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EGYPTIAN WALL PAINTING
Written by Francesco Tiradritti.
Stock no. 1827948
Published by Abbeville Press.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book focuses on two-dimensional depictions in ancient Egypt, examining them as part of an elaborate code designed to maintain the so-called Maat - or Cosmic Order, Truth-Justice, and Universal Harmony - and thus integral to Egyptian lives and beliefs. Very large format. Very heavy. Beige cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780789210081. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top front corner. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed to lower rear corner (NR F).
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ART HISTORY
- HISTORY (EGYPTIAN)
- LINGUISTICS
ANAPHORA IN CELTIC AND UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR
Written by Randall Hendrick.
Stock no. 1324956
Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers.
1st
1988.
Very good condition.
This book examines the major syntactic structures of two Celtic langues, Welsh and Breton, emphasizing their significance for current views of Universal Grammar. Cream boards. 284 pages. ISBN: 1556080662. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small dent to front cover. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Pencil annotations to some pages.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- LINGUISTICS
- WELSH
- BRETON
BERNARD SHAW'S PHONETICS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COCKNEY SOUND-CHANGES
Written by Joseph Saxe.
Stock no. 1820953
Published by George Allen & Unwin.
1st
1936.
Good condition.
Plain cardwraps with title to spine and front. 86 pages. Covers are browned, stained and marked. Base of spine worn. Edges worn. Joints broken, covers detached. Contents otherwise tightly bound.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- DIALECTS
- LINGUISTICS
THE LANGUAGE OF MAGIC AND GARDENING
Written by Bronislaw Malinowski.
Stock no. 989077
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd..
1966.
Almost very good condition.
The Trobrianders are a small Melanesian community living off the east end of New Guinea. This volume presents the linguistic material concerning Trobriand agriculture. Second edition. Pages: xliv, 349. Original green cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. Corners worn. Library number to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- NEW GUINEA
- ANTHROPOLOGY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- LINGUISTICS
ERNESTO DICKENMANN
No author listed.
Stock no. 989475
Published by Carl Winter.
1st
1977.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles. xxix, 457 pages. Text in German. Commentationes Linguisticae Et Philologicae. ISBN: 3533025748. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- GERMAN
- LINGUISTICS