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

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