41. [Bar-Hillel, Yehoshua] / [Quine, Willard Van Orman] Kasher, Asa (Ed.).

Language in Focus : Foundations, Methods and Systems. Essays in Memory of Yehoshua Bar-Hillel.

Boston, D.Reidel Publishing Company, 1976. 15.5 cm x 23 cm. 679, (xxviii) pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Even though there is no sign of it within the book, this is the personal copy of philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine, who also contributed to the Volume. [Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science].

42. Demosthenis / Demosthenes [Johannes Rust, Med. Tem. & Trin. Coll. Cantab.].

Demosthenis Orationes De Republica Ad Populum Habitae: Latio donatae ab Jo: Vincentio Lucchesinio patritio Lucensi, cum notis criticis, & historicis. Ad SS. Dnm Nostrum Clementem Undecimum Pontificem Maximum.

Romae, Ex Typographia Antonii de Rubeis in Platea Cerensi, 1712. Large Octavo. XII, 232 pages. Original Hardcover (Pigskin) with contemporary handwritten title on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Small, professional repair to upper spine. Some paper damage with text-loss internally to pages 267 – 278 as well as pages 315 – 320. Several defects to some pages with small text-lesions and tears. From the library of Johannes Rust, Trinity College Cambridge. His small bookplate pasted to the dedication page. Contemporary entries in ink on the pastedown and endpaper.

43. Rausch, Friedrich.

Original, trilingual handbook with loosely inserted plates, showing the phonetics (position and look of tongue, lips and teeth-positions during speaking certain words) Handausgabe von Rausch’s Lauttafeln [Inclusive dem englischen “th”] – 26 lithographische Tafeln mit Lautbezeichnungen der Association Phonetique Internationale nach Vietor’s Lauttafeln. Zusätzlich mit einer deutschen Lauttafel (System Vietor) welche nach Lippenlauten, Zahnlauten, Gaumenlauten und Kehllauten trennt.

2. Auflage der verkleinerten Ausgabe. Marburg, N.G.Elwert / Association Phonetique International, [1913]. Octavo. 26 Tafeln in Postkartengröße, lose in originaler Verlags-Flügelmappe. Softcover. Sehr guter Zustand dieser seltenen Ausgabe / Tafel 1 rückseitig mit Bibliotheksstempel. Alle Tafeln vorderseitig mit zusätzlicher (verkehrter) Numerierung in Buntstift. / Reduced edition (pocket edition) of Friedrich Rausch’s phonetic plates, illustrating the speech sounds, including one plate for the digraph “th”.

44. Bhaldraithe, Tomas de / Corkery, Daniel / and many others.

Collection of over eighty (80) publications on the Gaelic Language (Gaeilge), the History of the Gaelic Language, Gaelic Grammar, gaelic exercise books (new and old), publications on gaelic conversation etc. etc. including a Dictionary by Tomas de Bhaldraithe, a publication by Daniel Corkery on “The Fortunes of the Irish Language”, etc. etc.

Dublin and others, c.1950 – c.1990. Octavo. More than 1500 pages. Original Hardcover and Softcover Volumes. Some of the publications in poor condition but the majority in very good condition (see images).

45. Chomsky, Noam.

Barriers.

Fourth Printing. Cambridge, The MIT Press, 1993. 8°. 102 pages. Original Softcover. Signed by Noam Chomsky on the endpaper. [Linguistic Inquiry Monograph Series].

46. Chomsky, Noam.

The Culture of Terrorism [SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Noam Chomsky].

Boston, South End Press, 1988. Octavo. 269 pages. Original, illustrated Softcover. The binding with a dominant crease on the cover and some stronger foxing to the edges but otherwise in very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. Inscribed and signed by Noam Chomsky on the endpaper.

47. Chomsky, Noam / Halle, Morris / Jakobson, Roman.

Hypothèses. [SIGNED by Chomsky] – Trois entretiens et trois études sur la linguistique et la poétique. Présentations et contributions de Jean Pierre Faye, Jean Paris, Jacques Roubaud, Mitsou Ronat.

First Edition / Premiere Edition. Paris, Éditions Seghers / Laffont, 1972. 8°. 217 pages. Softcover / Broché. Avec la signature de Noam Chomsky. / Original Softcover. Signed by Noam Chomsky.

48. [Chomsky, Noam] Harman, Gilbert.

On Noam Chomsky – Critical Essays [by Quine, Davidson and many others]. [SIGNED by Noam Chomsky]. Edited by Gilbert Harman.

First Edition. Garden City, Anchor Books, 1974. 8°. 348 pages. Original Softcover. Top edge stained. Minor crease to rear cover. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by Noam Chomsky on the endpaper. [Modern Studies in Philosophy – Amelie Oksenberg Rorty (General Editor)].

49. [Chomsky, Noam] Allen, J.P.B. / van Buren, Paul.

Chomsky: Selected Readings. [SIGNED by Noam Chomsky].

First Edition. London, Oxford University Press, 1971. 8°. IX, 166 pages. Original Hardcover Edition (Library Edition) / There was also a Paperback Edition but this is the better version. Endpaper and pastedowns with browning/foxing, as usual with this publication. Otherwise this book is in excellent condition ! A few annotations and markings in pencil throughout the text ! Signed on the endpaper by Noam Chomsky. [Language and Language Learning – Edited by Ronald Mackin and Peter Strevens].

50. Johnson, Samuel.

A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the words are deduced from their Originals, Explained in their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the names of the writers in whose Works they are found. Abstracted from the Folio Edition, by the Author Samuel Johnson A.M. To which is prefixed, An English Grammar. To this edition are added, A History of the English Language, The Author’s Preface to the Folio and a considerable Number of Words, none of which are contained in the London Octavo.

Dublin, Printed by W.G.Jones, for Thomas Ewing, in Dame-Street, 1768. Octavo (14 cm x 21,5 cm). 1026 unnumbered pages. Hardcover / Original, 18th century leather with new spine-label. In protective Mylar. Binding with some rubbing and minor defects to the leather. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of John & Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with the name of John Meade on the titlepage.