COUVREUR, LE P. SÉRAPHIN:

Langue mandarine. Guide de la conversation francais-anglais-chinois contenant un vocabulaire et des dialogues familiers / Mandarin language. Guide to Conversation in French, English and Chinese Containing a Vocabulary and Familiar Dialogues. Ho Kien Fou dans le Tcheu Li, Imprimerie de la Mission catholique, 1890.

. Royal 8vo. Pp. (iv), x, 286, (1). With parallel text in French and English. Modern half calf, spine with five raised bands and lettered in gilt. Original printed wrappers bound with bound (front cover restored). Second enlarged edition (first 1886). Séraphin Couvreur (1835-1919), French sinologist and Jesuit, came to China in 1870. He spent the greater part of his life at the Jesuit residence at Sien-hsien, where he was professor at the Seminary. Couvreur was the creator of the EFEO Chinese transcription method which was used in most of the French speaking world to transliterate Chinese until the middle of 20th century when it was replaced by Hanyu Pinyin. Cordier 1648.

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Book number: 38022

Catalogue: East Asia

Keywords: East Asia, china, chinese, kina, chine, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, far east, east, language, langue, linguistic, mandarin

CUMBERWORTH,T.:

Traité complet dela prononciation anglaise; suivi d'exercices pratiques, ... Paris, Baudry, 1828.

. 12mo. pp.viii, 248. Contemporary half calf, spine with five raised bands, blindstamed and decorated in gilt. Signed by the author. Cumberworth was tutor to the children of the Duc D'Orléans.

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Book number: 28036

Catalogue: Americas

Keywords: Americas, english, linguistics, languages, americas, america, linguistique, language, langue, sprachen, sprache, linguistica, sprachwissenschaft, amerika

CZECH, FRANZ HERMANN:

[DEAF-MUTE]. Versinnlichte Denk- und Sprachlehre, mit Anwendung auf die Religions- und Sittenlehre und auf das Leben. Two volumes. Wien, P.P. Meichitaristen, 1844.

. 4to. Two volumes; text and plates. Pp. (ii), 410; 35. With engraved frontispiece portrait, 72 engraved plates, and many woodcut illustrations. Uncut copy in modern boards. Text volume partly with some light marginal staining. The title to text volume with some offsetting from frontispiece. The second title page somewhat dusty with remains of original cover at inner margin. Second edition, the first was published in 1826 with a second issue in 1838. A momentous work giving a new approach to the education of deaf-mute children. Czech's system of communication combined elements of the tonal speech technique developed by Heinecken with the sign language of the famous Abbé de l'Epée. The beautiful plates depicting numerous objects and actions were designed by Czech to provide an effective, simple method by which the teacher could communicate complicated ideas to the student. Czech was professor at the famous Wiener-Taubstummen-Institut. Baker Collection 198. Guyot & Guyot p. 18. 

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Book number: 35086

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, deaf, sign language, deaf-mute, language, langue, lingustic, german, sprache, dövstum,

DANZ, JOHANN ANDREAS:

Literator ebraeo-chaldaeus. Jena, Johan Félix Bielcke, 1715.

. Pp. (xiv), 502. Title printed in red and black. Third edition. BOUND WITH: Su manuductio, viam ostendes compendiosam ab ebraeae lingua analysin facilius instituenda, ejusque ritè applicandam syntaxin. Jena, Joh. Bielcke, 1702. Pp. (xii), 28. AND: Sive interpres ebraeo-chaldaeus, omnes vtriusque linguae idiotismos dexterè explicans; ... Jena, J. F. Bielcke, 1715. Third edition. Pp. (ii), 361, index (85). AND: Sev paradigmata nominum simplicium, ac verborum integra: quibus pro lingua intimius addiscenda, imperfecta qvaeqve ad analogiam prefectorum ... Editio iv. Jena, J.F. Bielcke, 1716. Pp. (xlvi), 130. AND: Sive rabbinismus enucleatus, qvoad ea, quae ebraeo-chaldaeis ... Third edition. Jena. J. F. Bielcke, 1714. Pp. (xii), 118, index (29). AND: Sive Aditus Syriae reclusus, compendiose ducens ad plenam lingua syriacae. Third edition. Zenker, BO ii, 1562. Jena 1715. Pp. (viii), 92. A collection of six linguistic works by the German theolog and orientalist Danz (1654-1727) who was professor in oriental languages at Jena. Bound in contemporary vellum, stained and spine defective.

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Book number: 42016

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, hebrew, chaldai, syria, syriac, language, langue, lingustic, asia, asie, asiatic, oriental, asien, chaldea,

DAVANT, V.:

Parle annamite qui veut sans professeur et sans études préalables. Lexique français-annamite. Deuxième édition (revue et corrigée). Saigon, Rey, Curiol & Cie, Éditeurs, 1896.

. 12mo. Pp. 276. With one folding table. Original printed wrappers. Private stamps (L. Arbey, ingénieur militaire). Revised second edition (first 1891). A well-preserved glossary for self studies including a section on grammar. Cf Cordier BI 2304-5.

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Book number: 29066

Catalogue: Southeast Asia

Keywords: Southeast Asia, annamese, vietnam, vietnamese, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, language, langue, linguistic, annamite

DELAPORTE, I. HONORAT:

Guide de la conversation francais-arabe ou dialogues avec le mot-a-mot et la prononciation interlinéaires figurés en caractères francais. Deuxième édition. Alger 1841.

. Oblong 8vo. Pp. viii, 178, (2). Contemporary marbled boards, calf spine with gilt decoration, rubbed. Partly with some browning. Comprising 23 chapters devoted to different subjects or occasions. The guide gives the French sentence, the translation in Arabic script followed by the phonetic transcription both in French and Arabic. Second edition, first was published in 1837. Zenker BO ii, 83.

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Book number: 23074

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, arabia, arabic, asia, asien, asie, asiatic, east, eastern, language, langue, linguistic, algier, alger

DESGRANGES, [ALIX]:

Grammaire sanscrite-francaise. Two volumes. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1845 -1847.

. 4to. Pp. (iv), xlii, 588; (iv), 543, (1). Uncut copy in beautiful half calf on marbled boards, spines with five raised bands and title lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Original printed wrappers with bound. The first volume with some light water staining at beginning, and the second volume foxed throughout. The first Sanskrit grammar to be published in France. Vater p. 333. Zenker BO ii, 2820.

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Book number: 34125

Catalogue: South Asia

Keywords: South Asia, sanskrit, india, indian, language, langue, linguistic, asia, asie, asien, asiatic,

DICTIONNAIRES DIAMANTS / VENEDY, J. / RAYMOND, F. / BARBERI, J.-PH.:

Dictionnaire francais-allemand et allemand-francais, composé sur les meilleurs dictionnaires, publiés dans les deux langues, et plus particulièrement sur ceux de Mozin et de Thibaut. Edition diamante. Two parts in one volume. Paris, 1836.

. 16mo. Pp. (vi), 295; (iv), 333. Contemporary calf, flat spine with gilt lettering, rubbed. + ANOTHER COPY: VENEDY, J.: Dictionnaire francais-allemand et allemand-francais. Paris 1836. It is identical to the previous work. + RAYMOND, F.: Dictionnaire francais, augmenté dénviron quinze mille mots relation aux sciences, aux arts, aux metiers, ... Paris 1837. 16mo. Pp.(viii), 438. Contemporary green calf, flat spine with gilt lettering, somewhat rubbed. + BARBERI, J.-PH.: Dictionnaire francais-italien et italien-francais, composé sur les meilleurs dictionnaires francais et italiens. Revu et augmenté d'explications grammaticales par A. Bonna. Two parts in one volume. Paris 1836. 16mo. Pp. (iv), 327; (iv), 446, (1). Contemporary calf, flat spine with gilt lettering, rubbed. Copy of Count Knut Philip Bonde with his bookplate. A total of four volumes in a contemporary specially made box of calf, spine ruled and lettered in gilt, rubbed.

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Book number: 35034

Catalogue: Europe

Keywords: Europe, french, german, diamante edition. , europe, europa, linguistics, languages

DE DIEU, LUDOVIC:

Grammatica linguarum orientalium hebraeorum, chaldaeorum et syrorum. Inter se collatarum. Ex recensione David Clodii. Frankfurt a. Main, Johann David Zunner, 1683.

. 4to. Pp. (ii), 14, 424. Title printed in red and black. Small repair to title page. Contemporary half vellum, title in manuscript on spine, worn. Second edition, the first appeared in 1628. Dudovic de Dieu (1570-1642), a renowned orientalist at Leiden, based this grammar on earlier works by Buxtorf, Erpenius, Amira and Bertramus. Smitskamp PO 304.

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Book number: 35078

Catalogue: Near East

Keywords: Near East, hebrew, syraic, aramaic, holy land, asia, asie, asien, language, langue, linguistic

DE DIEU, LUDOVIC:

Rudimenta linguae persicae. Accedunt duo priora capita Geneseos, ex Persica translatione Iac. Tawusi. Lugd. Bat., Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1639.

. Small 4to. Pp. (viii), 95. Title printed in red and black. Title page stained and with small marginal repair. Marbled paper wrappers. First Persian grammar to be published, based on the work of Raymundus which only existed in manuscript form. According to different bibliographical sources it seems uncertain if Ludovic de Dieu was the real author. (Jean Eichmann has sometimes been suggested as the author). Berghman 694. Schwab ii,727. Smitskamp PO 310. Willems 447.

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Book number: 34059

Catalogue: Near East

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DIGUET, EDOUARD:

Étude de la langue Taï précédée d'une notice sur les races des hautes régions du Tonkin comprenant grammaire, méthode d'écriture Taî et vocabulaires. Hanoi, F.-H. Schneider, 1895.

. Tall 4to. Pp. (vi), 88, iv, 192, errata iv. With four tables and seven full page plates depicting different tribes (one with tear). Occasionally some minor staining. Contemporary marbled boards, cloth spine, rubbed. First edition. The first part contains a detailed description of the Tai people living in the north western part of Vietnam. The second part is devoted to the grammar; the third to writing; and the fourth and fifth parts comprise vocabularies, also giving the phonetic of Taï words. Scarce. Cordier BI 1779.

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Book number: 100959

Catalogue: Southeast Asia

Keywords: Southeast Asia, vietnam, tai, annam, laos, siam, asia, asie, asiatic, asien, language, langue, linguistic, annamese, vietnamese, tai-lao, tai-shan

DIGUET, EDOUARD:

Étude de la langue Taï précédée d'une notice sur les races des hautes régions du Tonkin comprenant grammaire, méthode d'écriture tai et vocabulaires. Hanoi, F.-H. Schneider, 1895.

. Tall 8vo. Pp. (vi), errata iv, 88, iv, 192. With four tables and seven full page plates. Later half cloth on marbled boards. First edition.The Taï languages are a subgroup of the Taï-Kadai language family. The first part contains a detailed description of the Taï people living in the north western part of Vietnam. The second part is devoted to the grammar; the third to writing; and the fourth and fifth parts comprise vocabularies, also giving the phonetic of Taï words. Cordier BI 1779.

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Book number: 23123

Catalogue: Southeast Asia

Keywords: Southeast Asia, vietnam, tai, annam, asia, asie, asiatic, asien, language, langue, linguistic, annamese, vietnamese,

DOKE, CLEMENT MARTIN:

The Phonetics of the Zulu Language. Johannesburg 1926.

. Pp. xii, 310. Original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First edition. Scarce. Doke was a noted linguist and missionary in Southern Africa. This is his doctoral thesis at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.(Bantu studies, A Journal devoted to the Scientific Study, vol. ii, July 1926).

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Book number: 37053

Catalogue: Africa

Keywords: Africa, zulu, africa, african, language, lingustic, langue, afrika, afrique,

DOMBAY, FRANZ LORENZ VON:

Grammatica linguae persicae, accedunt dialogi, historiae, sententiae, et narrationes Persicae. Vienna, apud Albert Camesina, ex officina Catharinae Nobilis de Kurtzbek, 1804.

. 4to. (viii), 114 pp. Text in Latin and Perso-Arabic written in Nastaliq style. Contemporary marbled paper boards, some paper loss to covers and spine. Bookplate. Small stain at margin of seven leaves otherwise a crisp and clean copy. First edition, composed in Kurzböck's "Tertia Perisch". Franz von Dombay (1758-1810) was an Austrian orientalist and translator. He was a member of the Privy Council and interpreter at the Imperial court. Zenker, BO I, 282. Schwab 758. Vater p.281.

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Book number: 121493

Catalogue: Central Asia

Keywords: Central Asia, persia, persian, perse, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, language, linguistic, langue, grammar,

EICHHOFF, FRÉDÉRIC GUSTAVE:

Parallèle des langues de l'Europe et de l'Inde, ou étude des principales langues romanes, germaniques, slavonnes et celtiques comparées entre elles et à la langue sanscrite, avec un essai de transcription générale. Paris, a l'Imprimerie Royale, 1836.

. Small folio. Pp. (iv), viii, 501. Uncut copy. Somewhat later calf, spine gilt with four raised bands and title printed in gilt, original wrappers bound in (front cover with minor marginal loss). Some light staining throughout. First edition of an early work devoted to comparative linguistics. The Indo-European comparative studies as an academic discipline started in the early 1830's by Franz Bopp who published several works on the subject. Vater p.180.

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Book number: 28136

Catalogue: Language

Keywords: Language, language, langue, linguistic, sprachwissenschaft, european, europe, india, indian