Schurmann C G (10 results)

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Facsimile Edition. A very good copy, digital photos available. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Facsimile Edition. A very good copy, digital photos available. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Adelaide, 'Published by the Authors at the native location' [and printed by Robert Thomas and Co., Hindley Street, Adelaide], 1840. Octavo, [vi] (fourth and fifth pages blank, sixth page errata), [iv]-viii, [ii] (sectional half-title, verso blank), 24, [ii] (sectional half-title, verso blank), 76 pages. Nineteenth century plain blue wrappers (identical to the material used for the original plain wrappers); title page very lightly foxed and dusty; a few minor corner creases; small inkspot to one page; an excellent copy. A rare and important early Adelaide publication, and among the earliest and extensive works of its kind; the vocabulary and phraseology run to 76 pages. Ferguson 3102 (with slight variations to the preliminary pagination, but definitely in error in omitting the 26 pages of grammar). …

HARDCOVER. 1840, First edition. A very good copy bound in burgundy boards with gilt lettering on the sun faded spine. The photos of the authors are pasted to the front endpapers. There are previous owners signatures on the front pastedown and title page but otherwise the contents are fine and undamaged. This copy is now housed in a custom made slipcase. Scans available if required.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. "OUTLINES OF A GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, AND PHRASEOLOGY, OF THE ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, SPOKEN BY THE NATIVES IN AND FOR SOME DISTANCE AROUND ADELAIDE". 8.5" x 5.25", blue cloth hardcover, gilt bands & author's surnames to spine, pp [i - iv] v - viii [ ix,x,1} 2 - 76. Original soft cover rebound spine sunned, very fine condition, light foxing to early and late pages. 1840 first edition bound in dark blue cloth, in exceptionally fine condition. Fixed to the front pastedown is the bookplate of Harold J. Sheard (1890 - 1975) noted author, anthropologist and colleague of Charles Mountford. …

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Gut. 1. 192 S. Gutes Exemplar, geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Cover/SU berieben/bestoßen, Schnitt/Papier nachgedunkelt, innen alles in Ordnung. D260911axm66 ISBN: 9783777446820 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 863.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1840 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 127 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 127 Teichelmann, Chr. G. [from old catalog],Schu?rmann, C. W., [from old catalog] joint author.…

Adelaide : 'Published by the authors at the native location' [and printed by Robert Thomas and Co., Hindley Street, Adelaide], 1840. Octavo, fine period style half calf by Aquarius, spine tooled in gilt with contrasting morocco title label lettered in gilt, preserving the original plain blue paper wrappers (a little chipped), title leaf with a sealed tear; dedication leaf; errata leaf; [iv] - viii (Introductory Preface); [ii]; 76, a couple of spots of foxing, a fine copy. A rare early Adelaide publication and an important study of Aboriginal language, compiled by two Lutheran missionaries, finely bound by Aquarius. Ferguson 3102.…

spoken by the natives in and for some distance around Adelaide. First edition. 8vo. Modern printed wrappers. (x), 24, 76pp. Adelaide, published by the authors at the native location, A very good copy of this early Adelaide imprint and important Kaurna grammar and vocabulary. The authors were Lutheran missionaries and pastors. They arrived in Adelaide on 12 October 1838 and immediately set about establishing a school. This was their first publication. The extensive vocabulary includes a section on "the names of places and rivers." Ferguson, 3102.…

Adelaide: Published by the Authors at the Native Location 1840. (xii 76pp.). BOUND WITH: A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia; with copious meanings embodying much interesting information regarding the Habits Manners and Customs of the Natives and the Natural History of the Country. By G.F. Moore. (London: M. Walbrook n.d.) (xii 2 120pp.). The two works bound as one in later qtr. calf with marbled paper boards. Spine titled and with raised bands. Top edge gilt. 8vo. Fine and extremely scarce.…