Lot 196
Universal language.- Wilkins (John) An Essay Towards a Real Character, And a Philosophical Language, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, Printed for Sa: Gellibrand, and for John Martyn Printer to the Royal Society, 1668.
Hammer Price: £1,200
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Universal language.- Wilkins (John) An Essay Towards a Real Character, And a Philosophical Language, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, imprimatur f., title within double-rule border and with engraved arms of the Royal Society, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, 2 engraved plates, 2 folding letterpress tables, 2 engraved illustrations, with blank leaf 3M4 but lacking final blank, contemporary calf, upper joint repaired, lower cracking, [Wing W2196; Alston VII 290], folio, Printed for Sa: Gellibrand, and for John Martyn Printer to the Royal Society, 1668.
⁂ The first full exposition of a universal language in English, contains sections on the origin of languages and letters, the theory of grammar and phonetics and their relation to universal language, and the proposed alphabet for Wilkins's devised universal language.
Provenance: Bishop of Chester (in ink capitals on title)
Description
Universal language.- Wilkins (John) An Essay Towards a Real Character, And a Philosophical Language, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, imprimatur f., title within double-rule border and with engraved arms of the Royal Society, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, 2 engraved plates, 2 folding letterpress tables, 2 engraved illustrations, with blank leaf 3M4 but lacking final blank, contemporary calf, upper joint repaired, lower cracking, [Wing W2196; Alston VII 290], folio, Printed for Sa: Gellibrand, and for John Martyn Printer to the Royal Society, 1668.
⁂ The first full exposition of a universal language in English, contains sections on the origin of languages and letters, the theory of grammar and phonetics and their relation to universal language, and the proposed alphabet for Wilkins's devised universal language.
Provenance: Bishop of Chester (in ink capitals on title)
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