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Lisboa: Centro De Estudos Filologicos, 1961. (PORT) Three volumes. Small ownership label to end papers, no markings, some rubbing and small trears to head or foot of spine in two of the volumes, Very Good. Volume I: xxix, 334pp. Volume II: 393pp, there is a coloured fold-out map in perfect order; a couple of line maps in text. Volume III: 265pp, there are 4 coloured fold-out map in perfect order; 4 B&W photo plates. The articles are in French or in Portuguese. A heavy set. (5.0 JM HOJ 304/5. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Milano: Mudima, 2005. (ITL) Presumed 1st edition No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Hardcover, 246pp, reporductions of paintings in colour, B&W photos. The text is in Italian and in English. Since being featured in the 2003 Venice Biennale, Papetti emerged as one of the most important Italian painters today. Papetti is a self-taught artist. His most noticeable influences include Francis Bacon and Alberto Giacometti, and his most recognizable body of work is focused on industrial archaeology, portraits and studies of nudes. Included as a bonus is an exhibition announcement from the Buschlen Mowatt Galleries, Vancouver BC published as a leaflet in 2006. The leaflet has no markings, but there is a spot of waviness to back cover, (Not a stain but rather heat related spot where a cup had been placed on it), thus Good. Six panel card leaflet to 13 x 23 cm unfolded size, four of the panel have reproductions of Papetti's wonderful paintings: two of city scenes, one of a shipyard and a… Read More

Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum, 1976. (NETH) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, tiny spot to top edge of pages, hinges solid, Very Good in Good (-) only dust jacket with edge chips and tears; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Cloth hardcover, plan of the museum to end papers, 911pp, subject index, inventory numbers, thousands of small B&W reproductions of the paintings in the Rijksmseum in Amsterdam. The introductoy material is in Dutch but the body of the catalog is in Dutch and in English. A very heavy book. (10.5 JM HOZ 402/6. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good (-). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Catalog.

Mexico: L.A. Cetto, 2003. (MEX) Presumed 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR : CON MI AGRADECIMIENTO Y AFECTO / Luis A. Cetto" no other markigns, a touch of rubbing to the lower cover corner tips, about Fine in Very Good dust ajcket with 1.5 " rasor cut to top edge of front panel and small stain to the lower corner of the front panel noticeable from the back of the dust jacket. Boards, 128pp, colour photos. L. A. Cetto is one of the most renowned and oldest wineries in Mexico in Ensenada Valley de Guadalupe. This book was published for the company's 75th anniversary 1928-2003. The text is in Spanish. (3.0 JM HOJ 300/b3. Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Calderwood, Michael. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press., 2004. (USA) First American edition. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Grey boards, [xii], 1505pp. No illus. The Hanyu Da Cidian (Unabridged Dictionary of Sinitic) (HDC) is the first large-scale comprehensive word dictionary in Chinese history to include both ancient and modern Chinese. With many Chinese dictionaries, it is difficult to find items in it because they are arranged by radicals and residual strokes - hence the need for an alphabetical index of words. The present volume provides easy access to the more than 350,000 multisyllabic entries found in HDC. A heavy book. (6.0 JM HOQ 102/a4. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Spain: Iberoamericana / Vervuert, 2014. (SPN) Presumed first edition. No markings, Fine. Wraps, 525pp, index. The text is in Spanish. The book analyzes the Diatribe against Don Amor and is made up of two parts: a linguistic-semantic analysis of the two fields enunciated in the title ('damage' and 'deception') and a semantic-literary analysis of the selected fragment. The analyzes are complementary and show that the same structure underlies the semantic framework and the semiotic configuration of the text. (2.5 JM LVR 201/b2. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Oxford University Press, 1934. (UK) 2nd Printing Six line notation in ink to end paper, some markings to text mostly to Book I, there is a crease the length of the spine panel making the spine appear slanted, the hinges are solid, Good only used copy with a bit of faint discoloration to the back cover, ; no dust jacket. Dark brown cloth with gold spine titles, xii, 691pp, index. This is the 2nd printing of the Second edition of Books 1 to VI in Latin. A heavy book. (3.4 JM HOQ 101/4. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Saudi Arabia: Darussalam , 2007. (SAR) No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Boards, about 390 pages. This Arabic course for English speaking students is a comprehensive course for the teaching of the Quar'anic and Traditional Arabic. (2.8 JM LVR 206/b1. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: Secker and Warburg, 1958. (UK) No markings, Very Good in unclipped Very Good dust jacket with a couple of edge faults; Dj is in mylar sleeve. Light blue green cloth, 145pp. SEven essays on varipous problems in translation with a preface by A.H. Smith. Includes the introductory essay by Leonard Forster, Problems of Style in Translation form French by L.W. Yancock, Joseph Needham on the Translation of Old Chinese Scientific and Technical Texts, Translations from Greek Philosophy by D.J. Furley, and Machine Translation by A.D. Booth. (1.6 JM HOZ 403/b5. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini, 1950. (ITL) First Edition printed white card wraps, 200pp, index. 127 excellent B&W photos of basilica and cathedrals, artworks, frescoes; text in Italian. No markings, small crease to middle of spine, solid VG in worn Dj, torn at spine. Dj is in mylar sleeve. (2.4 JM HOJ 301/2. 1st. Paperback. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mainz: B. Schott's Sohne, 1971. (GER) No markings, tiny skinned mark to endpaper, Fine; no Dj. Light grey cloth, xvi, 197pp, index. The text is entirely in GERMAN. (1.6 Jm HOJ 304/0. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gottengen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1982. (GER) No markings, Fine; no dust jacket possibly as published. Green cloth with gold titles, xx, 312pp, index of persons. This is volume 8 is the series Texte zur Geschichte des Pietismus im auftrag der Historischen Kommission zur Erforschung des Pietismus, and consists of 203 letters written by Tersteegen from 1733 to 1768. The text is in German with the text of the letters in Dutch.Tersteegen was a German Reformed religious writer, born at Moers, at that time the capital of a countship belonging to the house of Orange-Nassau , which formed a Protestant enclave in the midst of a Roman Catholic country. He came under the influence of Wilhelm Hoffman, a pietistic revivalist, and devoted himself to religious writing. He is amajor influence on radical Pietism. (2.2 JM HOJ 303/1. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Amsterdam: Em. Querido, 1998. (NETH) Tweede, herziene druk, (Second, revised edition) 1998. No markings, touch of rubbing to panel gloss, thus Near Fine. Wraps, 192pp, B&W photos of India and Dutch Indonesia from 1870- to 1920. The text is in Dutch. (2.0 JM HOJ 301/6. 2nd. Paperback. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Milano: San Paolo Edizioni, 2000. (ITL) Edition not stated (Presumed 1st edition) . No markings, fine scuff mark to cover, otherwise Fine; no dust jacket as published. Red leather with gold borders and titles, 1544pp, index, line maps. The text of this Bible is entirely in Italian. A heavy book, (4.5 JM LVR 200/b1. Leather. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Dusseldorf: Herrsching, Pawlak Verlag / Econ Verlag, 1977. (GER) No makrings, Near Fine; no dust jacket as published, Boards, 496pp, index, colour plates of prepared dishes. This is the german edition of Bocuse's La Cuisine du Marche published by Flammarion. THis text is entirely in German, A heavy book, (4.4 JM HOJ 303/a2. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Washington DC: The Catholic Universty of America Press, 1977. (USA) Presumed 1st edition No markings, Fine; no dust jackets as published. Blue cloth with gold titles. Volume I: xxviii, 707pp, no illus. Volume II, 709-1495pp, then 13 plates of pen and ink drawing of objects and utensils, boats, plants, planting implements, shelters.From the preface: The present volume will, the compilers hope, fill the gap created by the growing need for a Khmer-English dictionary which is reasonably comprehensive, accurate, and, above all, usable. A heavy set. (12.0 JM LVR 206/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Peru: Marisabel Guiulfo Zender, 2012. (Peru) "Primera edicion, 2000 ejemplares" First edition of 2000 copies, so stated in Spanish. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, no page numbers,about 280pages, 4 ribbon markers, colour photos with specially designed post cards with text in Spanish,and business card of the author laid into the book. Marisa Guiulfo, the cook who was a pillar of the Peruvian national gastronomy and spread in style the best of our recipe book, supplies and millenary tradition died in 2021. This book won the Gourmand World Cookbook in the Entertainment category in China. It is not just a cookbook with recipes, but a graphic memoir of her life. The book was edited by Marisa Guiulfo herself, the executive production was in charge of Andrea Romero, while the conceptualization and design was by Verónica Majluf and Ralph Bauer, who gave the book the particular and special style that ended up winning the world competition. THr design of the book used… Read More

River Vale NJ: Cosmos Publishing, 2004. (USA) Presumed 1st eidtion. There is a tiny errant pen mark to the top edge of pages, no other markings, otherwsie Fine in Fne dustjacket with a tiny piece of clear tape to the front panel. Dj is in mylar sleeve. Dark blue cloth, xxviii, 993pp, index of titles. Colour frontis by Yannis Moralis. This unique bilingual anthology presents the achievements of Greek poetry in the 20th century, encompassing 109 poets and 456 poems, with the Greek original and the English translation on opposite pages. Included are the internationally recognized C.P. Cavafy, the Nobel Prize winners George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis, as well as all the major Greek poets of the 20th century. Many of the poems in the Greek original and many translations are published for the first time. (4.0 JM LVR 200/c4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Porto Portugal: Editorial Domingos Barreira , 1967. (PORT) 4th edition. There is an eraser smudge mark to the corner of the endpaper, no markings, a brace of small white spots to the red dye to the top page edges, otherwise Very Good used copy; no dust jacket. Red cloth with stylized design of waiter holding a chicken on a platter, ads to end papers, 894pp, index, small B&W illustration and line drawings. I believe this book appeared in 1943. There must be a thousand recipes in this book written in the old way without the ingredient list given first. The text is entirely in Portuguese. A heavy book. (5.0 JM HOJ 300/b1. 4th. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1962. (CAD) 5th printing May 1972. Owner' name to end paper, no other markings, touch of rubbing to cover corner tips, Very Good in about Very Good dust jacket with crease to flap; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Cloth, 862pp, no illus. This was the first dictionary designed for communication and understanding bwtween Canada's two official languages. The dictionary contains words and phrases that are uniquely Canadian. (3.0 JM HOJ 303/0. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".