Epea Ptereonta, Or, The Diversions of Purley.
London: Privately Printed, 1798.
Engraved frontispieces. 2 volumes. Square 4to, contemporary mottled calf (spines rather chipped and joints cracked). London: The Author, 1798 -1805. Second edition. A good copy, with generally clean pages.
Excited a new interest in etymology when it was published. "No single book, perhaps, ever so much illustrated language." --Sir James Mackintosh.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: Second
Language: English
Price: $125.00
Item #118051