Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers, London, etc., 1981
ISBN 10: 0207959730 ISBN 13: 9780207959738
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.
112p., colored and b/w illus., oblong format, original stiff wrappers.
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers, London, etc., 1975., 1975
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
12mo (18x11cm), paperback, 185pp + index. Very good condition. Mild wear, bumped, foxing along front hinge. With b&w plates. Pictures available on request.
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers, London, Sydney, Melbourne, etc., 1976., 1976
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
8vo (oblong, 21x28.5cm), hardback, 128pp. Good condition. Laminate boards in clear wrap around cover which is bumped with light scuff marks. Light wear, some foxing to upper edge. With b&w photographs. Pictures available on request.
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers, London, etc., 1981., 1981
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Paperback, 14.5x21cm, 216pp. Good condition. Worn and creased spine. Unevenly faded spine and upper edges. ISBN: 0207140073.
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers, London, Sydney etc., 1979., 1979
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
8vo (22x14.2cm), hardback, 270pp. Good+ condition in good dustwrapper (rubbed, bumped, light fading, some scratches and marks to surface). Bumped, light foxing to upper page edges. A selection from many writers. With b&w illustrations. Pictures available on request.
Published by Angus and Robertson Publishers, London, Sydney, Melbourne, etc., 1977., 1977
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
8vo (20x14cm), hardback, xiv + 190pp. Very good condition in very good dustwrapper (mild wear, small dent to spine about 7.5cm up from lower edge). Mild shelf wear, small white spot to centre rear. With b&w photographs. Pictures available on request.
Published by Angus and Robertson Publishers, Australia, London, Sydney etc., 1981
ISBN 10: 0207141509 ISBN 13: 9780207141508
Seller: Good Reading Secondhand Books, Benalla, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 137 pages.Apart from two ownership signatures and a gift inscription, clean, unmarked and solid. "This book gives the ordinary reader a fascinating glimpse into the little-known languages of Australia. Barry Blake describes the sounds of Aboriginal languages and the way they are transcribed and gives examples of grammars both simple and complex." CONTENTS: Ch.1. Introduction Ch.2. The sounds and their spelling Ch.3. Aboriginal grammar Ch.4. The vocabulary of Australian Aboriginal languages Ch.5. Language and social life Ch.6. Are Australian Aboriginal languages related to one another? Ch.7. Pidgin English and Aboriginal English Ch.8. The study of Australian Aboriginal languages Ch.9. Aboriginal words in Australian English.