Tucuman: Instituto de Antropologia, 1939. Wraps. Printed wraps. 26 pp. ALL TEXT IN SPANISH. A short analysis and critique of the work of F. de la Carrera in compiling a grammar for the Yunga, or Mochica, language, a language once spoken in northwest Peru. With several lists of words and..... More
Gottingen: Vandenhoeck et Ruprecht, 1843. Wraps. In stiff library card covers, original rear wrap present, front wrap MISSING. 135 pp. Text in Latin, with many pages of Arabic script throughout. A guide to the grammar of the Syrian (?) language. POOR condition, ex-library, with pastedowns, stamping and other library treatments..... More
Philadelphia: MacCalla and Company, Printer, 1898. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacking wrappers. 30 pp. Color fold out map at the front. A study of historical linguistics of the Chaco region in South America, discussing the Mataco, Guaycuru, Tupi, Samcu, Ennima, Arawack, Quechua and Lule stocks (languages), examining these aboriginal languages in the..... More
Francofurti (Frankfurt): Dan. Christiani Hechtelii, Printer/Publisher. 1751. Leather. Quarter leather with paper covered boards. Collated and appears complete with the following pagination 178; A8-B8, C6, 130; 32, 236, 144; A6, 1-92. All titles in book(except above): Sev Paradigmata Nominum Simplicium, ac Verborum Integra: Quibus pro Lingua Intimius Assicenda Imperfecta Quaeque..... More
No Place: American Anthropologist, 1938. Original Wraps. Journal extract. Reprinted from American Anthropologist, Vol. 40, No. 1. January-March, 1938. pages 75-87. Original wraps. A brief look at the linguistic structures of the languages of various Native American tribes of the southwest. In VERY GOOD condition with minor soiling to the..... More
Milan: Esperanto-Propaganda Centro, 1964. Original Wraps. Pagination runs 187-362. All text in Esperanto. A guide to the grammar and syntax of Esperanto, including verb usage, etc. The second volume of a two volume work according to OCLC records. Kalocsay was an expert in Esperanto, publishing books of poetry and other..... More
Boston: J.H. Wilking and R.B. Carter, and C.C. Little and James Brown. 1843. Full-Leather. Two volumes in one containing a Latin dictionary/lexion giving the meanings of Latin words in English, and a English-Latin lexicon giving the meanings of English words into Latin. 1003 pages, 318 pages. Volume 1 also contains..... More
Buenos Aires: Instituto de Filologia, Publisher, 1931. Wraps. Printed wraps. 433 pp. With a few photos and a fold out map. All text in Spanish. A linguistic study of the Guarani language of South America, one of the only languages to survive the influx of Spanish speakers, and one of..... More
Tokyo: Shogakkan, Presumed Publisher. Soft Cover. Flexible covers in slipcase. 1333 pp. With a section of color photo plates, as well as black and white illustrations and maps in the rear. All text in Japanese. A dictionary of archaic words from Japan. GOOD condition. Minor toning and edgewear. Page 420..... More
Lipsiae (Leipzig): Sumt. Haered. Lanckisianorum, 1751. Leather. 206, 132 pp. Bound in full leather. Text in Latin, with Hebrew script throughout. A Hebrew-Chaldean lexicon and grammar, drawing primarily on occurrences in the Old Testament of the Bible. POOR/FAIR condition. Ex-library. Front cover DETACHED, with any front endpapers that may have..... More
Buenos Aires: Imprenta de la Universidad, 1936. Wraps. Printed wraps. 14 pp. All text in Spanish. A brief look at the language of Kakan or Cacan, an extinct language that was spoken by the Diaguita and Calchaqui tribes in northern Argentina and Chile (wikipedia). This work offers an historical linguistic..... More
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter and Co, 1927. Cloth. Marbled boards with black cloth binding. 185 pp. ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. A linguistic history/study of Indo-European languages, with this volume devoted primarily to Indo-German. GOOD condition. General fading, minor soiling and some scuffing to the covers, mostly along the extremities. Interior..... More
Cambridge: John Wilson and Son, 1887. Wraps. Printed wraps. 20 pp. Extracts from David Zeisberger's dictionary of Native American languages. First part consists of German words rendered into Onondaga (and some Maqua) and Delaware languages. Second part gives English words rendered in Maqua, Delaware and Mahikan. GOOD condition. Uneven toning..... More