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Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland 1946
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Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Title: Elementary French Composition (Nelson's Modern Studies Series, No. 5) Author: R. L. Græme Ritchie, M.A., D.Litt. and James M. Moore, M.A. Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., London, Edinburgh, Paris, Melbourne, Toronto, and New York Publication Year: Reprint edition, circa 1946 (based on p…rinting history: first published 1930; reprinted 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 (twice), 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946 (twice)) Binding: Hardcover, green cloth boards with embossed lantern motif on front cover. No dust jacket, as issued. Pages: Approximately 172 pp., including preface, contents, vocabulary, index of passages for translation, and illustrations. This is a charming vintage educational textbook designed for elementary French composition, part of Nelson's "Modern Studies" series under the general editorship of Professor Græme Ritchie. Aimed at school students, it provides graded exercises in French writing, focusing on verb tenses (present, perfect, future, imperfect, etc.), vocabulary building, and translation passages. The preface explains its purpose: to aid beginners in composing simple French sentences, drawing from Cambridge University Press materials for "First" and "Second" French Courses. Content includes sections on verb conjugations, sample dialogues (e.g., "A Conversation" on p. 32, "The Perfect Good" on p. 33, "We Cross the Channel" on p. 56), and illustrated stories like "Our Dog" (p. 17), "The Dipper's Nest" (p. 48), and "Moonlight" (p. 49). Features delightful period illustrations. As an ex-school library copy from Luton High School, this book offers a snapshot of mid-20th-century British education, with the checkout ledger providing social history interest—tracking postwar students' use over nearly a decade. Ideal for collectors of vintage language textbooks, educational memorabilia, or local Luton/Bedfordshire history. Despite wear, it remains a functional and evocative piece from the era of rationing and reconstruction. Condition: Good overall for a vintage school textbook, with signs of heavy use commensurate with age and educational context. Exterior: Green cloth covers show moderate fading and rubbing particularly to spine and edges. Corners bumped and frayed; spine worn with minor fraying. Front cover has faint handwritten inscriptions (possibly "English" or similar, faded). Back cover has some staining and scuffs. Binding is sound but with some looseness from use. Interior: Pages are age-toned but clean and unmarked except for occasional pencil notes or underlining in exercises (e.g., future tense conjugations on p. 37). Ex-library from Luton High School (Bedfordshire, UK), with library label on front pastedown (No. 27, "Luton High School Library (Text Books)"), and a checkout record sheet listing student borrowers from 1949-1958, including names like Barbara Baron (Pre. 5C, 1949), Rosemary Dixon (IV M, 1950), V. Wrycroft (IV M, 1951), Sidney Morley (IV A, 1952), Janet Morley (IV S, 1953), Patricia Volger (IV C, 1953), Mollie Bingham (II A, 1954-55), Kathleen Huckstep (II C, 1955-56), Marjorie Rainford (II C, 1956-57), and Billie Major (IV B, 1957-58). Endpapers have tape remnants and minor foxing. No major tears or missing pages, but light creasing in places. Illustrations intact, including black-and-white drawings. The illustrations in "Elementary French Composition" were created by Marcel Jeanjean (1893-1973), a French artist, illustrator, and poster designer. He was a World War I aviator who became known for his aeronautical-themed works, including books, drawings, and posters. Jeanjean was appointed as an official painter to the French Ministry of Air in 1931. His style often featured whimsical, detailed line drawings. Marcel Jeanjean (illustrator).
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd 1934
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Condition: Fair. 1934. Reprinted. 152 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. French text. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains… firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.
Language: English
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, London 1930
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket (as published). A series of lessons on spoken French. Some reading wear but still a tidy copy, available for prompt dispatch from the UK.
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons 1933
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Condition: Good. 1933. Reprinted. 236 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have…moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Spine cloth is marked or dulled with dust. Gilt lettering has become dull.
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons 1949
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Condition: Good. 1949. Reprinted. 152 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white plates. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor inscriptions to front endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. So…me moderate sunning and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front.
Published by Nelson, Uk 1934
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair+. No Jacket. dust stained page edges, cover grubby through use, ink stain on spine, very basic french lessons, with a vocabulary at the rear. Book.
Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1925
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Condition: Good. 1925. Reprinted. 213 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and su…nning.
Published by London: J. M. Dent and sons limi 1937
- Hardcover
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Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, UK 1942
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fair condition hard cover, some wear to cover and spine, tanning to pages, foxing to pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.
Published by J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd. 1960
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Condition: Good. 1960. Reprinted. 213 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and…bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.
Published by Cambridge 1931
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hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Previous owner's ink inscription. 1931 edition Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Published by Cambridge at the University Press
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Condition: Very Good. 1938. hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Cloth covers, previous owner's name on ffep, foxing, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Published by J. M. Dent, London 1946
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Beige cloth with dark-blue and dark-red titles to front and spine. 127 x 190 x 22mm. (xvi) + 331pp. Texts in French, all editorial matter in English. Name and date to fly-leaf; otherwise cover and contents almost as new. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavie…r or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.
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Published by Cambridge at the University Press, Cambridge 1931
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. 305 grams.
Published by Cambridge at the University Press 1938
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Condition: Very Good. 1938. hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Cloth covers, previous owner's name on ffep, foxing, remains very good. . . . .
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Condition: New. pp. 146.
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Published by J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. 1941
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Condition: Good. 1941. 331 pages. No dust jacket. Dark beige cloth with dark blue and red lettering. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Moderate tanning to pastedowns and endpapers, with pencil mark to front endpaper. Occasional pencil annotations to text, most notably towards rear. Boards have moderat…e edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to front, rear and spine. Bumping to corners. Moderate tanning and foxing to textblock.
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Condition: New. Originally published in 1928, this book provides a guide to the translation of French into English. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; YQF. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 128 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266. . 2016. Paperback. . . . .
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Condition: New. pp. 262.
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Condition: New. Originally published in 1928, this book provides a guide to the translation of French into English. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; YQF. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 128 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266. . 2016. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ire…land.
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., Toronto 1939
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Lightly worn and soiled brown boards with black print on cover and along spine. Extremities are rubbed. Small tear starting at top of front hinge. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Binding is cracking, though remains intact. Markings at ffep from previous owner. Interior is age-toned, notes and scoring f…rom previous owner, text remains clear.
Published by Cambridge 1923
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Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book. An ex-l…ibrary rebind into quarter-leather covers. Occasional tidy repairs or reinforcement to the guttering and some toning to the pages. The print remains unfaded and the binding is sturdy.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 146 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.37 inches. In Stock.
