Linguistics
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# 32052
SMITH, Arthur H.
Proverbs and common sayings from the Chinese, together with much related and unrelated matter Interspersed with observations on Chinese things-in-general.
Shanghai : American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1902. Revised edition. Octavo, half-calf over pebbled cloth, new spine lettered in gilt, endpapers replaced, marbled edges, pp. viii; 374, xxx, preliminaries foxed, otherwise very good. Text in English and Chinese.
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# 31849
NOTT, Henry; HOWE, William; JOSEPH, Thomas (translators)
[BIBLE. TAHITIAN] Te Bibilia moa ra, oia te oia te Faufaa Tahito e te Faufaa Api ra : iritihia ei parau Tahiti. E ua faa au maite hia i na parau tumu ra, e ua hope hoi i te faa titiaifaro hia.
Lonedona : Neia e William Watts, na te Taieti Bibilia i Beritani e te mau penua ‘toa i faa tupu hia i Lonedona ra i te Matahiti 1804, 1847. [London : William Watts, for The British and Foreign Bible Society, 1847]. Thick octavo (217 x 135 mm), contemporary panelled calf by Watkins (rebacked preserving original spine …
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# 32035
KENYON, Justine
The Aboriginal word book.
Melbourne : Lothian Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., 1951. Second edition, completely revised. Octavo, illustrated wrappers, 20 pp; pale foxing to outer leaves, otherwise very good.
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# 30226
BRADY, The Very Rev. John (c.1800 - 1871)
Vocabolario della lingua nativa dell’Australia Occidentale
compilato dall’Illmo e Revmo Monsig. Giovanni Brady Vescovo di Perth, e Vicaro Apostolico di Sonde, ed Essington; e tradotto dall’Inglese da Nicola Caporelli. Roma : Coi tipi della S. Congregazione de Propaganda Fide, 1845. Duodecimo, original plain buff wrappers (short tear to upper wrapper), pp. 49, [1 imprimatur]; uncut and unopened, a fine copy. Having been despatched …
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# 31134
HAMILTON, A. W.
Easy Malay vocabulary
Singapore : Kelly and Walsh, 1929. Third edition. Duodecimo, papered boards (a few marks), cloth spine, pp. 131; xxx (glossary). Printed in Singapore. Original printing of this classic Malay vocabulary.
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# 30773
LAWES, W. G. (William George), 1839-1907 (translator)
[NEW GUINEA; MISSIONS] Taravatu matamata Iesu Keriso ena, ita eda lohiabada bunai ita ihamaurida : Motu gadodia e hahegeregerea.
[New Testament in the Motu language]. London : British and Foreign Bible Society, 1901. Second edition. Small octavo (180 x 110 mm), original full blind stamped and gilt-lettered calf (spine heavily worn), pp 580; endpapers and title page with foxing, otherwise internally very clean, binding firm; from The Papuan Collection of Charles Fletcher (Melbourne), his …
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# 28033
METHODIST MISSION (PAPUA)
[NEW GUINEA; MISSIONS] Buki tapwaroro : uula tapwaroro : wosi tapwaroro : biga Kiriwina. / Kiriwinan catechism and hymn book. (Personal copy of Vera M. Goodwin, wife of fellow Methodist missionary J. A. Goodwin).
Sydney : Epworth Printing and Publishing House, 218 Castlereagh Street, 1946. Second edition. Small octavo (177 x 120 mm), publisher’s cloth backed papered boards in the original owner’s protective jacket of plain grey cloth; the front pastedown has a typed label that reads: ‘Presented to Mrs John Goodwin on the occasion of her departure to …
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# 30757
LISTER-TURNER, R. and J. B. CLARK (translators)
[NEW GUINEA; MISSIONS] Ita eda lohiabada bona hahemauri Iesu Keriso ena taravatu matamata.
[=The New Testament in Motu]. Cover title: Taravatu Matamata. London British and Foreign Bible Society, 1935. First edition. Small octavo (170 mm), black cloth limp covers (a few light marks) with stamped lettering to front, pp 510; a near fine copy; from The Papuan Collection of Charles Fletcher (Melbourne), his bookplate to the inside front …
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# 28252
[BROMILOW, William Edward, 1857-1929, translator]
[NEW GUINEA; MISSIONS] Iesu Keriso. ‘Ida ‘Inapwana ta ‘Ida To-‘Etoseana ‘ina Onoaupaupa Auauna. (Missionary Sister Badcock’s own copy, with a manuscript letter in Dobuan from a woman at the leper colony on Ubuia Island)
Verso of title page: The New Testament in Dobuan, Papua, New Guinea. Sydney : Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1908. First edition. Octavo (210 x 140 mm), contemporary yapp-edged limp morocco (a little scuffed, worn at head and tail of spine and rear top edge) with the name ‘Sister Irene Badcock’ stamped in gilt in …
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# 30478
S. C. AUDDY & CO. (CALCUTTA)
The handbook of Hindūstānī conversation : with a collection of familiar phrases and an easy vocabulary, English and Hindūstānī.
Calcutta : S. C. Auddy & Co., Booksellers and Publishers, 58 & 12, Wellington Street, 1909. “Revised and enlarged edition”. Duodecimo (160 mm), original printed wrappers (sunned and stained, upper wrapper chipped at bottom edge, lower wrapper with tear at foot of spine), pp [4], 60; bottom corners a little dog-eared, otherwise contents clean and …
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# 30394
METHODIST CHURCH (NEW GUINEA)
[NEW GUINEA; MISSIONS] A Methodist hymn book and catechism in pidjin English for use in mission services held for indentured labourers.
Cover title: A Metodist him buk. Malakuna, Rabaul : Printed and published by the Methodist Mission, 1936. Second edition. Duodecimo (155 x 105 mm), original printed grey wrappers (chipped at corners and tail of spine), original stitch binding, pp 32; preliminaries with some light staining, bottom corners dog-eared, but a good example. An earlier edition …
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# 30393
[NEW GUINEA; MISSIONS] Iesu Keriso eda Lohiabada Bona eda Hahemauri Tauna ena Taravatu Matamatana.
[=The New Testament in Motu]. London : The British and Foreign Bible Society, 1959. Small octavo (175 x 125 mm), publisher’s black cloth over boards lettered in gilt, edges stained red, pp 528; a fine copy; from The Papuan Collection of Charles Fletcher (Melbourne), his bookplate to the front free-endpaper. Motu (sometimes called Pure Motu …
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# 30396
[NEW GUINEA; MISSIONS] Sivarai namo Mareko ia gwauraia. / (The Gospel of St. Mark in Police Motu).
Canberra : The British & Foreign Bible Society, [1970]. Revised edition. Small octavo (180 x 123 mm), publisher’s pictorial stiff wrappers (some light foxing, old price in biro to front), staple bound, half-title with original owner’s pencilled note re. the translator’s idiosyncratic rendering of the Police Motu future tense, 56 pp, line-drawn illustrations, map; staples …
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# 29702
CHATTERTON, Percy
[NEW GUINEA] A primer of Police Motu
/ by Percy Chatterton, L.C.P. of the London Missionary Society. Cairns, Qld. : The Cairns Post Pty. Ltd. (By Authority of the Department of Education, Port Morseby,),1950. Small octavo (175 mm), original stiff cloth wrappers, stapled; 31 pp; errata slip pasted to inside upper wrapper; contents clean, a very good copy. ‘Hiri Motu, also known as Police …
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# 28659
LONSDALE, A. W. (Arthur Walter)
The first step in Burmese. Being an easy introduction to the language.
For the use of schools and private instruction. Rangoon : C. Bennett, American Mission Press, 1878. “The Burmah School Series”. Octavo (225 x 145 mm), publisher’s stiff blue wrappers with printed title label to front (lightly foxed and sunned, pale water stain to lower spine), pp 66, 3 (publisher’s advertisements), corrigenda slip bound in between …
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# 28675
Chinese-English dictionary
Comprising over 3800 characters with translations, explanations, pronunciations, etc., etc. Shanghai : The Commercial Press, Ltd., 1942. Octavo (195 mm), publisher’s black-lettered red cloth over boards (lightly marked), spine lettered in Chinese characters in gilt (sunned), pp. [iv]; 354; 10; title page in Chinese to rear pastedown; the English title page has a short tear …