Lhuyd, Edward
Archaeologia Britannica
£250
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 23 June 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
volume 1: Glossography [all published]. Oxford: M. Bateman, 1707. First edition, folio, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked retaining contemporary spine, early ownership signature to paste-down endpaper and title, flyleaves renewed with later ownership signature, bookplate, a little light internal spotting, a few minor damp spots to margins [ESTC T116102]
Footnote
Note: A pioneering work, by the Welsh polymath Edward Lhuyd, on comparative Celtic philology.