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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. xiii, 107pp, bound in glossy stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "So. Harpswell, Maine / Summer, 1985 / For the Romaines, / with fond shared memories, / lots of good wishes, + / thanks for the latest "loan" / of your eldest daughter - / Very best, / Nancy". Nancy Currier Dorian (1936-2024) was an American linguist who researched the decline of the East Sutherland dialect of Scottish Gaelic for over 40 years, especially in the villages of Brora, Golspie and Embo. Due to their isolation from other Gaelic speaking communities, these East Sutherland villages presented a good opportunity to study language death. She spent the latter portion of her life in South Harpswell, Maine. The book covers show light creasing. Other then the author's inscription, there are NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Inscribed by Author(s).…