Hermes, or A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar

Harris, James

Wingrave, 1794

[Linguistics] Bound in contemporary speckled calf. Spine gilt ruled in six compartments. Red morocco spine label.  xix, 442, [26] pages : Engraved frontispiece; 21 cm.  Johannes Guise's armorial bookplate. 

  Refs: Alston, III.815. ESTC T115173.  One of the most important and influential eighteenth-century works on language, which saw five 18th century editions.  (First printed in 1751)