Language & Reference

Our Language and Reference department is a testament to the evolution of human communication. Here, you will find rare linguistic treatises, antique etiquette for speech, and out-of-print scholarly works that trace the roots of our modern tongues. These volumes serve as essential tools for the academic and the lover of words.

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History of the East African Army Postal Service

Rossiter, Stuart,

No publisher’s date given (circa 1983)

$45.00

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Australian Glass of the 19th and Early 20th Century

Graham, Marjorie

1981 (First Edition)

$75.00

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Bradley's Arnold Latin Prose Composition

Mountford, Sir James (Ed)

1963 (Reprint)

$28.00

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The Book of Fine Prints

Zigrosser, Carl

1948 (Revised Edition)

$55.00

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The Metaphysicals and Milton

Tillyard, E.M.W.

1956

$38.00

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Gwynne's Latin

Gwynne, N.M.

2014

$15.00

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Fifty Latin Lyrics

Franklin, H.W.F. (Selector)

1960

$15.00

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Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend

Dallapiccola, Anna L.

2002

$35.00

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A Dictionary of Philosophy

Dixon, Richard R. and Salfulin, Murad (Translators)

1967

$85.00

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I before E (except after C) - old-school ways to remember stuff

Parkinson, Judy

2007

$15.00

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Amo, Amas, Amat and All That: How To Become a Latin Lover

Mount, Harry

2006

$30.00

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Martin Chuzzlewit

Dickens, Charles

1966

$12.00

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A Catalogue of Select Books From the Ingleton Collection

Ingleton, Geoffrey (Compiler)

1971

$65.00

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Clubs to Cannon

Hogg, O.F.G

1968 (First Edition)

$25.00

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The Joy of Cliches A Complete User's Guide

Rees, Nigel

1984 (Reprint)

$15.00

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The Birth of Photography - The Story of the Formative Years 1800-1900

Coe, Brian

1989 (First Edition)

$25.00

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Eric Carle's Book of Amazing Animals

Carle, Eric

2021

$25.00

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The Story of the Globe

Guyette, Mercedes

1974

$20.00

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Principles of Mechanics

Synge, J. and Griffith, Byron A

1959 (Third Edition)

$45.00

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Electronics- A Top-Down Approach To Computor-Aided Circuit Design

Hambly,Allan R

1994 (First Edition)

$55.00

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How to Buy Photographs

Bennett, Stuart

1987 (First Edition)

$40.00

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A Ransome Book-Case

Cowen, John

2000 (first Edition)

$70.00

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Ransome In Russia: Arthur's Adventures In Eastern Europe

Alexander, Ted and Verizhnikova Tatiana

2003 (First Edition)

$60.00

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Ransome's Foreign Legion

Thompson, Robert M

2009 (First Edition)

$65.00