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Haunted Britain. A guide to the supernatural sites frequented by ghosts, , witches, poltergeists and other mysterious beings

COXE, ANTONY D. HIPPISLEY · 1973

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

London/Sidney: Pan Books, 1973; 8vo (24.5cm), 201(+14)pp., maps, black-whita end colour photo's, index, bibliography, paper. Good copy. Scarce in NL. ¶ l Occult and supernatural/reference.

British women writers. A critical reference guide.

Todd, Janet, ed. · 1989

€17.50 ($19.29 | £14.60 | ¥3,080)

New York: Continuum, 1989 (1st ed. thus); 4to (26 cm), (16+)762pp., index, hardcover w. dustwrapper. VG+ ¶ l More than 400 entries on women writing from the Middle Ages to the present. Bibliographies at the end of each entry.

Jaarboekje van de makelaarsvereeniging te Amsterdam anno 1931[-1978].

1931

€325.00 ($358.19 | £271.14 | ¥57,199)

Zonder plaats, zonder uitgever/drukker, jrg. 1931-1978; per jaargang ca. 100-210pp., klein 8vo, roodbruin (half)linnen gebonden (m.i.v. 1964 geplastificeerd) m. vergulde belettering op voorplat. Alle delen in zeer goede staat. Niet te koop per losse jaargang, alleen als serie....

Economische encyclopedie.

Poel, D.C. van der, red. · 1949

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

Utrecht: W. de Haan, 1949 (3e, geheel gewijzigde dr.); (4+270pp), 16 portretten, zw-w illustraties, grafieken, tebellen, literatuuropgaven per lemma, groot 8vo, zwart linnen gebomnden met vergulde belettering. Z. goed ex. ¶ l degelijke, in 540 kolommen gedrukte alfabetische st...

The Penguin Dictionary of Quotations.

Cohen, J.M. and M.J. · 1988

€4.50 ($4.96 | £3.75 | ¥792)

London: Penguin Books, 1988, repr.; 664 pp., index, 8vo, paperback, G+ ¶ l Amongst the 12,000 entries in the dictionary you find the common stock of quotations, side by side with remarks and stray lines by almost unknown writers.

The Penguin Archeology Guide.

Bahn, Paul (ed.). · 2001

€22.50 ($24.80 | £18.77 | ¥3,960)

London: Penguin, 2001 (1st thus); IX+494 pp., bl-w illustrations, maps, 8vo, hardc. w. dustwr. F/F ¶ l this is the completely revised, expanded and updated ed. of the 1992 Collins dictionary of archaeology. This guide w. some 3,500 articles offers a 'superbly rich and authorit...

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese ed Inglese-Italiano con pronuncia scritta.

Corbella, Carlo. · 1868

€29.50 ($32.51 | £24.61 | ¥5,192)

Milano: Paolo Carrara, 1868; XVI+1612 pp., nomi di paesi e populi, nomi proprj di persona, sm. 8vo, hardc. halfleather, marbled front and backc., both worn. Some foxing on title-pages. Gilt lett. and bl. stamps on sp. Name prev. owner on f.e.p. Edges and corners covers worn. B...

The phonetics of English.

Ward, Ida C. · 1950

€9.00 ($9.92 | £7.51 | ¥1,584)

Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons, 1950 (4th ed. repr.); xv+253, index, bibliogr., 2 appendices, 42 ills., cloth, no d.j. VG+ ¶ l 'presents the main facts of English pronunciation of to-day' [1928, 1st ed.].

The Complete Plain Words.

Gowers, Sir Ernest. · 1976

€3.65 ($4.02 | £3.05 | ¥642)

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1976 (2nd ed., rev.); 332(+4)pp., 8vo, ppb. VG+ ¶ l this ed. revised by Sir Bruce Fraser, and is still principally 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'. ...

The Economist Pocket Style Book.

1986

€6.85 ($7.55 | £5.71 | ¥1,206)

London: The Economist Publications; 1986, repr. and rev.; 96pp., sources, index, bl/w ill., 8vo., hardc., dustj., F/F. ¶ l This is the style sheet the journalists of The Economist use of every day.

International Dictionary of Management.

Johannsen, Hano and G. Terry Page. · 1986

€5.70 ($6.28 | £4.76 | ¥1,003)

London: Kogan Page, 1986 (3rd ed.); 370pp., 8vo, lin. boards, gilt lett. on sp., dustj., F/F ¶ l A comprehensive ref. guide to the language of management.

Naamgevers. Een keuze van woorden met historische betekenis.

Hofmann, C. · 1949

€5.70 ($6.28 | £4.76 | ¥1,003)

Amsterdam: Amsterdamsche Grafische School, 1949 (1e dr.); 55 blz., ontw. en ill. Jack Overhoff en W. Slingeland, 8vo., gebroch., band verkleurd langs randen, maar verder zeer goed. ¶ l Dit boekje is verschenen als onderdeel van de Kerstuitgave van de Amsterdamsche Grafische Sc...

The British Journal Photographic Annual & Photographer's Daily Companion, with which is incorporated the Yearbook of Photography and Amateur's Guide and the Photographic Annual 1962.

Dalladay, Arthur J. · 1962

€11.35 ($12.51 | £9.47 | ¥1,998)

London: Henry Greenwoord, 1962 (1st ed.), 576pp., ill. with bl/w photogr., many advert., index to text, goods advertised and advertisers, 8vo, green rexine with gilt lett., library ed. VG+ ¶ l A must-have for everyone really interested in the (technical) history of photography.

Eerste Nederlandse Systematisch Ingerichte Encyclopaedie.

Pos, H.J., J.M. Romein, H.A. Kramers en O. Noordenbos. redactie. · 1946

€56.75 ($62.55 | £47.35 | ¥9,988)

Amsterdam: E.N.S.I.E., 10 delen compleet, 1946-52 (1e dr.); d.grijs lin. geb., goudopdruk op rug, talrijke zw/w en kl. ill., hulpregisters, gr.8vo. Zeer goede set. ¶ l Op onderwerp gerangschikte encyclopaedie, kort na de oorlog samengesteld door een keur van Nederlandse geleer...

The Westminster Dictionary.

Parrish, J.M. and John R. Crossland. · 0

€6.85 ($7.55 | £5.71 | ¥1,206)

London and Glasgow: Collins, n.d.; 1216 pp., over 600 bl/w drawings and diagrams, pinkish lin. hardc. with yellow lett. and stamp on front and sp., 8vo, dustwr. Sm. rip in top spine, edges lin.c somewhat faded, corr. rip in dustwr. + sev. others. VG/G. ¶ l Contains over 800.00...

De juiste voeding brengt gezondheid, lijn en levenslust.

Neutelings, Th. R. · 1967

€5.70 ($6.28 | £4.76 | ¥1,003)

Amsterdam: van Lindonk, 1967 (1ste dr.); 296 pp., 8vo, blauw linn. gebonden, stofomsl. Gaaf boek in gebruikte omslag. ¶ l Een boek over voedingsleer in begrijpelijke taal en practische lexiconvorm.

Handwörterbuch Deutsch-Spanisch und Spanisch Deutsch; Diccionario Manual Alemssn-Español y Español-Alemssn.

1964

€5.70 ($6.28 | £4.76 | ¥1,003)

Barcelona: Editorial Ramón Sopena, 1964, repr.; 1478 pp., cloth, 8vo, upper edge somewhat stained, but else excellent copy. ¶ l v. serious bilingual dictionary, rarely used.

The Encyclopedia of Victoriana.

1975

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,400)

London: Hamlyn for Country Life, 1975 (1st ed.); 368pp.,468 bl/w half tones, 153 line drawings, 32 colour pages, glossary, bibl., index, 4to, redbr. cloth, glossy dustj. with col. photogr. on front and back. F/F. ¶ l The first illustrated encyclopedia devoted entirely to domes...

Latin for Lawyers.

Jackson, E. Hilton. · 1915

€35.00 ($38.57 | £29.20 | ¥6,160)

London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1915 (1st ed.); VIII+300 pp., grey-br. cloth, 8vo, gilt lettering on spine, blindst. on frontcover, front hinge weak and paper on inner front joint torn but not loose. First and last few pages sl. foxed. Obviously used, but still quite good. ¶ l Stil...

Funk and Wagnalls Practical Standard Dictionary of the English Language, designed to give the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, and etymology of over 140,000 words and phrases in the speech and literature of the English-speaking peoples, with synonyms, antonyms and prepositions. Containing also an appendix of foreign phrases used in the English speech and literature.

Funk and Wagnall. · 1945

€20.45 ($22.54 | £17.06 | ¥3,599)

Chicago: J.G. Ferguson and associates, 1945, repr.; XXXIX+1309 pp., bl/w ill., lge 8vo, d.-red lin. hardc., gilt lett.and stamp on front and spine, thumb-index, name prev. owner with ded. on f.e.p. Edges bit thumbed, spine chafed, but surprisingly good, tight copy. ¶ l This di...