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TRENCH, Richard Chenevix (Rvsd. A. L. Mayhew)
| Title | English, Past and Present. Five Lectures. Fourth Edition, Revised. |
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| Publisher | London John W. Parker |
| Date | 1856 |
| Book ID | 38649 |
Description
Original mid-century brown buckram, gilt lettered spine, blind stamped boards. Small 8vo., vi[ii]+256pp., 8pp. publisher's list.Robert ? Selfe’s neat name in ink to half-title.
Excellent. A truly nice copy of this early edition of a classic work. Bright cloth, tight and clean inside. Looks unused.
Richard Chenevix Trench (9 September 1807-1886) Anglican archbishop and poet. Born in Dublin, buried in Westminster Abbey. His philological work, widely taught, contributed greatly to the historical study of the English language.
