Lao-English Dictionary
by Allen Kerr; Sing Bourommavong; Houmphent Phetmongkhonh; Samreung Singhavara; Somsangouane Loungsisomkham
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 9748495698
- ISBN 13
- 9789748495699
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About This Item
Bangkok: White Lotus, 1992. Hardcover. Near Fine book / no jacket. Price marks to first page. Text block pristine. Spine straight and sound. Covers clean, corners frayed. Foxing to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xv + 1223 pages.
Originally published 1972 by The Catholic University of American Press. Compiled in the period 1960-1971 from existing dictionaries, publications, and native speakers, Kerr's dictionary has some 44,000 entries, evenly split between heads and compounds. It is particularly notable for its coverage of flora and fauna, including locations found (mainly from Jules Vidal). Second Printing, 1992 by White Lotus Co. of Bangkok. Two volumes bound as one.
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- Title
- Lao-English Dictionary
- Author
- Allen Kerr; Sing Bourommavong; Houmphent Phetmongkhonh; Samreung Singhavara; Somsangouane Loungsisomkham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 9748495698
- ISBN 13
- 9789748495699
- Publisher
- White Lotus
- Place of Publication
- Bangkok
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- xv + 1223
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- dictionary, Lao, English, language, foreign, Lao, Laos
- Bookseller catalogs
- Laos; Asia; Foreign language & Linguistics;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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