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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The Letters of the Younger Pliny

Pliny the Younger

1963 (First Edition Thus)

$15.00

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The Histories

Herodotus

1968 (Reprint)

$12.00

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The Theban Plays

Sophocles

1964 (Reprint)

$10.00

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The Transformations of Lucius Otherwise Known as The Golden Ass

Apuleius, Lucius

1964 (Reprint)

$12.00

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The Poems of Catullus

Catullus

1966 (First Penguin Edition)

$10.00

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The Annals of Imperial Rome

Tacitus

1968 (Revised Edition)

$12.00

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The Complete Catalogue of British Cigarette Cards

The London Cigarette Card Company (Compiler)

1981 (First Edition)

$45.00

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Map Book of the Pacific Islands

Reed, A.W

No publisher’s date given (circa 1970)

$20.00

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The Country Life Collector's Pocket Book of Silver

Banister, Judith

1982 (First Edition)

$25.00

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Historical Maps Of Europe

Swift, Michael

2000

$30.00

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Oscariana The Wit and Maxims of Oscar Wilde

Calloway, Stephen and Colvin, David (Compilers)

1997

$10.00

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Lets Talk Strine

Lauder, Afferbeck

1965 (Reprint)

$10.00

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Civilisation

Clark, Kenneth

1999 (First Edition Thus)

$65.00

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Red Cedar in Australia

McPhee, John (Editor)

2006 (Reprint)

$75.00

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Map Reading

Pickles, Thomas

1956 (Revised Edition)

$20.00

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Cyclops Toys Through the Years: Australia's Childhood Icon

Fainges, Marjory

1997 (1st Edition)

$235.00

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Monet

Martini, Alberto

1978

$25.00

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Reader's Digest Repair Manual The Complete Guide to Home Maintenance

Reader's Digest Services

1978 (Reprint)

$45.00

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What Bird Is That?

Cayley, Neville

1966 (fourth edition, first impression)

$42.00

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Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

Roget, Peter

1960 (Reprint)

$30.00

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A Dictionary of Modern English Usuage

Fowler, H.W

1957 (Reprint)

$18.00

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Through French Eyes (Intermediate)

Wilson, P.G & Herbert, Jean (Compilers and Editors)

1934

$22.00

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The Republic of Plato

Cornford, F.M

1961 (Reprint)

$35.00

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Wedgwood - 1988

Wills, Geoffrey

1988

$20.00