[Rarebooks] FS: South American & Mid-eastern languages

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Cavalcanti, Amaro. THE BRASILIAN LANGUAGE AND ITS AGGLUTINATION. Rio 
Janeiro: Typographia Nacional,  1883. [8], 179, [3], iii, [1] pp. 
8vo. Quarterbound gilt stamped morocco over maroon cloth (hardback). 
First edition. Bound in at the conclusion is a partial second copy 
beginning at p.57. Brazilian  language refers to the several tribal 
dialects such as Guarany and Tupy. Institutional ownership stamps to 
a free endpaper and title page, otherwise a very good copy with a bit 
of rubbing to the spine.    [28519] $100.00

  Dalman, Gustaf. GRAMMATIK DES JUDISCH-PALASTINISCHEN ARAMAISCH: NACH 
DEN IDIOMEN  DES PALASTINISCHEN TALMUD, DES ONKELOSTARGUM UND 
PROPHETENTARGUM UND DER  JERUSALEMISCHEN TARGUME. Leipzig: J.C. 
Hinrichs, 1905. xv, 419 pp. 8vo. Original printed paper wrappers 
(paperback). 2. Aufl. vermehrt und vielfach umgearbeitet. Still the 
standard reference grammar for "Jewish" Aramaic. Wrappers soiled with 
small tears on the edges else a very good unmarked copy.     [28520] 
$75.00

  Varnhagen, Francisco Adolpho de, visconde de Porto Seguro. L'ORIGINE 
TOURANIENNE DES AMERICAINS TUPIS-CARIBES ET DES ANCIENS EGYPTIENS 
INDIQUEE PRINCIPALEMENT PAR LA PHILOLOGIE  COMPAREE: TRACES D'UNE 
ANCIENNE MIGRATION EN AMERIQUE, INVASION DU BRESIL PAR LES TUPIS, 
ETC. Vienne: Libr. I. et R. De Faesy & Frick, 1876. xvii, 158 pp. 
Full modern calf. First edition. Leclerc 2453. A fine rebound copy, 
new endpapers, original rear wrapper bound in. [28521] $250.00

  Maclean, Arthur John. GRAMMAR OF THE DIALECTS OF VERNACULAR SYRIAC 
AS SPOKEN BY THE EASTERN SYRIANS OF KURDISTAN, NORTH-WEST PERSIA AND 
THE PLAIN OF MOSUL, WITH  NOTICES OF THE VERNACULAR OF THE JEWS OF 
AZERBAIJAN AND OF ZAKHU NEAR MOSUL.  Cambridge: Cambridge University 
Press [at the University Press], 1895. xix, 364 pp. 8vo. Original 
publisher's  maroon cloth (hardback). First edition. Scarce. A very 
good clean copy, boards and extremities rubbed, small tear on front 
pastedown.    [28522] $200.00

  Tillbury, G. P. [Guilherme Paulo]. BREVE EXPLICACAO SOBRE A 
GRAMMATICA. CONTENDO QUANTO BASTA, E O QUE HE DE ABSOLUTA NECESSIDADE 
SABER DA GRAMMATICA PORTUGUEZA PARA APPRENDER QUALQUER OUTRA LINGUA. 
OFFERECIDA A'QUELLES SENHORES, QUE ESQUECIDOS DOS ESTUDOS DA SUA 
MOCIDADE, QUEREM AINDA APPLICARSE AO ESTUDO DAS LINGUAS  VIVAS OU 
MORTAS. Rio De Janeiro: Na Typographia Nacional, 1823. vii, [9-]49, 
[1] pp. 8vo. Later quarter cloth over marbled paper-covered boards 
(hardback). Scarce. OCLC and RLIN show only a single copy. Owner's 
signature on title page, initial blank lacking, scattered foxing, 
still a very good copy.    [28523] $125.00

  Breton, Raymond. Adam, Lucien and Leclerc, Charles. GRAMMAIRE 
CARAIBE COMPOSEE PAR LE P. RAYMOND BRETON SUIVIE DU CATHECHISME 
CARAIBE. Paris: Maisonneuve & Cie, 1877. xxxii, 73, [4], 54, [2] pp. 
Quarterbound morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, marbled 
endpapers(hardback). Nouvelle edition. Series: Collection 
linguistique americaine. With reproduction of original titlepages: 
"Grammaire caraibe ... Auxerre, G. Bovqvet, imprimeur, 1667"; "Petit 
catechisme ov  Sommaire des trois premieres parties de la doctrine 
chrestienne ... Avxerre, G. Bovqvet,  imprimeur, 1664." From the 
library of the linguist, Ramon Heyser with his stamps. A very good 
copy, boards and spine rubbed, owners' signatures and stamps, small 
faint stain to fore edge. [28524] $150.00

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