Talk Correctly by Professor Duncan (11 results)

Published by W. Nicholson & Sons
- Hardcover
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United KingdomWeBuyBooks
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Add to baskethardcover. 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. No edition remarks.… General wear to cover, tear at foot where front board meets spine, general minor soiling. Clean, clear pages throughout.
Language: English
Published by William Nicholson And Sons, London, 1111
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Seller: Clevedon Community Bookshop Benefit Society, Clevedon, United KingdomClevedon Community Bookshop Benefit Society
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. "Writing And Reading;- Correct Spelling And Pronunciation: With More Than 500 Errors In Speaking And Writing Corrected: Directions How To Read: A Guide To The Art Of Composition And Punctuation". Not dated - circa late 1800s. Edition and printing not known. Pocket size. In fair dark grey cl…oth boards, blind stamped decorative edges and titles to front and rear, black titles to spine. The boards are quite tight, quite marked on all sides ; spine ends and corners bumped and frayed. "The Clevedon Community Co-operative Bookshop Bindery Team" have glued the spine in. Tanned free end papers; the rear paste down is creased. The text block is firm and even, slightly tanned, cut edges age-toned; a few pages have brown marks. Fair condition and a good reading copy. No dedications etc. Without jacket.
Published by Foulsham and Co
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good.

Published by W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd, 1958
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1958. Revised edition. 122 pages. Paperback book with green cover. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with some rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Language: English
Published by WILLIAM NICHOLSON, LONDON
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Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United KingdomHappyfish Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. THE DUSTWRAPPER IS HEAVILY RUBBED AND TANNED WITH FADING. CHIPS TO BOTH ENDS OF SPINE. THE BLUE BOARD COVER IS RUBBED AND HEAVILY WORN TO SPINE EDGES WITH TEARS TO EITHER SIDE. TITLE WRITTEN CLEARLY TO FRONT AND SPINE. BUMPING TO CORNERS AND EDGES. TANNING THROUGHOUT. CRACK TO HINGE PAGE 113. PAGES GE…NERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.
Published by W. Nicholson & Sons, London
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Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United KingdomThe Bookstore
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Undated, circa 1890, good used condition, shading on end papers, page corners turned over, ripple effect on rear board, some wear and marks.

Language: English
Published by W Foulsham & Co
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Seller: Optimon Books, Gravesend, KENT, United KingdomOptimon Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Undated, but judging by the price on the jacket probably from the first half of the last century. The dust-jacket is in fair condition with wear, discolouration and a little loss, but still in one piece. The hardback cover is worn but sound and basically good. The binding is tight. The pages are unmar…ked apart from age yellowing.
Published by London ; Nicholson nd
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Add to basketSmall grey cloth hardcover. 128p. A pocket manual to promote polite and accurate conversation. Covers marked.
More imagesPublished by W. Nicholson & Sons, London, 1877
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Good. A smart copy of this comprehensive Victorian guide to polite conversation, correct pronunciation, correct spelling, and more. Pocket manual. An interesting work on linguistics, informing the reader on how to correctly speak, pronounce words, and write and spell. A comprehensive exposition of the whole sub…ject of language, including speaking, reading, and writing, to avoid of the most gross errors and promote the elegance of the English language. With instruction on types of works, tenses, how to 'correctly' pronounce vowels and constants, which syllable should be exaggerated in some works, such as accessory, subaltern, and geometrical. Written by Charles Platt under the pseudonym Professor Duncan. Dated from the British Library. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Front hinge just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. The odd pencil annotation or crease to the page edges. Age toning to the endpapers. Bookseller's ink stamp to the front endpaper. Good. None (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by Nicholson and Sons
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. How to Talk Correctly; a Pocket Manual to Promote Polite and Accurate Conversation, Writing and Reading;- Correct Spelling and Pronunciation: with More than 500 Errors in Speaking and Writing Corrected: Directions How to Read: a Guide to the Art of Composition and Punctuation. Previous booksellers… stamp on FFEP. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Published by W. Foulsham & Co Non daté
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Add to basketCouverture souple. Condition: bon. R300280551: Non daté. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 122 pages. Livre en anglais. Jaquette légèrement déchirée en coiffes. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.