1860 · Philadelphia, London, Paris Berlin
by Haldeman, S. S.
Philadelphia, London, Paris Berlin: J. B. Lippincott [et al.], 1860. 4to, pp. viii, [5]-148; addenda slip tipped in, original brown cloth, gilt title on cover, boards sunned, very good and sound. Ex-library, with label on upper pastedown and spine. "Haldeman's sense of hearing was so acute that he could differentiate the sounds emitted by insects. He studied exhaustively the American Indian dialects, becoming a recognized authority on the subject, and he also devoted much labor to the investigation of English, Chinese, and other languages. He developed an intense interest in the study of vocal sounds, and was deeply interested in spelling reform. He was (truncated)