Vidums (2 results)
Published by A. Brokana & R. Dovana apgads, Esslingen a. N. 1947
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United KingdomAlexander's Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Good
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Believed to be English vocabulary exercises for Latvian speakers, published in Germany. 252 pages of English paragraphs constructed in rigid fashion producing much comic effect for native English speakers. Amusing insight into what concerned Latvians in 1947? Good condition. paperbound.Sc…arce.
More imagesPublished by A. Brokans & R. Dovans, Esslingen am Neckar 1946
Seller: RARE PAPER INC, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.RARE PAPER INC
Contact seller5-star sellerVol. 1: 124 p.; Vol. 2: p. 125-253; 30 cm. Mimeographed typescript in Latvian and English, with phonetic transcription. Spines chipped and somewhat fragile. With printed censorship note: "Reprinting and recopying strictly forbidden" - Authorized by UNRRA Team 208. A pedagogical English-language course prepared for Latvian refuge…es in postwar Germany, arranged in lessons combining vocabulary lists, pronunciation guides, and short texts. Produced in the Latvian Displaced Persons (DP) camp at Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, under the auspices of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). The author, J. Vidums, a former English teacher at the 2nd State Secondary School in Riga, compiled this manual to assist Latvian refugees in learning English for resettlement.
