8vo, pp. [iv], 86, iv, [3]-120, 4 [ads] + frontispiece. Original textured dark green cloth, boards blocked in blind, spine lettered direct in gilt. First and last leaves somewhat toned. Binding a little soiled. Ownership inscription to flyleaf of Fr. H. Urquhart, Portpatrick, dated October 1877. A reprint of German schoolmaster Johann Franz Ahn?s popular language textbook, with a ?Caution? printed to the verso of the half-title advising against spurious, unauthorised editions of his work. Ahn also adapted his new, practical easy method to produce guides to Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. This edition is unknown to Library Hub and Worldcat, both of which record multiple similar editions from the 1850s to 1870s, usually in single copies. Seller Inventory # 6004

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Title: A New, Practical, and Easy Method of ...

Publisher: F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig

Publication Date: 1864

Binding: Hardcover

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Established in 1957, McNaughtan's Bookshop is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in Scotland. Situated near the top of Edinburgh's Leith Walk thoroughfare, we are within easy walking distance of Waverley Station and the central bus terminal.

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Derek Walker and Anna Fomicheva t/a McNaughtan's Bookshop
3a & 4a Haddington Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4AE, United Kingdom

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All books listed subject to prior sale. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association and bound by their Code of Conduct. Anything found to be not as described may be returned for a full refund. This does not affect or limit statutory rights of return under EU distance selling regulations. McNaughtan's Bookshop is a trading name of the partnership Derek Walker & Anna Fomicheva, VAT reg. GB218182907. Please address any communication to McNaughtan's Bookshop, 3a & 4a Haddington Place, ...

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