Max Muller. Science of Language First Series. Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution in April, May and June 1861. From the second London edition, revised. New York: Scribner, Armstrong, and Co. 1873. First American edition. 416-page hardcover, with library markings on spine and versos of boards. Rust-colored publisher s cloth with spine label gilt intact, but somewhat faded. Muller was the greatest popularizer of the great discoveries in historical linguistics that began in the 18th century discovery that Sanskrit was closely akin to Latin and culminated in the work of the Grimm brothers and Bopp. Muller s work extended beyond linguistics to topics in the development of religion Hindu and Greek gods have a lot in common. Seller Inventory # ABE-1521678190140

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Title: Science of Language First Series. Lectures ...

Binding: Hardcover

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Edition: 1st Edition

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I specialize in rare or scarce books in philosophy, broadly construed. Early editions of Plato and Aristotle, first English editions of Plato and Aristotle first and early editions of 17-19th century philosophers and logicians, as well as important 20th- century philosophers. I have a few interesting non-philosophy items.

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