Alexandre a Jaques (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. "The genius, wit and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs." Bacon - "A proverb is a short sentence founded on long experiences.: James Stuart. Ex Swiss Consulate Cape Town. 2nd Revised and Enlarged edition, 1970. Publication of 383 pages. Stamp mark. The boards are in near fine condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Revised and enlarged edition. Has fading on the outside, and one place where the cloth has worn through, but the main fault is that the front hinge is only just holding on. Inscribed by H P Junod on the first end-paper, dated 9.6.58, and signed by him. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Publication of 285 pages. The boards are a touch edge worn and light marks. There is little foxing on the block of the book and on the first and last pages. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. R* 2024/07/12 GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

7.25 x 5", cloth, 285pp + errata, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, ink name of former owner on front fly, pp toned and a bit used. Still, a rather SCARCE little book.

Hardcover. First Edition. 285, [1] pages. Published with the assistance of a grant made by the Carnegie Corporation through the Research Grant Board, Union of South Africa. A collection of Tonga, Tswa, and Ronga proverbs, riddles, and proverbials names. 892 proverbs, plus names and nicknames and riddles answered with one word. In Tonga (or Tsonga) and English on facing pages. The authors were Swiss missionaries in South Africa. Scarce. First edition (first printing). Early ownership name of the character actor and Hollywood dialect coach Robert Easton, else near fine. Dated on the binding.…