1751) Gregory Sharpe. Two Dissertations: Upon The Origin, Construction, Division

Description: Sharpe, Gregory. Two Dissertations: Upon The Origin, Construction, Division, and Relation of Languages. II. Upon the Original Power of Letters; wherein is proved from the Analogy of Alphabets, and the Proportion of Letters, that the Hebrew ought to be read without Points. To which is added The Second Edition, enlarged, of a Hebrew Grammar and Lexicon Without Points. London: John Millan, 1751, First Edition. Scarce. 8vo. Hardcover. 3 works in 1. xiv, [2], 118, [2], 56, 76, [51]p. Contemporary calf with gilt rules recently rebacked to match with title on red label and gilt rules. H3 with printing flaw at bottom corner with text separation but still intact (see pictures). Title page with minor damp stain to very outer edge else a very clean copy with large margins. With two plates: 1. Swift letter writing and 2. Different Alphabets. First edition of Two Dissertations. Second edition of Hebrew Grammar. First edition together. Gregory Sharpe (1713-1771), Church of England clergyman and author. Sharpe published widely on religious and classical subjects and took a scholarly interest in systems for learning languages. In 1751 he published a dissertation upon the origin and structure of the Latin tongue... and the second edition of his Seven Letters Containing Hebrew Language... he also wrote about Greek and translated several classic texts. [-See Oxford DNB for more info]. Language. Languages. Hebrew. Letters. Alphabet. Grammar. Linguistics. Symbolism. Religion.

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