LOT:113 | Wilkins (John) An Essay Towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language, 2 parts in 1, first edition, for Sa. Gellibrand, and for John Martyn Printer to the Royal Society, 1668

Back To Auction

No won/winning lots to show

Won Lots

Hammer Price

Buyer's Premium

ARR

Import Duty

VAT on Hammer

Total

Upcoming Lots

Maximum Bid

Buyer's Premium

ARR

Import Duty

VAT on Hammer

Total

Previous Lot

Next Lot

Previous Lot

Next Lot

Estimate: -

Hammer Price:

Unsold Lot

Premium

Buyer’s premium (inc. VAT) is charged on the hammer price at the following rates: 32.4% up to and including £5,000, plus 31.2% from £5,001 to £500,000, plus 24% above £500,001.

Buyer’s premium (inc. VAT) is charged on the hammer price at the following rates: 31.2% up to £20,000, plus 30% from £20,001 to £500,000, plus 24% from £500,001 to £1,000,000, plus 15% above £1,000,001.

Buyer’s premium (inc. VAT) is charged on the hammer price at the following rates: 27% up to and including £5,000, plus 26% from £5,001 to £500,000, plus 20% above £500,001.

Buyer’s premium (inc. VAT) is charged on the hammer price at the following rates: 26% up to £20,000, plus 25% from £20,001 to £500,000, plus 20% from £500,001 to £1,000,000, plus 12.5% above £1,000,001.

Import

UK Import VAT of is payable on the hammer price of this Lot. This may not apply if the work is immediately exported.

Import VAT at is payable only if you are an EU buyer.

Currency

Winning Bidder

You have won this lot

You have been outbid

You did not win this lot

Under Reserve

Starting Bid:

Current Bid:

My Maximum Bid:

Time Remaining:

Next minimum bid:

This lot has been re-opened for bidding

Please note that by submitting a bid you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions

You are the highest bidder

You currently have the highest bid with your maximum bid of £0,000. If the auction was ending now, you would win this lot at £0,000.

You are the winning bidder

You have secured this lot at a price of £0,000. We're currently processing the auction and will send you an email with further instructions in a few minutes.

You have been outbid

Another bidder has entered a higher maximum bid and you have been outbid. Please add a new maximum bid to be in with a chance of winning.

We're sorry you did not win this lot

Lot sold for £0,000, Your bid was £0,000.

Under Reserve

Your bid is under reserve.

Description

Wilkins (John) An Essay Towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, title with engraved arms of the Royal Society, with licence leaf, errata leaf, blank 3M4 but lacking final blank, 2 engraved plates, one folding, 4 folding letterpress tables, with sheet of contemporary ink manuscript notes on the properties of earth and 4 engraved versions of the tables loosely inserted, title with short tear to inner margin (repaired), contemporary calf, spine gilt, rubbed, spine a little worn, joints split, [Wing 2196], folio, for Sa. Gellibrand, and for John Martyn Printer to the Royal Society, 1668.

⁂ The first full exposition of a universal language in English, containing 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. Wilkins (1616-72) was the first Secretary of the Royal Society. This, his most important work, was prepared with the assistance of John Ray & Francis Willughby.

Condition

Please Login or Register to request further information and images

Loading...

Auction Paused

This Lot has ended

Congratulations, you have won this lot

We're sorry you did not win this lot

Your bid was under reserve.

Estimate: -

Final bid:

Go to current lot

You will be automatically redirected to current lot in:

Estimate: -

Current bid:

You are placing a maximum bid for

This lot has now entered the BidUp phase, please close this overlay and use the BidUp functions to increase your bid.

Loading... Time Remaining

BP (Inc. VAT):

All Charges:

Your maximum bid is out of increment and will be rounded down to when placed.

Confirm Bid Cancel

Close Overlay

Please note that submitting this bid is legally binding and in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.

Terms and Conditions

All bidders accept full liability for bids submitted.

Please note that by submitting a bid you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions.

I accept all of the above

Newsletter Signup

Keyword Alerts

Email:^*

Select your interests

Subscribe to all auctions

You can now save your preferences to receive emails, or create a free lite account which gives you more features.

Would you like to receive personalised keyword alerts when new catalogues go live. If so, please indicate these below

Add Keywords (e.g. Dickens)

Set a password to save your keyword alerts

Password:^*

Passwords are a minimum of 7 characters and must include an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number and a special character.

Re-Enter Password:^*

I agree to the terms and conditions and privacy policy.*

I would like to receive news and alerts from Forum Auctions

Thank you for signing up for email notifications.

Thank you, your preferences have been saved and a "lite" account has been created for you. Should you wish to buy or sell with Forum, please login to create a "full" account.

Return to homepage Create an account Login Create an account

Share this lot

Description

Condition

Loading...

Auction Paused

Related Lots

Terms and Conditions

Newsletter Signup

Keyword Alerts

Thank you for signing up for email notifications.

Thank you, your preferences have been saved and a "lite" account has been created for you. Should you wish to buy or sell with Forum, please login to create a "full" account.