Hermes, or a Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Hardcover
1765 · London
by Harris, James
London: John Nourse and Paul Vaillant, 1765. Second edition, revised and corrected. Hardcover. Very Good+. Calf, gilt-stamped lettering in black leather spine label in second compartment (5 raised bands); 8vo; pp. xix, [1], [442], [29] (index, ad), plus frontispiece. Portrait of Harris clipped from an unknown source and affixed to front flyleaf. Some light scuffing at extremities; boards just a little bumped along the edges. Text block is bright and clean.
An important and influential 18th-century work on language. Alston III, 810; Kennedy 2362; Stojan 234. (Inventory #: JC14365)
An important and influential 18th-century work on language. Alston III, 810; Kennedy 2362; Stojan 234. (Inventory #: JC14365)