Description: Hermes; or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar by James Harris, Fourth Edition, James Williams, Dublin, 1773, 442pp, leather, 5 x 8.5", 12mo Poor condition/as is. Front board is completely detached from binding. Wear and chipping to boards. Tips are bumped with exposed boards. Significant chipping and cracking to spine. Binding is cracked at multiple points. Possible provenance in ink on flyleaf; illegible. All pages up to title page are detached from binding. Frontispiece opposite title page. Marginalia scattered throughout textblock. Toning, age-staining, ink-staining, and tea-staining throughout textblock. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase. James Harris (1709 - 1780), an English philosopher, grammarian, and music patron, attended both Wadham College and Lincoln's Inn, but graduated from neither. Hermes is a scientific argument toward a universal theory of Greek, Latin, and modern grammar. Harris also wrote Philological Inquiries (1781), regarding the history and development of the use of metaphor. FORN-TUB-0051-WW-2407-JC1040
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Leather
Language: English
Author: James Harris
Publisher: James Williams
Topic: Language Study
Subject: Philosophy
Original/Facsimile: Original
