Principles of English Etymology - First Series: The Native Element ['Clarendon Press Series']

Published by Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1892

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Comprehensive and detailed etymological study/history, covering: sources of the English language/dialects/vowels/Teutonic and Classical languages cognate with English/Grimm's Law/vowel gradation and mutation/prefixes and suffixes/'Derivations from roots'/Modern English and phonetic spelling/consonants/compounds/'Early words of Latin origin'/Celtic, Scandinavian, Old Friesic and Old Dutch elements/accent. First Edn., 1892; full green cloth; plain borders blind-stamped to front/rear boards; titling/plain rules blocked in gilt (slightly worn/very dulled); black endpapers; xxxiv+[ii]+547+[i]pp. + 8pp. publisher's catalogue. Moderately stained spine lightly worn at top and crushed/rubbed at tail, but robust; joints slightly rubbed; lightly soiled/slightly stained boards slightly bumped at bottom corners, and rubbed at top corners, but robust/quite bright; fore/bottom edges slightly tanned, but pages clean and very crisp/bright; some pages unopened. Binding firm, all complete/intact. No inscriptions. Good. PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING.

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Title
Principles of English Etymology - First Series: The Native Element ['Clarendon Press Series']
Author
SKEAT, Rev. Walter W.
Publisher
Clarendon Press, Oxford
Publication year
1892
Condition
Good
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Book Type
Hardback
Binding
Cloth
Edition
First Edition.
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Antiquarian (published 1800 to 1899), History/Topography (Britain & Ireland), Literature/Literary Criticism/Linguistics

Robert Wright, trading as 'The Bookman'

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