This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has edge wear, several small edge tears, nicks and a couple of small chips missing. The bottom front dust jacket flap has been clipped (but not price clipped). "Esperanto grew throughout the 20th century, both as a language and as a community of speakers, despite speakers facing persecution in regimes such as Nazi Germany. Esperanto ... View More...
This is the "First American, from the Second London Edition, Revised and Enlarged by R. B. Patton" (from the title page) . This is an oversized (thick) volume (approx. 3" in depth). The calf covered boards are in generally good condition and the hinges are secure (which is probably a miracle, considering) , however, there is tearing to the outer front joint and all four corners of the covers have wear, and bits of leather missing, showing the boards underneath. The rear cover of the book has the outer layer of leather rubbed away or torn away for about one third of the area, giving it a well u... View More...
This is a small format book with flexible cloth covers. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. There is some light fraying to the edges of the book covers. The top rear cover by the top spine joint has a patch of discoloration. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There are a couple of edge nicks to the text pages. There is a previous owner's name on the front endpaper, and an inked name on the front cover of the book. "Moreover it is only designed to give a knowledge of the conversational part of the language, and does not go in for its writing... View More...
This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book cover has several small spots of ground-in dirt, and one spot of rubbing to the front cover where there is some color loss. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Waorani (Huaorani) language, commonly known as Sabela (also Wao, Huao, Auishiri, Aushiri, Ssabela ; autonym: Wao Terero; pejorative: Auka, Auca) is a vulnerable language isolate spoken by the Huaorani people, an indigenous group living in the Amazon rainforest between the Napo and Curaray Rivers in Ecuador. A sm... View More...
This is a small format paperback with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The corners of the book covers have some light bumping and beginning creasing. The text pages are clean and bright. The endpapers have a previous owner's penciled notations and there is an ink stamped previous owner's name and address on the front endpaper. "Ivy Kellerman Reed (Oshkosh [Wisconsin], July 8, 1877 ? La Jolla [California], February 7, 1968) was an American author in the international language Esperanto. An accomplished linguist with fou... View More...
C1910. This is a small format paperback book / booklet (approx. 4" x 3") with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good- condition. The bottom spine end has tearing and a bit of beginning rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's ink stamped name and address on the front cover of the booklet. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, though with some beginning generalized toning. This small booklet teaches beginning Esperanto with basic grammatical elements, alphabet, and a beginning story. "Esperanto is a constructed international auxilia... View More...