RENFORS Agnes (Revised and enlarged by Siiri Tirva)

Title Finnish Self-taught by the Natural Method with Phonetic Pronunciation. Thimm's System. Marlborough's Self-Taught Series.
Publisher London Marlborough
Date n.d.
Book ID 31874

Description

Usual blue printed wrappers, not dated, post-1932, priced 3/-. Very nice tight and clean copy but a little damp marking to cover edges. Used; Very Good "This system teaches you the essentials (for travel and enjoyment) of a language without the drudgery of a long study". Popular language series published mainly during the first half of 20th century. Uses what was called the 'Natural Method' or 'Thimm's' System of teaching (c.f. Direct Method). Aimed at the traveller and tourist, these courses include some grammar, vocabulary and phrases arranged by subject, phonetic pronunciation and tables of weights and measures and illustrations of current coinage.
Price: £8.00