Reflection On The Fundamental of Saudi Policy.
Riyadh. Dal Al-Uruq. 151pp, very good paperback copy with a touch of rubbing on the extremities. 24.5 x 17.5cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 173235. More
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Turkey Today. A Preview.
London. Office of the Press Counsellor to the Turkish Embassy. 1968. Third Edition. Maps, black and white illustrations, 18pp, reference books, corners a little rubbed, stapled paperback covers a little faded, still a good copy. 19 x 21.5cm. Contents include: The Ataturk Era; The Government; The World Around; The Arts;..... More
Ueda's Daijiten. A Japanese Dictionary of Chinese Characters and Compounds.
Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press. 1942. American Edition. Profuse hanzi/kanji diagrams, over 1,500 pages, 23.5 x 16cm, 3.15kg. Dull cloth binding little rubbed, stamp of department library one endpaper, edges and few leaves marked, nonetheless a good sound copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 67002... More
古文字學初階 [Gǔ wén zì xué chū jiē Rudimentary Paleography].
中華書局 Zhonghua shu ju. 87pp, line illustrations, paperback, trifle faded on spine, 文史知識叢書 wen shi zhi shi cong chu series. Chinese paleography with a focus on oracle bone/tortoise inscriptions, copper inscriptions, etc. Text in Chinese. When referring to this item please quote stockid 150367. More
容易用混的詞 [Róng yì yòng hún de cí. Words that are easily muddled up].
北京出版社 Beijing chu ban she. 1980. 148pp, paperback little faded along upper edge, good copy. Text in Chinese. When referring to this item please quote stockid 150366. More
Between Worlds. Linguistic Papers in Memory of David John Prentice..
Canberra. Research School of Pacific Studies. Australian National University. 2002. Portrait frontispiece, 216pp, paperback. Small quarto. The 12 papers in this volume are: Salako morphology and the interrelation between voice, mood and aspect - Sander Adelaar; Formalism or phoneyism? The history of Kayan final glottal stop - Robert Blust; Split..... More
Sastera Melayu Baru.
Malaysia. Saudara Sinaran Berhad. 1964. Black and white photographic illustration, iii + 172pp, bibliography, author's inscription front free endpaper, signature on title page, good paperback copy with fading at spine and edges. From the library of Professor C. Skinner. Text in Malay. When referring to this item please quote stockid..... More
Imbohan Sastera.
Singapore. Pustaka Melayu. 1963. 184pp, from the library of Professor Skinner whose name is written in red ink on front free endpaper, very good in little worn paperback. Text in Malay. When referring to this item please quote stockid 154447. More
Arab Women in Arab News. Old Stereotypes and New Media.
London. Bloomsbury. 2012. xxvi + 446pp, index, bibliography, appendices, notes, very good paperback copy. "This book addresses east-west understandings of Arab women as portrayed through translated media. The vast majority of media studies on Arab women are western-based. They study the effect of western stereotypes in western media depictions of..... More
Perintis Bahasa.
Kuala Lumpur. Oxford University Press. 1963. xviii + 201pp, covers patchily browned and marked, upper corner cover and first few pages little creased, otherwise a good paperback copy. Malay textbook for schools. When referring to this item please quote stockid 69679. More
Indonesian Language and Literature. Two Essays.
New Haven: Yale University Press. 1962. 40pp, library stamp copyright page, original wrappers some wear, a good copy. When referring to this item please quote stockid 161403. More
Pembina Bahasa Indonesia. Madjalah Bulanan untuk Memadjukan Bahasa Indonesia.
Jakarta. Pustaka Rakjat. Vol. 1, no. 2 1948- vol. 5, no. 7, 1953. Broken run of 41 issues, including: vol. 1, no. 2 - no. 12 (1948/49); vol. 2, no. 1 - no. 4, no. 7 - no. 9, no. 11 - no. 12 (1949/50); vol. 3, no. 1 -..... More
Approaching English Language Research.
Singapore. Singapore University Press. 2003. xii + 269pp, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index, paperback. In this book, the author sets out some of the major issues in English language research and suggests where to look for more information and ideas. Exercises in the text add practical ways of engaging with research..... More
A Grammar of Tshangla.
Leiden. Brill. 2008. Colour photographic illustrations. Yellow illustrated boards, x + 488pp, bibliography and index, 2 pages publisher's adverts. As new - very good copy. 25 x 16cm. Brill's Tibetan Studies Library: Languages of the Greater Himalayan Region. Volume 5/10. "A Grammar of Tshangla is the first major linguistic description..... More
Cracking the Chinese Puzzles. Ann's Integrated Method of Learning the Chinese Language by Conceptualizing and Philosophizing Approach.
Hong Kong. Stockflows. 1982. Complete in 5 volumes. Inscribed by the author on titlepages with a letter (insect damaged along right margin) from the author loosely inserted. Volumes I - 4 continuous pagination to 2792pp. Volume V: Appendices 452pp. Occasional spotting on edges, upper edge of dustjacket volume I trifle..... More
Aku Ini Binatang Jalang.
Jakarta. Penerbit PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama. 1996. xiv + 111pp, bibliography, covers little shelf worn, a good paperback copy. Text in Indonesian. When referring to this item please quote stockid 180115. More
Reading Yoshio Sugimoto's '6000 Days in Australia'.
Melbourne. Japanese Studies Centre, Monash University. 1996. 230 + 18pp, paperback, quarto. "This textbook was prepared to provide reading exercises for Japanese learners at the intermediate level. The reading passages, selected form Yoshio Sugimoto's Osutoraria 6000 Nichi (6000 days in Australia) deal with various aspects of Australia-Japan relations." From the..... More
The Concise Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Delhi. Motilal Banarsidass. 2000. 366pp, title page signed by prior owner, two leaves creased within the book, corners rubbed, spine faded, still a good paperback copy. 17.5 x 12cm. "There are in existence no doubt excellent Sanskrit-English dictionaries compiled by eminent scholars like Monier Williams, H.H. Wilson, V.S. Apte and..... More
The First Crusade. A New History.
Oxford. Oxford University Press. 2004. Black & white plates, 408pp, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. Upper edge slightly foxed, a good hardback copy in dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 175570. More
The English Student. January 1924, Volume X: No. 1 to December 1924, Volume X : No. 12
Shanghai. Commercial Press Limited. 1924. 12 issues bound in one volume. Numerous black & white images throughout. Fully rebound in Japanese silk covered boards, new head and tail bands and endpapers. Leather title label lettered in gilt. iv + 1048pp. The text block pages are browned, some pages have been..... More
Sang Boma.
Djakarta. Balai Pustaka. 1953. [Reprint]. 327pp, paperback. Spine amateurly repaired with sellotape, small chip with loss lower cover, light pencilling some leaves. Sound copy from the library of Professor C. Skinner. Indonesian language literature. When referring to this item please quote stockid 69474. More
The Vault of Chinese Games Vol. 1.
Beijing. Peking University Press. Colour illustrations, v + 122 pages, paperback. The Vault of Teaching Games is written for teachers, student teachers and tutors, who want to teach Mandarin in a more active and fun way. This book consists of two volumes, including over 100 language games which are not..... More
The Vault of Teaching Games.
China. Peking University Press. 2010. Colour illustrations, 122 pages, paperback. Text in Chinese. The Vault of Teaching Games is written for teachers, student teachers and tutors, who want to teach Mandarin in a more active and fun way. This book consists of two volumes, including over 100 language games which..... More
Opposites. Mga Kabaligtaran. Basic Education 7.
Philippines. Cyrus Publishing, Inc., 1999. Blqack and white line illustrations, unpaginated, foxing on edges occasionally throughout, otherwise good paperback copy with slight creasing on cover. 27.3 x 21.2cm. A book for children giving opposites in both English and Tagalog. When referring to this item please quote stockid 164751... More
English-Tibetan Colloquial Dictionary.
Calcutta. Firma KLM. 1986. xxxvi + 562pp, prior owner mended worn dustjacket tears with tape, dustjacket adhering to lower cover, covers a little soiled, otherwise good and internally clean hardback copy. English-Tibetan dictionary compiled by British Political Officer and Tibetanist Charles Bell who wrote a number of works on Tibet..... More