Russian-Housa Dictionary, About 22,000 Words, Compiled by V. V. Laptukhin, Edited by Ado Guadabe Cano, With the Appendix of the Essay "The Main Morphological Correspondences of the Russian and Housa Languages", Compiled by Yu. G. Iordanidi. Published in Moscow by the Soviet Encyclopedia Publishing House. 1967, 411pp, 5 x 8", hardcover binding.

In good condition with some shelf-wear, including some staining to back board and warping to spine. Hinges are intact. General age-related toning and foxing to pages. Please see our photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. 

A linguistic study book from the prestigious library of language scholar Johannes Rahder (1898-1988): Dutch Orientalist, professor of Japanese at the University of Leiden (1931-1946), and Yale University (1947-1965), and once depicted by legendary Langston Hughes in 'I Wonder, I Wander', as a "...famous authority on obscure Oriental languages", after a brief meeting on the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1933. A 1967 Housa dictionary translated into Russian. 

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