Wotton's short view of George Hickes's grammatico-critical and archeological treasury of the ancient northern languages, [electronic resource] : with some notes, by a lover of the ancient northern literature, and an appendix to the notes, faithfully and intirely translated into English from the Latin original, by Maurice Shelton, of Barmingham Hall in the county of Suffolk, Esquire, one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said county, &c. To which are added by the same translator. Other curious and proper notes for a further illustration of the text, a short appendix of notes of correction, &c. and a dedication to the Right Honourable James Retnolds, Esq; Lord Chief Baron of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer, at West-Minster. No sort of learning can be a burthen to any man; that certainly is the most useful and pleasant, which relates to the language, laws, and customs of our own country, &c.
1737
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Wotton's short view of George Hickes's grammatico-critical and archeological treasury of the ancient northern languages, [electronic resource] : with some notes, by a lover of the ancient northern literature, and an appendix to the notes, faithfully and intirely translated into English from the Latin original, by Maurice Shelton, of Barmingham Hall in the county of Suffolk, Esquire, one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said county, &c. To which are added by the same translator. Other curious and proper notes for a further illustration of the text, a short appendix of notes of correction, &c. and a dedication to the Right Honourable James Retnolds, Esq; Lord Chief Baron of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer, at West-Minster. No sort of learning can be a burthen to any man; that certainly is the most useful and pleasant, which relates to the language, laws, and customs of our own country, &c.
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Wotton, William, 1666-1727.
Uniform Title
Linguarum vett. septentrionalium thesaurus. English
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The second edition, with emendations and large additions, ..
Publication Details
London : printed for, and sold by D. Browne, Bookseller at the Black Swan without Temple Bar, MDCCXXXVII. [1737]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
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[14],xv,[7],206,[10]p. : ill. ; 4⁰.
Note
The text proper has a second titlepage bearing the date 1708, being a translation of the Latin original of that date.
Price from imprint: Price sowed, Eight Shillings; Price bound, Ten Shillings.
Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 250 copies printed.
Signatures: A⁴ a-c⁴ d² B-2E⁴.
Signatures from Maslen & Lancaster.
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Price from imprint: Price sowed, Eight Shillings; Price bound, Ten Shillings.
Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 250 copies printed.
Signatures: A⁴ a-c⁴ d² B-2E⁴.
Signatures from Maslen & Lancaster.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Alston, III.22
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 2421
English Short Title Catalog, T83068.
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 2421
English Short Title Catalog, T83068.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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