Linguistics

  • English and Chinese reader.

    # 17610

    CONDIT, Ira M.

    English and Chinese reader.

    By Rev. I. M. Condit, Missionary to the Chinese. New York : American Tract Society, [1882]. First edition. Octavo, original blind stamped maroon cloth boards (rubbed and with a few light marks), pp 144; parallel text in English and Chinese characters, vignette lithographed illustrations; clean throughout, binding firm, a very good copy. Includes 72 reading lessons …

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  • Grammar of the Narrinyeri tribe of Australian Aborigines

    # 5513

    TAPLIN, Reverend George

    Grammar of the Narrinyeri tribe of Australian Aborigines

    Adelaide : E. Spiller, Govt. Printer, 1880. Octavo, original printed wrappers (tiny top corner piece missing throughout), staple bound, old library stamp to inner front cover, inner hinge of the outer leaves neatly reinforced, 24 pp, internally very clean, a good copy. This grammar of the language of the Ngarrindjeri people of the region around …

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