1959 Chinese-Russian Dictionary: Scientific & Technical Terms by V.S. Kolokolva

Description: Chinese-Russian Dictionary: Scientific and Technical Terms by Professor V.S. Kolokolva, 32,000 Terms. Published in Moscow by the Institute of Scientific Information of the USSR Academy of Sciences. 1959, 568pp, 8 x 10.5", 8vo, hardcover binding. Condition as-is, with considerable hinge-wear and possible need to be re-bound. There is some exterior rubbing and staining to the extremities. Possibly some white paint spattering on the spine. General age-related toning to the pages throughout. The text-block is completely detached from the spine and front board at the title page. The binding issues continue throughout the pages. The previous owner has left a blue-inked faculty stamp on the title page. Please see our photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce and niche Chinese Dictionary translating into Russian, circa late 1950s. This specific book once resided in the prestigious library of language scholar Johannes Rahder (1898-1988). Rahder was a Dutch Orientalist and professor of Japanese at the University of Leiden from 1931 through 1946, and at Yale University from 1947 through 1965. He was depicted in the work of the legendary Langston Hughes' (1901-1967) 'I Wonder, I Wander'. After a brief meeting between the two figures on the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1933, Hughes recognized Rahder as being a "...famous authority on obscure Oriental languages". Rahder's blue-inked Yale University faculty stamp can be found on the title page. FORN-SHELF-674-0324-eb0663

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