Description: Students' Diamond Dictionary of Words, Phrases, and Idioms (Anglo-Oriya), Volume 1: A-L, Volume 2: M-Z, Compiled by Jagan Mohan Patnaik, and Edited by Girija Sankar Ray. Published by Cuttack Publishing House. Vol 1: 1962, 1221pp, 7 x 10", hardcover binding. Vol 2: 1964, 1267pp, 7 x 10", hardcover binding. Both volumes are in fair condition with some hinge-wear and binding issues, and minor age-related wear. The extremities of both volumes have slight rubbing, with minimal bubbling to the boards' surfaces. General age-related toning and foxing to pages throughout both folios. There are instances throughout the binding where the text-block is starting to become detached. Please see our photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A rare set of two volumes of dictionaries on the Odia language, formerly known as Oriya. It is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha, and is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. This specific set of books comes from the collection of Johannes Rahder (1898-1988) a Dutch Orientalist and Japanese professor. Because of a chance encounter on the Trans-Siberian railway in 1933, Langston Hughes was inspired to write about Rahder in his work ‘I Wonder, I Wander’. FORN-SHELF-673-0324-eb0656
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Jagan Mohan Patnaik
Publisher: Cuttack Publishing House
Topic: Language Study
Subject: Reference
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