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A Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes
by [Lowth, Robert]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Elizabethtown, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: J.Dodsley and T. Cadell, 1772. "A New Edition, Corrected." Front cover detached, but Good otherwise. An early edition of one of the most influential books on English usage. First published in 1762 and a standard text for decades after. Not stated but written by Robert Lowth, a Bishop of the Church of England and Oxford Professor of Poetry. Commonly known as "Lowth's Grammar," his work contains many of the familiar grammar rules that were impressed upon generations of students from the 18th century on. (Perhaps its best-known admonition is that a sentence must not end with a preposition.) xv, 221 pages + 1 leaf of publisher ads. 12mo. Early or original calf leather binding. Gilt-decorated spine, red leather title label. Front board and first blank detached. Old bookworm track to upper corner of early pages, not affecting the text. Dissipating by page vi and then continuing through most of the text as two small holes, and a single hole by the late pages. Text block quite sound and tight. Clean internally. A solid copy, despite the detached cover. Nicely held in place by a new, clear archival jacket (not pictured.)
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- Bookseller
- Lux Libri
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047896
- Title
- A Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes
- Author
- [Lowth, Robert]
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Dodsley and T. Cadell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1772
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Reference;
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Lux Libri
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Elizabethtown, New York
About Lux Libri
Online booksellers since 1996 with general inventory of used and rare books, signed material, ephemera, etc. Our listings are original and show the actual item for sale. We do not use stock photos or descriptions. Most dust jackets are protected in clear, archival covers (removable, if desired.) Books are shipped in sturdy, new boxes with tracking. (Paper and lightweight items may ship in padded envelopes.) Inquiries always welcome and promptly answered.
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