London: Richard Bentley, 1851-1854. First edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo. xvi, 182pp., 6 fold-outs, vi, (6) 300pp., 12 fold-outs,1 sleeve with fold-out. Dark green cloth with blind-stamped ruling and gilt illustration with reverse lettering on front, gilt lettering and blind-stamped ruling on spines, with additional sleeve with gilt lettering on cover..... More

Lublin: K. U. L., 1947. First edition. Softcover. Large octavo. 46, [2]pp. Original printed wrappers. Written by Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (1905-1997), a renown Polish linguist who was interned at Auschwitz during the Nazi-occupation of Poland, this rare and unusual work relates to the linguistic dehumanization of concentration camp inmates. "Język polski..... More

Leipzig; Halae: Vogel; In Libraria Rengeriana, 1837-1825. Hardcover. Quarto. xxxviii, 481pp, 48 leaves of plates, 30 pp. Three-quarter leather with raised bands over cloth boards, marbled endpapers. Spine and edges slightly worn, part 3 has some foxing, otherwise a very good copy. Forty-eight plates of lithographic illustrations, plus one fold-out..... More

Amstelaedami (Amsterdam): Apud J. Weststenium & G. Smith, 1738. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (10 1/8 x 8"). [16], 220pp. Original full calf rebacked with modern olive cloth. Title page in red and black lettering. Title vignette. Decorative head-, tailpieces and initials. Dedication page to Sir Richard Ellys ornated with a...... More

Romae (Rome): NP, 1808. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto (11 1/2 x 8 1/2"). VII, [1], 368pp (Text), 8pp (Appendix), [2]pp (Errata). Original full vellum with gold lettered leather title label on spine. All paper edges red. Engraved title vignette. Fifteen years before the decipherment of the hieroglyphs by Jean-François..... More

Parisiis (Paris): Typographia Regia (Imprimerie Royale), 1697. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio. [18], CII, 1050 double columns (525pp). Original full calf with gold-tooling and lettering on spine. All edges red. Marbled endpapers. Engraved vignette on title page. Decorative headpiece and initials. Louis Thomassin, the famed French theologian and Oratorian, was..... More

Londini (London): 1646. Hardcover. Octavo. [16], 999, [71]pp (Index). Contemporary blind-ruled calf. Raised bands. Decorative head-, tailpieces and initial. Authoritative 17th century Hebrew-Latin dictionary. Age wear on binding with front board detached but present. Tail of spine rubbed. Endpapers sunned and slightly brittled along edges. Sporadic and minor foxing and..... More

Halle: NP, 1842-1845. Hardcover. Octavo. 2 vols. (complete). XII + 156pp + 163pp. Original half cloth over decorative boards, with gold lettering and decoration on spines. Fascinating study on the Celtic language, written by one of the most noted German historians of his time. Some edge wear on bindings, with..... More