Wageningen: H. Veenman & Zonen, 1952. xvi, 490 pp. Footnotes, bibliography, 13-page English summary, indexes, corrigenda. Text in Dutch. The author's doctoral dissertation, this landmark study is a linguistic analysis of the fundamental conceptions of language during the Middle Ages from Chartres-Orleans (ca. 1100) to Bopp, the founder of the modern comparative method in linguistics (ca. 1800). A signed presentation copy from the author to Charles Voegelin. Contemporary reviewers of Verburg's study rema... (more information)

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Praha (Prague): Academia, 1968. 626 pp. Footnotes, plates, bibliography, index. Text in Czech. One of the most important works on the Czech independence movement and the role of Tomas Masaryk (1850-1937) by a leading Czech historian. Masaryk, the architect of Czeck independence, organized the independence movement throughout World War I, and later became the first president of Czechoslovakia. Woven bookmark sewn in. Small bumps to covers at corners of spine. Moderate overall wear to dustjacket with some chi... (more information)

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. xxxvii, 258 pp. Illustrations, list of productions, 2 appendices, bibliography, index. The story of Katherina and her marriage to Petruchio has been popular in the theater for four centuries, but the joke of taming an unruly woman has long been growing increasingly controversial. In addition to containing the complete text of "The Taming of the Shrew" with commentary, this edition examines how theater directors and performers have explored the complexit... (more information)

Subjects: DRAMA / Shakespeare; LITERARY CRITICISM / General;

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Nairobi, Kenya: Oxford University Press, 1964 24 pp. Maps. Parallel texts in Swahili and English. Rare; stapled pamphlet. Originally published in 1961, this is a 1965 reprint of the 1964 revised edition. Contains eleven black-and-white, single-page maps devoted to the territory of Tanganyika (now the mainland part of the Republic of Tanzania). The maps are entitled: Regions; Main rivers and neighbours; Some of the tribes; Railways; Airways; Mountains and hills; Yearly rainfall; Plants and trees; Main crops;... (more information)

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's-Gravenhage: Mouton and Co., 1962 302 pp. Bibliographical footnotes. A scarce collection of nine scholarly papers (two were previously published) assessing the legacy of the great Ukrainian poet and artist, Taras Sevcenko (Shevchenko). One of the essays (no. 8 below) is particularly long (105 pp.). CONTENTS: 1) Sevcenko in the Brotherhood of Saints Cyril and Methodius [Volodymyr Mijakovs'kyj]. 2) The substratum of Sevcenko's view of life [Mykola Shlemkevych]. 3) Sevcenko's aesthetic theory: an approach to... (more information)

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Auckland, New Zealand: Longman Paul, 1977. 176 pp. Illustrations, list of contributors. In English. Reprint of revised edition published in 1977 (first edition published 1975). When it was first published, this book was the first collection of writings on Maori issues by Maori writers ever published. CONDITION: Very light overall handling wear to card covers. Minor sunning along spine. Sewn binding (no creasing). Text clean and free of all marks.. Revised Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 20 x 15 cm. ... (more information)

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New York: Peter Lang, 2000. xi, 189 pp. Bibliography, index. Shrink-wrapped in plastic. This books provides insight into school change and culture through the real-life experiences of six career teachers over a span of thirty years. Through a post-formal qualitative method, the author demonstrates the power of conversation in promoting substantial educational change. Systems thinking, school culture, school community and spirituality are presented in accessible language as critical aspects of educational ch... (more information)

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Albany, NY: State University of New York (SUNY), 2001. xiii, 239 pp. Endnotes, bibliography, index. A scholarly study of the causes and effects of the 1989 schism within the largest Japanese teachers' union, the Japan Teachers' Union (Nikkyoso). Light wear only; text clean and free of all marks.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 23 x 15 cm. ... (more information)

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Monticello, IL: Council of Planning Librarians, 1972 25 pp. Contains approximately 350 references. CONDITION: An ex-library copy (call number and stamp on front cover; library stamp inside front cover; pocket inside rear cover). Text clean and neat. Stapled booklet. Light sunning/aging to card covers, with light handling wear.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 28 x 22 cm. ... (more information)

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Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001. xi, 368 pp. Notes, references, indexes. CONDITION: The blank, front free endpaper has been removed, with associated surficial tearing to adjacent paper along internal hinge. Inscription on half-title page. Text clean and free of all marks. Minor handling to covers. Ships fast!. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket (as issued). 24 x 16 cm. ... (more information)

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Sao Paulo: Livraria Martins Editora, 1969. 374 pp. Illustrations. Text in Portuguese. This famous novel (translated into English as "Tent of Miracles") about the transformation of a young mulatto scholar into national hero explores race relations in Brazil. Original bookstore stamp on first leaf. Light to moderate overall rubbing to covers. Small bumps to corners. Some chipping and tears to top of spine (slightly oversized covers). Light creasing along spine (sewn binding).. First Edition. Paperba... (more information)

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Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (Brazil): Imprensa nacional, 1939 348 pp. Plates, maps, illustrations, footnotes, index, addenda et corrigenda. Text in Portuguese. A fascinating historical account of the naming of Brazil, with an extensive study of the Ibirapitanga tree (redwood, Brazilwood, Pernambuco; "Ibirapitang" is taken from the indigenous Tupi-guarani language). Text accompanied by many facsimile plates of maps, globes, botanical specimens, etc. CONTENTS: 1) A Ilha do Brasil. 2) A Ibirapitanga. 3) O... (more information)

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Bucaresti: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste Romania, 1966. 236 pp. Editor's bibliographical footnotes, glossary. Text in Romanian. Volume 2 only (volume 1--a collection of traditional Romanian poetry--was published by Alexici in 1899). The editor of this volume has contributed an introduction, an editor's note, and a glossary. The bulk of the book (pp. 35-230) contains transcriptions of 555 Romanian ballads collected by Alexici (1864-1936). CONDITION: Sewn binding (no creasing). Text clean and free o... (more information)

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Caracas, Venezuela: Ediciones del Ministerio de Educacion, 1964. xciv, 699 pp. Plates, footnotes, indexes. Texts in Spanish. Extensive prologue (pp. __-xciv), ________. CONDITION: Pages unopened (uncut). Sewn binding. Some overall handling wear to card covers. OVERSIZED.. First Thus. Paperback. Good. 24 x 16 cm. ... (more information)

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New York: Berg Publishers [Oxford International], 2001. vii, 127 pp. Chapter endnotes, bibliography, index. Professor Hans Mommsen, one of the world's leading experts on the history of the Third Reich, has gathered together a group of historians who are engaged in pioneering research into national socialism. This book covers such topics as the Viennese background to Hitler's career; the development of fascist tendencies amongst the German population during the Weimar period; the nature of popular support fo... (more information)

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Atlanta, GA: Chas. P. Byrd, 1912 A rare piece of ephemera. Stapled pamphlet (12 unpaginated pages). The main part of this report is a table, arranged by county, which lists important statistics for Georgia's public roads in 1912 (e.g., mileage, surface type, costs, number of convicts used in road construction, salaries, number and value of mules on the roads, taxes, etc.). CONDITION: Moderate overall wear with water stain to lower right corner of pamphlet (penetrates into text area, but ink has not bled). L... (more information)

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Serdicae (Sofia), Bulgaria: Academia Litterarum Bulgarica [Jusautor Publishers], 1980. 301 pp. Illustrations, maps, footnotes. This scarce book in this series (an occasional publication) contains contributions in French, English, German, and Russian. CONTENTS: Nécropole tumulaire près de village Belogradec du VIIe s. av. n.ère [Tonceva]. Thrakische Sprachreste im Bulgarischen Einleitung [Vlahov]. Nekotorye aspekty deleniia dvusostavnykh frakiiskikh lichnykh imen [Boiadzhiev]. Zolotoi na... (more information)

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Serdicae (Sofia), Bulgaria: Academia Litterarum Bulgarica [Jusautor Publishers], 1985. 262 pp. Illustrations, maps, footnotes. This scarce book in this series (an occasional publication) contains selected presentations from the 15th Eirene conference held in Nesebar, 2-6 October 1978; contributions in German, French, Russian, English, and Latin. CONTENTS: Les esclaves et les rapports agraires de l'Ancien Orient (Selon les données de la législation cunéiforme) [Popov]. Rimskie bronzovye ... (more information)

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Paris: Bordas, 1993. This is volume 1 only (of 2). lii, 1155 pp. In French. A scholarly edition for students of Corneille's plays. CONTENTS: Oeuvres critiques. Mélite. Clitandre. La Veuve. La Galerie du Palais. La Suivante. La Place Royale. La Comédie des Tuileries. Médée. L'illusion. Le Cid. Horace. Cinna. CONDITION: Sewn binding. Very minor wear; virtually like new.. First Thus. Paperback. Near Fine. 19 x 12 cm. ... (more information)

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The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1964. xii, 209 pp. Footnotes, figures, appendices, references, index, errata slip laid in. The central question in this study of post-World War II emigration from the Netherlands is "the interrelation between the individual policy and government policy, via the policy of social organizations and groups of interests somehow connected with emigration." Moderate overall wear to covers. Light darkening to covers and pages from age. "1964" has been written in pen ... (more information)

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