København, Beeken, 1825. 8vo. Bound in a beautiful contemporary half calf binding with gilt spine. Gilt title label to spine. Few scattered brownspots, otherwise internally clean. (4),34,138 pp.
First edition of Rask's Frisian grammar. Hjelmslev I, 63.
København, Christensenske Offisin, 1831. 8vo. Bound in a contemporary pink cardboard binding, presumably a gift binding. All edges gilt. Printed on vellum paper. Internally near mint. 31 pp.
An exceptionally good copy of the first printing. Hjelmslev II, 185" Fiske I, 481.
København, J.H. Schultz, 1827. Lille8vo. Samt. hshirtbd. 12,74,(1) pp. trykt på skrivepapir. Titelbladet repareret i nederste venstre hjørne uden tab. Eksemplaret har tilhørt filologen H.G. Wiwel og har en del sider med tilskrifter i blyant.
Originaludgaven.
København, Schultz, 1827. Lille 8vo. Samtidigt hshirtbd. Rygforgyldning og forgyldt titel. 12,74,(1) pp. Spredte brunpletter. Af en tilskrift på fribladet fremgår, at bogen er overrakt som gave af Rask. ""Föræret af besta Vännen Broder R.K. Rask. 1832./ J.R.Burd""
Originaludgaven. - Rask Bibliografi I,101.
København, Schultz, 1827. Samtidigt hldrbd. Slid ved øverste kapitæl. Hjørner stødte. Forgyldt rygtitel. 12,74,(1) pp. Gennemstukket med hvide blanke blade (skrivepapir). Eksemplar på skrivepapir.
Originaludgaven. - Rask Bibliografi I,101.
København, Schultz, 1827. 8vo. Uncut in the original blank blue wrapper (back one missing). Upper half of spine missing. Ownership signature to title page. Waterstains to the first few leaves. Contemporary underlinings in text. Handwritten note to inside of front wrapper: ""Foræret / af / Professor Rask / d. 10e August 1828"" (Given by Professor Rask 10 August 1828).
First edition of Rask's 'Italian Morphology', presumably given by Rask to an unknown recipient. Hjelmslev I, 101.
Lund, Berlingska, 1838. 8vo. Bound in a contemporary blue cardboard binding with handwritten title label. Wear to capitals and edges of spine. Brownspotted. (2),IV,112 pp.
First Swedish and slightly revised edition of Rask's ""Kortfattet Vejledning til det oldnordiske eller gamle islandske Sprog"", first published in 1832. Hjelmslev I, 214.
København, Schubothe, 1861. Samtidigt hshirtbd. Ryg svag. Titeletiket i skind og forgyldt på forpermen. 80 pp.
København, Reitzel og v. Maack, 1832. 8vo. Uncut in the original blue wrappers. Housed in a half calf slipcase with four raised bands and gilt title to spine. Wear and tears to capitals and edges of wrappers. Ownership signature title page and handwritten list of abbreviations to verso of title page. Some brownspots, otherwise internally clean. (4),76 pp.
First edition of Rask's short introduction to Old Norse. Hjelmslev I, 197.
København, Schubothe, 1854. Ubeskåret i blanke omslag. 80 pp.
Hafniæ, 1831. Samtidigt hshirtbd. Skindtitel på forpermen, forgyldt. 28,8 pp. Brunplettet.
Originaludgaven.
Hafniæ, Schubothe,1831. 8vo. Bound with the original blue wrappers in a later half cloth binding. Brownspotted and scattered notes in pencil. 28,8 pp.
The first edition of Rask's edition of Luqman's fables. Hjelmslev I, 184.
Hauniæ, Schultz, 1832. 4to. Disbound. Published as Festschrift by the University of Copenhagen. 36 pp + 1 folded plate.
First edition. Hjelmslev I, 201.
Dated ""Kopenhagen d. 13. Septbr. 1828."" 1 1/2 p. 4to. In German. In the letter Rask expresses great gratitude for having been announced ""Ehrenmitglied [= honorary member] des Vereins für Geschichte und Alterthumskunde Westphalens"""" the membership is effectuated from the 7th of August 1827, and Rask has received the diploma the same day as the letter is written. He describes what a great honor it is for him, and thanks the society many times, expressing his wish to be of use to them. He tells about his love for Scandinavian literature and his membership of the ""nordischen Ges."" and ""isländischen liter. Gesellschaft."" He wishes to live up to the responsibility this diploma gives him, ""[u]m aber etwas für die germanische Literatur oder Alterthums-/ kunde leisten zu können, bedarf ich viel mehr Hilfe von andern/ als ich solche zu geben im Stande bin."" He is currently working on an ""altsächsische Grammatik"", very much similar to his angelsachsische and friesische, but to be able to finish it properly, he is in want of an ""Abschrift des bekannten Bamberger Codex von/ der Evangelienharmonie, der gerade des beträchtlichste Stück von diesem Dialekt ist."" He has, however without luck, tried to get a hold of one and is now asking the society if they can be helpful.
With address and paper-seal on verso. Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM Rask is yielded as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).Letters from Rask are of the greatest rarity.
København, Schubothe, 1832. 8vo. Bound uncut in a later marbled cardboard binding with gilt title label to spine. Carl S. Petersen's signature to front free endpaper. Hole in title page neatly restored, not affecting text. Scattered brownspots, otherwise clean. 16,287,(1) pp.
The First edition of Rask's Lappish grammar. Rask was the first to classify Lappish as a non-indo-european language. The present copy belonged to the renowned Danish librarian and scholar Carl S. Petersen (1873-1958) and carries his signature to front free endpaper. Hjelmslev I, 199.
Kolombo (Colombo, Sri Lanka), 1821. 8vo. Original blank blue wrappers. Some brownspotting (due to the paper quality). (2),16 pp.
First (and only) edition of the first Singalese grammar in a Western language, Rask's highly importent work, in which he ""identified Sinhalese as a speech belonging to the same class as Sanskrit and added that Tamil belonged to quite a different class. Since then the subject has been studied and discusses by various scholars, and it is established beyond doubt that Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language.""Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM, Rask is identified as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).
Kolombo (Colombo, Sri Lanka), 1821. 8vo. Original blank blue wrappers. Insignificant wear to edges of wrappers. Light toning, but a fine copy. (2),16 pp.
First (and only) edition of the first Singalese grammar in a Western language, Rask's highly importent work, in which he ""identified Sinhalese as a speech belonging to the same class as Sanskrit and added that Tamil belonged to a different class. Since then the subject has been studied and discusses by various scholars, and it is established beyond doubt that Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language.""Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM, Rask is identified as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).
Kbhvn., 1824. Samt. hldrbd. Ryg lidt slidt og øverste del repareret. 226 pp. Som altid lettere brunplettet.
København, Beekens Forlag, 1824. Samtidigt hldrbd. Rygforgyldning. Forgyldt titeletiket. Lidt slid øverste kapitæl og forreste fals. 22,226 pp. Lidt spredte brunpletter.
Originaludgaven. - Rask Bibliografi I,49.
København, Beekens Forlag, 1824. 8vo. Uncut in the original gift cardboard binding covered in green glazed paper. Tears and loss of paper to spine. Book block split in two. Printed on good paper, internally clean. Inscribed by Rask to inside of front board: ""Højvelbårne Hr. Etatsråd / Notarius Publicus Olsen / ærbødigst / fra / Forfatteren"". The inscription is later crossed out, presumably by Rask. 22,226 pp.
Beautiful presentation copy of the first edition of Rask's Spanish grammar, presumably inscribed to Gottsche Hans Olsen (1760-1829) although he probably never received the copy. Hjelmslev I, 49.
København, Beekens Forlag, 1824. 8vo. Bound in a beautiful presentation-binding with green glazed paper over cardboard boards with a handwritten title label to spine. All edges uncut, making the paper-size at least twice as big as that of the regular edition. Printed on vellum paper. Title label partly missing and some of paper to lower capital. Inscribed by the author to inside of front board: ""Velbårne / Hr. Prof. Kolderup-Rosenvinge / ærbødigst / fra / Forfatteren."" (Honoured / Professor Kolderup-Rosenvinge / respectfully / from / the Author.) A few neat notes in old hand, presumably that of a the later owner, P. Rørdam, whose signature dated 1851 is written on the title page. Internally near mint.
A beautiful presentation copy, inscribed to Kolderup-Rosenvinge, of the first edition of Rask's Spanish Grammar. Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM Rask is yielded as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup-Rosenvinge (1792-1850) was a renowned Danish jurist, who played a great role in cultural life of golden age Denmark. He was bestowed with a long list of honours and honorary titles. In 1822 he became honorary member of the literary society of Iceland in Copenhagen and the society of the national history of language, and in 1824 he became a member of the scientific academy.
København, levin og Munksgaard, 1932-35. Lex8vo. Indbundet med orig. bogtrykte for-og bagomslag i 3 solide hldrbd. 2 rygge med en smule slid ved kapitæler. 328,378,403 pp. Indvendig ren og frisk.
København, Levin og Munksgaard, 1932-35. Lex8vo. 3 originale hldrbd. Forgyldte titel- og tome i skind på rygge. 328,378,403 pp. Rent frisk eksemplar.
Berlin, Duncker und Humblot, 1826. 8vo. Uncut in contemporary marbled wrappers. Spine neatly restored with matching marbled paper. Stamps to verso of title page. Scattered brownspots. VIII,80 pp. + 1 engraved folded plate.
First German edition of Rask's important treatise ""Om Zendsprogets og Zendavestas Ælde og Ægthed"", published same year as the Danish edition. Hjelmslev I, 96.
Kjöbenhavn, Gyldendal, 1818. Lidt senere hldrbd. Rygforgyldning. Skindtitel på ryg. Lille revnedannelse øverst på forreste fals. Ryg med lettere brugsspor. XII,312 pp. De første og sidste sider brunplettede. Enkelte marginalnoter i gl. hånd.
Originaludgaven af Prisskriftet, Rasks hovedværk, og et grunlæggende arbejde i Nordisk Sprogvidenskab. - Før Rasks værk er indbundet: PETER ERASMUS MÜLLER. Om det islandske Sprogs Vigtighed. Et af det kongelige Selskab for Norges Vel kronet Prisskrift. Kiøbenhavn, Sebastian Popp, 1813. (10),206,(2) pp. Lidt spredte brunpletter.First edition of Rask's main work, a founding work in Nordic Philology as he was the first to study the ancient Nordic languages systematically and discovered the correspondance of consonant relations between the Indo-European languages which led Jacob Grimm to formulate the rules underlying the Germanic as well as the High-German sound-shifts.