Richard Soule · 1974

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,637)

London, Frederick Warne & Co, First published in 1871, here much updated, and consistently useful for writers seeking 'the better word'. Light toning to stock but otherwise in VG clean and bright order throughout. Former owner's signature neatly to fep. Light wear only to smar...

Daily Mail Year Book 1953

David Williamson (ed) · 1953

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Associated Newspapers, Well preserved coronation year edition of the long-running year book, a fascinating compendium of life in mid-century Britain. Good selection of advertisements. Smart red card covers, a little faded to spine. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise in...

THE USE OF REFERENCE MATERIAL : An Introductory Manual for Librarianship Students and Assistants

J D Cowley · 1937

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Grafton & Co, 1st Edition, Scarce first edition of authoritative volume. Spotting to block and early pages, but otherwise generally in VG internal condition. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine a little marked here and there. This is a charity sale on behalf of Frien...

GOOD CONVERSATION: Its Charms & Secrets

Theodore E Schmauk · 1892

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London, Saxon & Co, 1st Edition, Charming and pleasingly produced book of conversational etiquette. Undated but c.1892 (WorldCat). Browning to endpapers, otherwise VG throughout. Light wear to decorative cover., Very Good, No Jacket, 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall, 64

THE HOUSE COW How To Buy And Look After Her

Stuart And Pamela Johnstone · 1949

£13.25 (€15.88 | $17.50 | ¥2,795)

Cambridge, W Heffer & Sons, 1st Edition, Exactly the book you need should you embrace The Good Life and acquire a cow for milk supply. Stock (haha) lightly toned but otherwise all in VG, clean and bright internal order. Heavy plain card boards, with yellow wraps affixed. These...

Who's Who In 1866

William John Lawson (ed) · 1866

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, A H Baily & Co, The 18th edition of the perennial guide to the nation's notables. In generally good internal order, with only minor spotting and one or two pages toned. Gilt to all edges. However, binding is poor and while holding, is delicate. Backstrip is torn and lo...

The Girls' School Year Book Public Schools 1961

1961

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1961 edition of the comprehensive year book. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order, barring some scribbling in red ink to the front endpapers. Binding lightly shaken. Light wear to boards, slightly moreso to dulled spine. Th...

ASTROLOGIA GALLICA BOOK SEVENTEEN The Astrological Houses

Jean-Baptiste Morin; James Herschel Holden (Tr) · 2008

£29.75 (€35.66 | $39.30 | ¥6,276)

Tempe, American Federation of Astrologers, 1st Edition, All in near fine internal order. Singular pencil note to rear endpaper and neat ink date to inside rear cover. Otherwise unblemished. Card covers clean and bright. 8vo. 126pp., Near Fine, No Jacket, 8vo, 126