The laws of Indo-European
Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1985. 8vo, pp. xvi, [2], 308; original blue and yellow pictorial wrappers printed in black and white; edges very faintly faded, else fine. Benjamins Paperbacks no. 2. More
Grammar
Essai synthétique sur l'origine et la formation des langues.
Paris: Ruault, 1774. First edition, 8vo, pp. xv, [1], 464, [4]; original red paper-covered boards, spine rubbed and with old manuscript label; small tide mark enters at the top margin for the last 50pp., but in all a good, sound copy. An essay submitted for a competition established by the... More
Grammaires et vocabulaires Roucouyenne, Arrouague, Piapoco et d'autres langues de la region des Guyanes
Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, 1882. First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 3, [1], 288; text in French and German, original gray paper wrappers bound in, decorated initials, head- and tail-pieces; contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, gilt-ruled spine in 6 compartments, gilt title direct in 2, t.e.g., marbled endpapers; joints... More
First lessons in Urdu. Second edition.
Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1924. Small 8vo, pp. iv-[vi] 152; very good in full Indian cloth, black lettering on upper cover and spine. This is the only edition listed in NUC, which locates 3 copies. However the Preface is dated Bankipur, 1911. More
English pronunciation, from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century: a handbook to the study of historical grammar
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1934. First edition, small 8vo, pp. xiii, [3], 137; original green cloth, spine lettered in black, top edge black; spine toned and a bit cocked; free endpapers quite foxed, else interior fine. More
The historical phonology of vowel length
Bloomington: Indiana University Linguistics Club, [1979]. 4to, pp. x, 120; printed from typescript; original blue wrappers. Fine. Originally presented as the author's thesis, University of California, Santa Cruz. More
A new French dictionary: in two parts: the first, French and English: the second, English and French... To which is prefixed a French grammar.
London: printed for F. Wingrave [et al.], 1814. Fifth edition "carefully revised and corrected," tck. 8vo, 2 parts in 1 (as issued), with the leaf of ads at the beginning of part II; xvi & unpaginated lexicon in triple column; viii & unpaginated lexicon; a good, firm copy in full... More
Grammaire françoise d'un tour nouveau, composée en faveur de ceux qui preferent la pratique a la theorie
Amsterdam: Au dépens d'Etienne Roger, 1717. 12mo, pp. [2], [8] ads, 441, [6] ads; [*] *4 A-S12 T8; wood-engraved frontispiece, 60 engraved text illustrations adorning the 60 fables that comprise the third section of the work; title page printed in red and black; full contemporary sheep, elaborately gilt-tooled spine in... More
A manual of the Dutch language
Cambridge: University Press, 1921. First edition, 8vo, pp. viii, 143; original tan cloth; mild shelf wear, else near fine. Forms part of the Cambridge Guide to Modern Languages. More
A grammar of the Urdu or Hindustani language.
London: Trubner & Co., 1872. First edition, small 8vo, pp. xv-[xvi], 264; slight cracking at top of spine, else good and sound in orig. brown cloth; ex-MHS. More
Memoire sur le systeme grammatical des langues de quelques nations Indiennes de l'Amerique du Nord
Paris: A. Pihan de la Forest, 1838. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 464; later three-quarter red morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g.; joints rubbed, front free endpaper loose, but present; a good copy. An Ayer Linguistics duplicate, with a small Newberry bookplate on the front pastedown, and a Newberry... More
Van-pham anh-van. English grammar for the Vietnamese
New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., [1977]. 8vo, pp. xxiii, 214; very good in original blue cloth with lightly worn blue printed, price-clipped dust jacket. More
Handelingen van het vierde Nederlandsch Taal-en Letterkundig Congres, gehouden te Utrecht op 20, 21 en 22 September 1854. Handelingen ... zevende...Congres...8, 9 en 10 September 1862.
Utrecht: J.G. Broese & Ghent: Willem Rogghe, 1855 &1863. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo; both volumes in contemporary red morocco, a.e.g. gilt, gilt decorations on covers and spines, some staining inside back cover of Vol. I, some rubbing, light staining on covers and spines, else fine. Proceedings from the fourth... More
A tagmemic comparison of the structure of English and Vietnamese sentences
The Hague & Paris: Mouton, [1971]. First edition, large 8vo, pp. 232; top textblock fore-edge corner a bit dampstained, else very good in original brown printed wrappers. Janua Linguarum, Series Practica no. 110. More
Vergleichung der Sprachen von Europa und Indien oder Untersuchung der Wichtigsten Romanischen, Germanischen, Slavischen und Celtischen sprachen, Durch vergleichung derselben unter sich und mit der Sanskrit-Sprache… Aus dem Franzosischen…von J.H. Kaltschmidt.
Leipzig: J.J. Weber, 1840. First edition, large 8vo, pp. xiv, 354; contemporary cloth-backed paper-covered boards, paper label on spine; some browning but generally very god and sound. Etymology and comparative grammar of the Indo-European languages. With 8 pages of alphabet tables at the back with exotic fonts. More
A practical grammar of the Arabic language. With Interlineal reading lessons, dialogues and vocabulary…
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1866. Second edition, 12mo, pp. [2], ii, 162; original blue cloth stamped in blind, lettered in gilt on spine, extremities a little worn with spine ends beginning to fray, the back cover dampstained at bottom edge and bowing, but still a sturdy copy. More
Nueva gramatica Anglo-Espanola en cuatro partes. I. Trata de la ortografia... 2. La etimologia... 3. La sintaxis... 4. Trata de la prosodia...
Bilbao: D. Pedro Antonio de Apraiz, 1821. 8vo, pp. [2], iv, 148, 8; uncut; the Phillipps copy, bound in Middle Hill boards, spine ends defective. Rare grammar laid out in the standard style by a little known author who is described on the title as a professor of English "in... More
A working grammar of the English language, designed to give in simple statement the principles and methods of correct English speech and writing
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1912. Fourth revised edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 333, [7]; original mustard cloth (soiling) printed in brown; previous booksellers' tickets on front and back pastedowns; very good and sound. More
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Síntesis de constructiva gramatical de la lengua Quiché, ensayo lingüístico... Tomo I [all published]
San José, Costa Rica: Tipografia Nacional, 1902. First edition, 8vo, pp. [12], 153, [3]; 2 facsimiles; original printed boards backed in green cloth; near fine. An Ayer Linguistics duplicate with an Ayer accession label on the rear pastedown, and a release stamp on the front pastedown. Cover title: Lengua Quiché... More
Lärobok i nutida isländska, kennslubók í nútíma íslenzku. Nybörjarbok med kommenterade läsestycken, grammatikdel med formlärans grunder samt ordboksdel
Stockholm: Biblioteksförlaget, [1976]. 8vo, pp. 136; light wear to extremities, else very good in original blue pictorial stiff wrappers. More
Fabrica overo dittionario della lingua vulgare arabica, et italiana, copioso de voci; & locutioni, con osseruare la frase dell'una & dell'altra lingua
Roma: Sac. Congreg. de Propag. Fide, 1636. First edition, small, slim 4to, pp. [10], 102; printer's device; full contemporary vellum (darkened from dampstaining), several chips to spine; repaired shallow losses to title page, none affecting text, dampstaining throughout; textblock very good and sound. An early vernacular Arabic grammar, one of... More
A new Spanish grammar; or, the elements of the Spanish language: containing an easy and compendious method to speak and write it correctly ... the whole extracted from the best observations of Spanish grammarians, and particularly of the Royal Spanish Academy of Madrid...
London: J. Nourse, 1766. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 384; large engraved headpiece (repeated) at head of dedication; slight dampstaining throughout, extremities rubbed and worn, else a good, sound copy. A popular and respected work which went through a number of editions in both Europe and America, the last being... More
Synonymes Francois, leurs differentes significations, et le choix qu'il en faut faire pour parler avec justesse ... nouvelle edition, considerablement augmentee ... par M. Beauzee ... suivie de la prosodie Francoise ... & des essais de grammaire, par M. L'Abbe D'Olivet.
Lyons: L'Imprimerie de Leroy, Ans VII. [i.e. 1799]. 2 vols., 12mo, pp. xvi, 462; 432, with half-titles, the "Table Alphabetique des Synonymes," Olivet's "Prosodie Francoise," and his "Essais de Grammaire," and "Remarques sur Racine" at the end of vol. II; contemporary full French mottled calf, smooth gilt spines, red and... More
Autosegmental phonology
Bloomington, Indiana University Linguistics Club, 1976. First published edition, 4to, pp. iii, [1], 170; printed from typescript. Fine in original green wrappers. Originally presented as the author's thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More
Homonyms and words having nearly the same pronunciation with their definitions...Embracing instruction and examples in grammar, spelling, use of capital letters, punctuation, abbreviations and hints for business correspondence. Also sentences with misspelled words to be corrected. Specially arranged for business colleges, schools and the office
[Montreal: 1923.]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 32; original brown printed wrappers; very good. Robert Goltman was Principal at Goltman’s Business College, Montreal, as well as the official stenographer and formerly Instructor in shorthand and typewriting, McGill University. As Goltman appears to have been stationed for many years in Montreal, Quebec... More
