11. Johnson, Alexander Bryan.

A Treatise on Language. Edited, with a Critical Essay on his Philosophy of Language, by David Rynin.

Berkeley, University of California Press, 1947. 16 x 24 cm. 437 pages. Hardcover / Original cloth with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some small tears to the dustjacket only.

12. Johnson, Samuel.

A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the words are deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the names of the writers in whose Works they are found. Abstracted from the Folio Edition, by the Author Samuel Johnson A.M. To which is prefixed, An English Grammar. To this edition are added, A History of the English Language, The Author’s Preface to the Folio and a considerable Number of Words, none of which are contained in the London Octavo.

Dublin, Printed by W.G.Jones, for Thomas Ewing, in Dame-Street, 1768. Octavo (14 cm x 21,5 cm). 1026 unnumbered pages. Hardcover / Original, 18th century leather with new spine-label. In protective Mylar. Binding with some rubbing and minor defects to the leather. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of John & Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with the name of John Meade on the titlepage.

13. Keller, May Lansfield.

The Anglo-Saxon Weapon Names treated archaeologically and etymologically. First Part: Antiquarian Investigation.

Heidelberg, Carl Winter, 1905. 8°. 144 pages. Softcover. Dissertation / Original Thesis from 1905 (NOT the reprint). Library copy. Very good+ condition.

14. [Malamud, Bernard] Belitt, Ben.

Adam’s Dream. A Preface to Translation.

New York, Grove Press, Inc., 1978. 24cm x 16cm. 186 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good + condition with only minor signs of wear. Presentation copy. With manuscript letter by Ben Belitt, reflecting on mistakes in the book and comparing it to Borges’ “Pierre Menard”. Page six inscribed by Ben Belitt to Ben and Ann Malamud.

15. Nakamura, Tamotsu.

Kunmin seion no sekai : ronbun senshu.

Sendai, Soei Shuppan, 1995. Octavo. 459 pages. Original Hardcover in slipcase. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

16. Rausch, Friedrich.

Original, trilingual handbook with loosely inserted plates, showing the phonetics (position and look of tongue, lips and teeth-positions during speaking certain words) Handausgabe von Rausch’s Lauttafeln [Inclusive dem englischen “th”] – 26 lithographische Tafeln mit Lautbezeichnungen der Association Phonetique Internationale nach Vietor’s Lauttafeln. Zusätzlich mit einer deutschen Lauttafel (System Vietor) welche nach Lippenlauten, Zahnlauten, Gaumenlauten und Kehllauten trennt.

2. Auflage der verkleinerten Ausgabe. Marburg, N.G.Elwert / Association Phonetique International, [1913]. Octavo. 26 Tafeln in Postkartengröße, lose in originaler Verlags-Flügelmappe. Softcover. Sehr guter Zustand dieser seltenen Ausgabe / Tafel 1 rückseitig mit Bibliotheksstempel. Alle Tafeln vorderseitig mit zusätzlicher (verkehrter) Numerierung in Buntstift. / Reduced edition (pocket edition) of Friedrich Rausch’s phonetic plates, illustrating the speech sounds, including one plate for the digraph “th”.

17. [Rosenstock-Huessy, Eugen] Molen, Lise van der.

A Guide to the Works of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy. A Chronological Bibliography with a Key to the Collected Works on Microfilm.

Essex (Vermont), Argo Books, 1977. 24 cm x 15,5 cm. 202 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

18. Villatte, Prof. Dr. Cesaire.

Parisismen – Alphabetisch Geordnete Sammlung der Eigenartigen Ausdrucksweisen des Pariser Argot. Ein Supplement zu allen Französisch-Deutschen Wörterbüchern.

Berlin, Langenscheidtsche Verlags-Buchhandlung, 1884. 20.3cm x 13.5cm. X, 237 pages. Hardcover / Beautiful half-leather with gilt lettering and ornaments on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to the binding.