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1 GASTON RENARD Pty. Ltd. Postal Address: Established 1945 Electronic communications: P.O. Box 1030, (A.C.N ) Telephone: +61 (0) Ivanhoe, Melbourne, ABN: FAX: +61 (0) Victoria, 3079, Australia. Short List No. 27. Language and Dictionaries Australian Government Printer: STYLE MANUAL. For Authors and Printers of Australian Government Publications. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 274; 4 plates (2 col.), numerous figs., 10 appendices, glossary, bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn d/w. Canberra; Commonwealth Government Printing Office; ***The first Australian style manual; rather betterproduced than its successors. #47783 A$ Australian Government Publishing Service: STYLE MANUAL. For Authors, Editors and Printers. Fourth Edition. 4th Edn.; pp. xii, 412(last 3 blank); 8 plates (5 col.), numerous figs., 4 appendices, glossary, bibliog., index; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. Canberra; An AGPS Press Publication, Australian Government Publishing Service; (1988). ***First published in #36160 A$30.00

2 2 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 3 Baker, Sidney J. THE AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE. [An examination of the English language and English speech as used in Australia, from convict days to the present, with special reference to the growth of indigenous idiom and its use by Australian writers]. Med. 8vo, Second Edition, reprinted; pp. xvi, 520(last 3 blank); several figs., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (Sydney); The Currawong Press; (1978). ***First published in 1945, this second edition was originally published in An extremely thoroughly researched and documented work of scholarship on spoken English in Australia, together with some animadversions on National Characteristics, the Australian Accent and other topics. #533 A$ Brewer, The Rev. E. Cobham. THE READER S HANDBOOK of Famous Names in Fiction, Allusions, References, Proverbs, Plots, Stories, and Poems. Cr. 8vo, 2nd Edn., revised; pp. 1244(last colophon only); original cloth (spine a little faded); a very good copy. London; Chatto & Windus; ***Revised edition of 1902, further corrected in 1911 and reissued in #18351 A$18.00

3 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 3 5 Calvin, William H. HOW BRAINS THINK. Evolving Intelligence, Then and Now. Med. 8vo, 2nd Impr.; pp. viii, 184; a few figs., bibliog., notes, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. London; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; (1997). ***A volume in the Science Masters series. #8268 A$ Capell, A. DISTRIBUTION OF LANGUAGES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NEW GUINEA. Cr. 4to; pp , ; 2 full-page maps; disbound. [Sydney; Extracted from Oceania; ]. #64701 A$45.00

4 4 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 7 Carter, John. ABC FOR BOOK-COLLECTORS. Third Edition, revised; pp. 208; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. London; Rupert Hart-Davis; (1961). ***First published #20129 A$ Casti, John L. PARADIGMS REGAINED. A Further Exploration of the Mysteries of Modern Science. First U.K. Edition; pp. xiv, 290(last 3 blank); several figs., bibliog., index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (London); Little, Brown and Company; (2000). ***The origin of life; artificial intelligence; language, etc. #8946 A$ Chandris Lines: ENGLISH - GREEK DIALOGUES. The best and shortest method for learning the most usual expressions of the Greek language with correct pronunciation, and a short English Greek Dictionary. Small oblong 8vo; pp. 112(last blank); original wrappers; a very good copy. No Imprint [Athens; Chandris Lines; c. 1970]. ***Issued to passengers on the company s Europe-Australia liners. #56935 A$20.00

5 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 5 10 Drabble, Margaret and Stringer, Jenny; Editors. THE CONCISE OXFORD COMPANION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 632; original cloth; (inscription on endpaper); a very good copy in d/w. Oxford; Oxford University Press; ***Based on the immensely popular fifth edition of The Oxford Companion to English Literature. #37306 A$ Dunkling, Leslie Alan. WHAT S IN A NAME? Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 288(last 3 blank); several illusts., several tables, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in slightly faded d/w. (Adelaide); Rigby; (1977). *** This book contains the most comprehensive collection of facts and figures ever assembled about the first names of the English-speaking world. - dustwrapper blurb. #59280 A$ Foster, Brian. THE CHANGING ENGLISH LANGUAGE. F cap 8vo, First Paperback Edition; pp. 276(last blank), [4](adv.); index; original wrappers. (Harmondsworth); Penguin; (1970). ***On the English language. #46866 A$ Fowler, H. W. A DICTIONARY OF MODERN ENGLISH USAGE. F cap 8vo, First Edition, 9th Impr. (with corrections); pp. viii, 744(last blank); original cloth; a very good copy in worn & taped d/w. Oxford; at the Clarendon Press; (1940). #27960 A$20.00

6 6 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 14 Grodzinsky, Yosef [and] Amunts, Katrin; Edited by. BROCA S REGION. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 424(last 5 blank); 16 col. plates, numerous b/w. illusts. & figs., refs., author index, subject index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (New York); Oxford University Press; ***A remarkable collection of papers from the Broca s Region Workshop held in Julich and Aachen in 2005, together with a selection of seminal historical papers (starting with Broca himself) on neuro-anatomy and linguistics. #62158 A$ Hamel, Bernard. DICTIONNAIRE DE POCHE: Francais-Polonais et Polonais-Francais avec Prononciation Phonetique. Premiere Partie Francais Polonais. Pott 8vo, First (?) Edition; pp. xx, 488(last blank); thumb-indexed; original cloth (a little worn); a very good copy. Paris; Librairie Polonaise; N.D. [c. 1940]. ***With signature of former owner dated 1940, Lyon, on title-page. #57280 A$30.00

7 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 7 16 Howard, Philip. THE STATE OF THE LANGUAGE. English Observed. Cr. 8vo; pp. xii, 180; bibliog., index; original wrappers; a very good copy. (Harmondsworth); Penguin Books; (1986). ***First published in #46870 A$ Language Game: GAME OF THE LATIN VERB No. 2 [and No. 4]. Two games, each of 48 cards, each 65 x 90 mm, printed on rectos only, together with 4-page booklet of rules to each; enclosed in original gilt-printed papered boxes (broken, but complete). In very good condition; rare. Appleton, Wis.; The Latin Game Co.; [1907]. ***An interesting survival. The games consist of a series of questions and answers in English and Latin designed to show or improve one s skill with the language. #30231 A$ Liddell, [Henry George] and Scott, [Robert]; Compiled by. A LEXICON. Abridged from Liddell and Scott s Greek-English Lexicon. The Twenty-Sixth Edition. Carefully revised throughout. Pp. [iv], 804; original cloth (marked; top portion of title-page torn away with loss of title only); a good, sound copy. Oxford; at the Clarendon Press; ***Classical Greek. #52204 A$40.00

8 8 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 19 Lieberman, Philip. EVE SPOKE. Human Language and Human Evolution. First U.K. Edition; pp. xvi, 192; several illusts., notes, refs., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (London); Picador; (1998). #6214 A$ McCrum, Robert; Cran, William & MacNeil, Robert. THE STORY OF ENGLISH. 4to, Paperback Edition, 2nd Impr.; pp. 384; 34 col. maps, 156 col. & b/w. illusts., notes & sources, index; original stiff wrappers; a very good copy. London; Faber and Faber [and] BBC Books; (1988). ***First published in #20495 A$ Maguire, R. J.; Editor. HEMISPHERE. Asian-Australian Viewpoints and Ideas. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [x], 306(last blank); several illusts.; a fine copy in d/w. Melbourne; F. W. Cheshire; (1964). ***Interesting essays on language, literature, history, art, architecture and sociology. #11046 A$25.00

9 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 9 22 Moore, W. G. A DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHY. Definitions and explanations of terms used in physical geography. Cr. 8vo, 2nd Edn.; pp. 192(last blank); 16 plates, numerous text figs.; original wrappers. Harmondsworth, Middlesex; Penguin Books; (1952). ***Revised and enlarged from the first edition of #60624 A$ Palmer, Frank. GRAMMAR. F cap 8vo, First Edition; pp. 200, [8](adv., last 2 blank); a few figs., 3 appendices, refs., index; original wrappers. (Harmondsworth); Penguin Books; (1971). #46867 A$ Parkinson, Sydney: A JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS, in His Majesty s Ship, The Endeavour. Faithfully transcribed from the Papers of the late Sydney Parkinson, Draughtsman to Joseph Banks, Esq. on his late Expedition, with Dr. Solander, round the World. Embellished with Views and Designs delineated by the Author, and engraved by capital Artists. Large 4to, Facsimile Edition; pp. [ii], xxiv, 212, [2](Errata & Directions to the Binder); portrait, map & 26 plates; original buckram; a fine copy; scarce. Adelaide; Libraries Board of South Australia; ***Australiana Facsimile Editions Number A34. Only 635 copies were printed. Facsimile of the First Edition, London, Printed for Stanfield Parkinson, the Editor, The work includes several native vocabularies. See HOLMES 7 and 49 for the interesting history of this work. #2234 A$550.00

10 10 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 25 Partridge, Eric. SUPPLEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION OF A DICTIONARY OF SLANG AND UNCONVENTIONAL ENGLISH. Slang--including the language of the underworld, Colloquialisms and Catch-phrases, Solecisms and Catachreses, Nicknames, Vulgarisms and Such Americanisms as have been naturalized. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], (last blank); original buckram; a very good copy. London; George Routledge & Sons, Limited; #18861 A$ Partridge, Eric and Clark, John W. BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH SINCE With contributions on English in Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and India. First Edition; pp. x, 342(last adv.); appendix, index; original cloth (a little flecked; rear board bumped). London; Andrew Dakers Limited; (1951). ***A volume in the series The Twentieth Century Histories. #42146 A$40.00

11 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Payne, Leonidas Warren. A WORD-LIST FROM EAST ALABAMA. Reprinted from Dialect Notes, Vol. 3 ( ), pp Med. 8vo; pp. [iv], [279]-328, [343]-392, [2](blank); original wrappers (frayed; rear wrapper missing; front detached; waterstain to lower portion of first several leaves). Austin, Texas; Bulletin of the University of Texas, Reprint Series, No. 8; May 1, ***An interesting compilation of a dialect much of which seems to have spread with the rise of modern communications. #63638 A$ Pick, J. B.; Compiled by. THE PHOENIX DICTIONARY OF GAMES. Outdoor, Covered Court and Gymnasium, Indoor. How to play 458 games. 2nd Impr.; pp. 318, [2](blank); a few figs., index; original cloth; taped d/w. London; Phoenix House Ltd; (1953). #29330 A$ Pitt, George E. MILITARY FRENCH. A concise manual for the use of officers and non-commissioned officers in the expeditionary forces, containing essential information as to French army ranks, money, weights and measures, railways, motoring terms, Red Cross work, countries of Europe, with a selection of practical conversational expressions. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. viii, 72; Errata slip; original cloth; a very good copy in defective d/w. London; Hodder and Stoughton; MCMXV [1915]. ***A volume in The Daily Telegraph War Books series. #52171 A$40.00

12 12 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 30 Pollack, Robert. SIGNS OF LIFE. The Language and Meanings of DNA. First Edition; pp. [x], 212, [2](blank); refs., index; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in d/w. Boston; Houghton Mifflin Company; ***Looking at DNA from a language perspective: an interesting cross-over. #47139 A$ Ross, Alan S. C. and Moverley, A. W. THE PITCAIRNESE LANGUAGE. With contributions by E. Schubert, H. E. and Alaric Maude, E. H. Flint and A. C. Gimson. First Edition; pp. 272(last 3 blank); glossary, bibliog.; original papered boards; (endpapers & prelims. foxed; name of former Norfolk Island owner on endpaper & numerous, often interesting and informative annotations throughout); a very good copy in worn & foxed d/w.; scarce. (London); Andre Deutsch; (1964). ***Contains also histories of Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands (and notes on its language). Du Rietz A volume in The Language Library, Edited by Eric Partridge. #32852 A$ Saylor, Henry H. DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURE. F cap 8vo, Facsimile Edition; pp. [ii], xii, 190, [4](blank); 16 plates; original wrappers. New York; Science Editions, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; ***First published #20141 A$25.00

13 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Smith, F. Kinchin and Melluish, T. W. TEACH YOURSELF GREEK. Cr. 8vo, First Edition, reprinted; pp. xviii, ; a few illusts.; original papered boards; a very good copy in defective & taped d/w. London; The English Universities Press; (1954). ***First published in The hiatus in pagination is an error of paging only, with nothing omitted. #56933 A$ Smith, F. Kinchin. TEACH YOURSELF LATIN. A Book of Self-Instruction in Latin, based on the work of W. A. Edward, revised by Kathleen Baron, and now further revised, in parts rewritten, and augmented with easy extracts from Latin literature, sayings, and expressions common in English. Cr. 8vo, 5th Edn., reprinted; pp. 344; index; original papered boards; a very good copy in d/w. London; The English Universities Press; (1962). ***First published in this form in 1938, fifth and fully revised edition (impression) #56573 A$ Smith, Logan Pearsall. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. F cap 8vo, First Edition, 13th Impr.; pp. 256, [4](adv.); bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Thornton Butterworth, Ltd.; (1928). ***Home University Library. First published in #46863 A$ Smith, Logan Pearsall. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. F cap 8vo, First Edition, 18th Impr.; pp. 256; bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Oxford University Press; (1942). ***Home University Library. First published in #46864 A$20.00

14 14 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 37 Thompson, Edward Maunde. HANDBOOK OF GREEK AND LATIN PALAEOGRAPHY. Cr. 8vo, Authorized (=First U.S.) Edition; pp. [ii], [ii], 4, [iii]-xii, 344(last blank), [8](adv.); 3 folding tables, numerous illusts., addenda, refs., index; original cloth; a very good copy; scarce. New York; D. Appleton and Company; ***The International Scientific Series, Volume LXX (in the U.S. series). #46091 A$ Tondriau, J. & Villeneuve, R. A DICTIONARY OF DEVILS AND DEMONS. Cr. 8vo, First Edition in English; pp. 226; 4 double-page & 9 full-page col. plates, 2 double-page & 18 full-page b/w. plates, numerous illusts. in text, bibliog.; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Sydney); Bay Books; (1972). #24811 A$25.00

15 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Torey, Zoltan. THE CRUCIBLE OF CONSCIOUSNESS. [A personal exploration of the conscious mind]. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xiv, 274(last blank); refs., bibliog., glossary, index; original stiff wrappers; a nice copy. Melbourne; Oxford University Press; (1999). ***Including the evolution of language and the mind, mind versus computer, etc. #22470 A$ Trench, Charles Chenevix. ON THE STUDY OF WORDS. Lectures addressed (originally) to the pupils at the Diocesan Training-School, Winchester. Thirteenth Edition, revised and enlarged. F cap 8vo; pp. xii, 308; index; original cloth (spine faded); a very good copy. London; Macmillan and Co.; #20625 A$35.00

16 16 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 41 Trim, John L. M. ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION ILLUSTRATED. Drawings by Peter Kneebone. First Edition; pp. 80; numerous humorous illusts.; original wrappers; a fine copy. Cambridge; at the University Press; (1965). #60705 A$ Tweney, C. F. & Hughes, L. E. C.; Edited by. CHAMBERS S TECHNICAL DICTIONARY. Comprising Terms used in Pure and Applied Science: Medicine: the chief Manufacturing Industries: Engineering: Construction: The Mechanic Trades. With Definitions by recognised Authorities. First Edition; pp. viii, 960(last 3 blanks for notes); a few text illusts., several appendices, bibliog.; original cloth; a fine copy. London and Edinburgh; W. & R. Chambers & Sydney, Angus & Robertson, Ltd.; (1940). ***With lists of Principal Contributors and of Subjects and Abbreviations. #20095 A$ Vizetelly, Frank H. A DESK-BOOK OF ERRORS IN ENGLISH. Including Notes on Colloquilaisms and Slang to be Avoided in Conversation. Cr. 8vo, First Edition, reprinted; pp. x, 232, [2](blank); original cloth; a very good copy. New York and London; Funk & Wagnalls Company; #60760 A$20.00

17 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Webster: WEBSTER S TREASURY OF SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS AND HOMONYMS. Pp. 192; original papered boards, gilt; a fine copy. New York; Avenel Books, a Division of Crown Publishers, Inc.; N.D. [c. 1970]. ***First published #54256 A$ [Welsh, Kathleen; President]. NORFOLK ISLAND COOKERY BOOK. With Local Words and Phrases. Compiled by Members of the Sunshine Club. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 48; original pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. (Waverney, Norfolk Island); Sunshine Club; N.D. [c. 1990]. #17097 A$20.00

18 18 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 46 Whitney, William Dwight. THE LIFE AND GROWTH OF LANGUAGE. Sixth Edition. Cr. 8vo, 6th Edn.; pp. [iv](adv.), viii, 328(last 2 blank), 90(adv., last blank), [6](adv., last blank); index; original cloth; a very good copy; scarce. London; Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co.; ***The International Scientific Series, No. XVI. #45782 A$ Yorston, R. Keith. THE AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL DICTIONARY: Being Definitions of Accounting, Business and Legal Words, Phrases and Abbreviations. 3rd Edn.; pp. viii, 360; appendix of abbreviations used in reference to Law Reports; original cloth; (spine faded; light stamps on endpaper & at top of title-page). Sydney; The Law Book Co of Australasia Pty Ltd.; (1957). #20114 A$20.00

19 GASTON RENARD Pty. Ltd. Postal Address: Established 1945 Electronic communications: P.O. Box 1030, (A.C.N ) Telephone: +61 (0) Ivanhoe, Melbourne, ABN: FAX: +61 (0) Victoria, 3079, Australia. NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS: This is our twenty-seventh short list. We hope you find something of interest. We intend to produce many more in future on a variety of subjects and we would prefer where possible to send these by as PDF file attachments or links to files on our Website. This has the obvious advantage of reducing costs and enhancing the speed of delivery and the /pdf versions will also often be enhanced by colour illustrations. A fully illustrated version of this list in pdf format is available on our website or will be ed on request. Likewise we encourage you to send orders by , fax or telephone. If you would like to receive future lists please indicate your interests by (preferred) or using the form overleaf by fax or post. If you would like to receive ALL lists ( only) please let us know also. If for any reason you do not wish to receive any more of these lists, also please let us know and we will cease and desist. Some previous short lists (available on request): Short List No. 26. The Pacific Region. 78 items. Short List No. 25. Australiana. 74 items. Short List No. 24. Books about Books. 96 items. Short List No. 23. Captain James Cook. 86 items. Short List No. 22. History. 97 items. Short List No. 21. Art. 90 items. Short List No. 20. Antarctica. 107 items. Short List No. 19. Botany. 66 items. Short List No. 18. Bibliography & related Works. 74 items. Short List No. 17. Voyages. 68 items. Short List No. 16. Victoria. 60 items. Short List No. 15. Geology, Mining, Goldfields, etc. 67 items. Short List No. 14. Asia, mostly South-East Asia. 56 items. Short List No. 13. Bligh, The Bounty Mutiny &c. 79 items. Short List No. 12. Australian Exploration 59 items. Short List No. 11. A Biology Selection. 82 items. Short List No. 10. The Arctic Regions. 56 items. Short List No. 9 Australian Literature. 51 items. Short List No. 8 Africa. 58 items. Short List No. 7. European Travel & History, etc. 65 items. Short List No. 6. Anthropology. 65 items. Short List No. 5. Australian Science. 75 items. Short List No. 4. Nautical Biographies, Etc. 74 items. Short List No. 3. New Zealand and Polynesia. 66 items. Short List No. 2. South and Central America. 63 items. Short List No. 1. New Guinea and Melanesia. 50 items.

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