Written by perhaps the most prolific, erudite Egyptologist of the 20th century, this solid guide to hieroglyphics remains the standard introduction. Budge gives the history of hieroglyphic writing, its evolution into hieratic and demotic scripts, and the fascinating tale of its decipherment by Young, Champollion, Åkerblad, and others. Reprint of the Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd., London, 1910 edition
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Elementary Turkish by Lewis Thomas Revised and edited by Norman Itzkowitz. Superb grammar and exercise book enables students to quickly recognize, understand and begin to use the basic patterns of modern Turkish. Full glossary.
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter W. Skeat This reference traces English words back to their Indo-European roots. Each entry features a brief definition, identifies the language of origin, and employs a few illustrative quotations. An extensive appendix includes prefixes, suffixes, more.
Simplified Grammar of Arabic, Persian and Hindustani by E. H. Palmer This concise and practical book will enable students to analyze sentences in all 3 languages. Alphabets, numerals, verb parts, and tenses are given for each, along with English equivalents, pronunciations, and explanations for compound words.
English Picture Word Book by Hayward Cirker, Barbara Steadman Delightful learning aid contains 15 large pictures of home, school, farm, beach, other environments, each with dozens of objects, animals, people carefully labeled. Build vocabulary and have fun coloring too.
A Tibetan-English Dictionary by H. A. Jaschke Practical and nontechnical, this classic dictionary, assembled by missionaries in the 19th century, derives its matter and principles equally from literature and speech. Each word is defined in terms of written and conversational usage.
