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A Grammar of the Danish Language for the Use of Englishmen, together with Extracts in Prose and Verse.
Copenhagen, Schultz, 1830. 8vo. Uncut in the original blank boards. Handwritten title label to spine. Spine slightly rubbed. Scattered brownspots. XII,184 pp.
First edition of Rask's Danish Grammar, which was later translated into Danish by Rask's half-brother. The present copy belonged to the Danish linguist Ludvig F. A. Wimmer (1839-1920) and carries his signature to the front endpaper. Hjelmslev I, 176.
A Grammar of the Anglo-Saxon Tongue, with a Praxis. A new Edition enlarged and improved by the Author. Translated from the Danish by B. Thorpe.
Copenhagen, B. Møller, 1830. Contemp. blindstamped cloth. Light wear to top of spine. LX,(4),224 pp., 1 engraved plates. Clean and fine, printed on good paper.
Second English edition, but corrected by Rask. - Rask Bibliografi I,179.
A Grammar of the Anglo-Saxon Tongue, from the Danish... by Benjamin Thorpe. Second Edition, corrected and improved.
London, Trübner & Co., 1865. Orig. full blindstamped cloth, gilt lettering. VI,191 pp. Toning to title-page, otherwise fine and clean.
