Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (2) vii, 229pp. Self-bound black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. "The phonological changes responsible for the development of Old Persian and Avestan consonants are the subject of this study. An inventory of Proto-Indo-European phonological segments is taken for granted..... More
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1965. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. vi, 209pp. Signed and dedicated to Herbert Paper on title page by Jim Snow. Self bound blue wrappers with typed black lettering on label on cover. Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of..... More
Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2003. Hardcover. 8vo. xiv, 347pp. Green cloth with embossed gilt lettering. Work on Medieval Grammar of Iraqi Arabic, written by the late Orientalist Rafi Talmon (see below).Fine condition. Rafi Talmon was born in Haifa on January 9, 1948. In 1973 he completed his B.A. studies in..... More
Göteborg, Sweden: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 278pp. Original burnt sienna cloth with gilt emblem on cover, gilt lettering on spine, in original dustjacket, black lettering on spine. Publisher's device on title page. This study was carried out at the University of Kiel in West Germany. It..... More
Malibu: Undena publications, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. vii, 87pp., 131 plates. Original illustrated red buckram with black lettering on cover and spine. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica: Primary sources and interpretive analysis for the study of Mesopotamian civilization and its influences from late prehistory to the end of the cuneiform tradition, volume..... More
Cambridge: American Schools of Oriental Research, (1980). Hardcover. 4to. x,43pp. Illustrated blue cloth with white lettering. Authoritative work by Z. Zevit on ancient Hebrew epigraphy. Contents: The Study of Matres Lectionis. The Eighth Century - Israel. The Eighth-Seventh Centuries - Judah. The Sixth century. After the Sixth Century. Bibliography. Minor..... More
Philadelphia: Published for the American Schools of Oriental Research by the University of Pennsylvania, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 321-427pp. Half cloth over gray paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Wear to bottom front corner. Water stain to upper part..... More
Leipzig: Christoph Breitkopf und Sohn, 1777. Hardcover. 8vo. 300pp. Blue paper covered boards with red label to spine. Illustrated title page. Printers devices. Printed on high quality cotton rag. Work on German grammar by renowned 18th century German writer ande critic, Johann Christoph Gottsched. Text in German, in Gothic script..... More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Sm. 4to. xx,49,118pp. Maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine. Some scuffing and discoloration to boards. Signature of previous owner to free front endpaper. Volume XIV of Harvard Semitic Series. Texts from excavations at Nuzi conducted by the Semitic Museum and the..... More
Napoli: Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 1982. Softcover. 8vo. 86pp. Original wrappers. "Tigre is a Semitic Ethiopian language spoken in the eastern, western and northern lowlands of Eritrea, including the Massawa region and the Dahlak islands in the east, and up to the Kassala province and in the border regions of..... More
Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 412pp. Original printed paper covered boards. The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Betanure, which has hitherto remained unattested, is among the rarest and most seriously endangered varieties of Aramaic spoken at the present time. One of the most archaizing Jewish Neo-Aramaic varieties and..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (11 3/4 x 8 3/4"). 48pp (Text), 74 leaves (Plates). Modern 3/4 black cloth over blue paper covered boards, with gold lettering to spine. In this volume, Dr. Tremayne has published 198 texts dating from the reigns of the first..... More
Ankara: Ministry of Education; Directorate of Publications; Printed Education Materials Development Center, ND (ca 1960). First edition. Softcover. Oblong folio. 220pp. Original half black cloth over printed wrappers. This report of a study by the staff of the Georgetown University Language Program in Ankara, Turkey, was designed to provide information..... More
New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, 1924. Hardcover. 4to. ix,1749pp. Blind-stamped black cloth. Heavy age wear and staining to binding. Split and frayed along spine on front board firmly holding. Marbled endpapers. Expertly reinforced with brown binders tape along gutter at front- and rear endpapers. Heavy pulling, chipping and creasing to..... More
München: Max Hueber, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 270 (1)pp. Original green cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Textbooks for the Study of Oriental and African Languages, Vol. XII. Persian, also defined as New-Persian is an Iranian language belonging to the family Indo-Germanic languages. Documents reach back to..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Ukranian Research Institute Sources and Documents Series, 1978. Hardcover. Sm. 4to. x. 179pp. Embossed black cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original dj. Slight discoloration to bottom edge and some scuffing on boards. Chipping, some discoloration and minor scuffing to dj. Head and tail of dj..... More
Warschau: Kauffmann, 1908. Second edition completely revised and greatly expanded. Hardcover. Quarto. xv, 329, 84pp. Original brown leatherette with gilt lettering on covers and spine. Brown endpapers. Title pages printed in red and black, in Hebrew and German. More than 4,000 Jewish idioms used in Russia, Poland and Galicia, in..... More
Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XVIII, 304, [2]pp. Original green cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. The present work is an edition of the 145 Khotanese fragments so far identified as belonging to the Buddhist text Sanghatasutra. They are compared with a text..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 x 9 1/2"). xi, [1], 19, [1]pp (Text), 126 leaves (Plates). Original half blue cloth over grey cloth, with gold lettering to spine. A very rich and various feast is presented to students of the Sumerian and Akkadian vocabularies..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 x 9 1/2"). ix, [1], 7, [1]pp (Text), 109 leaves (Plates). Original half blue cloth over grey cloth, with gold lettering to spine. This volume contains a large number of texts from the Nippur excavations, now in the University..... More
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1919. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (11 3/4 x 8 3/4"). 26, [2]pp (Text), 76 leaves (Plates). Modern 3/4 black cloth over blue paper covered boards, with gold lettering to spine. The 200 letters contained in this volume were found at Warka, the ruins of which..... More
Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XXII, 278, [2]pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Fascinating work in which the author embraces the time before the Christian era, and a few centuries in the latter. The choice affords an opportunity to exhibit and examine..... More
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, (1967). Softcover. 4to. x,194pp. Original wrappers. Wraps slightly sunned. Minor rubbing to parts of edges and along spine. "The Basic Course follows the audio-lingual approach in teaching the phonology, basic structure, and useful vocabulary of the speech of the educated native of Sulaimania..... More
Leipzig: Rengersche Buchhandlung, 1854. Hardcover. 8vo. x. 334pp. 315pp. Marbled paper covered boards. Hebrew grammar book by acclaimed German theologist and Orientalist Wilhelm Gesenius a.k.a. Gesenijs (see below). Alphabetic index, errata page and fold-out-table of Ancient Semitic languages at end. Age wear to binding. Minor browning to inside. For the..... More
The Hague, Paris: Mouton, 1970. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 119 (1)pp. Original light blue dustjacket with black and blue lettering on cover and spine glued to spine of blank stiff wrappers. "Over four hundred and fifty clay tablets were found at Tell Atshana, the site of the ancient city of..... More