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Paperback. Reprint. Quarto. 136, 18, 16, 15, [1], 21, [1], 18, 19, [1], 18, 19, 18, 24, 21, 20, [4], 83, [1]pp. Original printed wrappers with publisher's logo on front covers and title pages. Previous owner's name on title (Herbert H. Paper*). This work is an introduction to the Hindi language. Also known as Urdu, the Hindi language is spoken in West Pakistan and over a large part of Northern India. It is related to English linguistically, belonging as it does to the same 'family' of languages. The Hindi Basic Reader is intended to accompany the Basic Course in Spoken Hindi. Minor and sporadic light damp staining on wrappers. Spine of first volume cocked. Wrappers in overall good-, interior in good+ condition. *Dr. Herbert Harry Paper (1925-2012) was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and near Eastern Languages, and the Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati. He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago. Dr. Paper taught at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and joined HUC-JIR as the Dean of Graduate Studies. His specialties were Persian studies, concentrating on the history of the Persian language and on the ancient languages of Iran, and Yiddish literature. …