Paris: Treuttel et Würtz, 1824. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (9 1/4 x 6"). XVI, 410pp. Modern half black morocco over marbled paper covered boards. Raised bands. Ribbon marker. Marbled endpapers. Engraved title vignette. First Edition of Champollion's celebrated compendium of the hieroglyphic system, a foundational text of modern Egyptology. In... More about Précis du Système Hiéroglyphique des Anciens Égyptiens ou Recherches sur les élémens...

Parisii (Paris): Ex officina Roberti Stephani typographi Regii (Robert Estienne), 1548. Second edition completely revised and greatly expanded. Hardcover. Folio (13 3/4 x 10"). 1109, [1], [42]pp. (Signature: a-z8, A-Z8, Aa-Zz8, Aaa-Ccc8). Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden panels. Raised bands. Early 19th-century gold-lettered leather title label to spine. Professor Johann... More about Commentarii linguae Graecae, Gulielmo Budaeo, consiliario Regio, supplicúmque libelloru[m] in...

Lublin: K. U. L., 1947. First edition. Softcover. Large octavo. 46, [2]pp. Original printed wrappers. Written by Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (1905-1997), a renown Polish linguist who was interned at Auschwitz during the Nazi-occupation of Poland, this rare and unusual work relates to the linguistic dehumanization of concentration camp inmates. "Język polski..... More about Język polski w obozie koncentracyjnym (The Polish language of the concentration camp)

Leipzig; Halae: Vogel; In Libraria Rengeriana, 1837-1825. Hardcover. Quarto. xxxviii, 481pp, 48 leaves of plates, 30 pp. Three-quarter leather with raised bands over cloth boards, marbled endpapers. Spine and edges slightly worn, part 3 has some foxing, otherwise a very good copy. Forty-eight plates of lithographic illustrations, plus one fold-out... More about Scripturae Linguaeque Phoeniciae Monumenta Quotquot Supersunt Edita et Inedita ad Autographorum...

Romae (Rome): NP, 1808. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto (11 1/2 x 8 1/2"). VII, [1], 368pp (Text), 8pp (Appendix), [2]pp (Errata). Original full vellum with gold lettered leather title label on spine. All paper edges red. Engraved title vignette. Fifteen years before the decipherment of the hieroglyphs by Jean-François... More about Etymologiae Aegyptiacae

Baltimore: Halgo, Inc, 1988. First edition. Softcover. Elephant folio. 15x12". (xxiv) 69 double pp. + 3 single pp. (total of 141 pages). White glossy printed wrappers, with black lettering on the front cover and spine. The work is a primarily visual/illustrated study of the relationship between Hieroglyphic forms and their... More about Old Hieratic Paleography

Parisiis (Paris): Typographia Regia (Imprimerie Royale), 1697. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio. [18], CII, 1050 double columns (525pp). Original full calf with gold-tooling and lettering on spine. All edges red. Marbled endpapers. Engraved vignette on title page. Decorative headpiece and initials. Louis Thomassin, the famed French theologian and Oratorian, was... More about Glossarium universale hebraicum quo ad hebraicae linguae fontes linguae et dialecti pene omnes...

Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xxix, 744(2)pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. There are at least 3 distinct Gurage languages, possibly as many as 12, according to Leslau. It is spoken in the South Ethiopic group of Semitic. Includes articles on Gurage in... More about Gurage Studies: Collected Articles

Halle: NP, 1842-1845. Hardcover. Octavo. 2 vols. (complete). XII + 156pp + 163pp. Original half cloth over decorative boards, with gold lettering and decoration on spines. Fascinating study on the Celtic language, written by one of the most noted German historians of his time. Some edge wear on bindings, with... More about Die Malbergische Glosse, ein rest alt-keltischer sprache und rechtsauffafzung. Beitrag zu den...