A Sanskrit Grammar, Including Both the Classical Language, and the Older Dialects, of Veda and Brahmana

Whitney, William Dwight [1827-1894]

Published by Breitkopf and Hartel, Leipzig, 1879

About this Item

xxiv, 485, [1] pages. The First Edition of this classic study of Sanskrit grammar, handsomely bound in 20th c. full blue pebbled morocco, silver lettering at spine. With distinguished provenance, the name stamp of Clyde Pharr, noted American classicist, at title page and the ownership signature in ink and name stamp of James W. Marchand, noted medieval scholar, linguist, and polyglot, at front end page. Fine, with marginal notations and some underlining in red ink noted in only the first 33 pages of text, likely in Pharr's hand as Marchand did not typically mark in his books. SCARCE in commerce and no auction records found for 1st ed. copies at RBH. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Sanskrit Grammar, Including Both the Classical Language, and the Older Dialects, of Veda and Brahmana
• Publisher: Breitkopf and Hartel, Leipzig
• Publication Date: 1879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Dictionaries
  • Linguistics