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Goldstücker.-PANINI: His Place in Sanskrit Literature. An Investigation of some Literary and Chronological Questions which may be settled by a study of his Work. A separate impression of the Preface to the Facsimile of MS. No. 17 in the Library of Her Majesty's Home Government for India, which contains a portion of the MANAVA-KALPA-SUTRA, with the Commentary of KUMARILA-SWAMIN. BY THEODOR GOLDSTÜCKER. Imperial 8vo., pp. 268, cloth. 128. Grammatography.-A MANUAL OF REFERENCE to the Alphabets of Ancient and Modern Languages. Based on the German Compilation of F. BALLHORN. In one volume, royal 8vo., pp. 80, cloth. 78. 6d.

The "Grammatography" is offered to the public as a compendious introduction to the reading of the most important ancient and modern languages. Simple in its design, it will be consulted with advantage by the philological student, the amateur linguist, the bookseller, the corrector of the press, and the diligent compositor.

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Hebrew (Archaic).

Canarese (or Carnâtaca). Gujerati (orGuzzeratte).

Chinese.

Coptic.

Croato-Glagolitic.

Cufic.

Hebrew.

Hungarian.

Illyrian,

Irish.

Italian (Old).

Japanese.

Javanese,

[man). Romaic (Modern Greek)

Lettish.

Mantshu.

Median Cuneiform.

Russian.

Runes.

Samaritan.

Sanscrit.

Servian.

Slavonic (Old).

Sorbian (or Wendish).

Swedish.

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Manava-Kalpa-Sutra; being a portion of this ancient Work on Vaidik Rites, together with the Commentary of KUMARILA-SWAMIN. A Facsimile of the MS. No. 17 in the Library of Her Majesty's Home Government for India. With a Preface by THEODOR GOLDSTÜCKER. Oblong folio, pp. 268 of letterpress and 121 leaves of facsimiles. Cloth. £4 4s.

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