LOT 30 [BROSSES, Charles de]
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[BROSSES, Charles de]Traité de la formation méchanique des langues, et des principes physiques de l'etymologie. Paris, Saillant, Vincent, Desaint, 1765. 2 volumes in-12 (164 x 90 mm) of LIX, 489 pp. 8 folding engraved plates for volume I ; IV, 533 pp. for volume II. Marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red edges (contemporary binding). First edition of this precious work for etymology, long considered the most important by its author. The great scholar Charles de Brosses (1709-1777) is credited with the authorship of the words 'Polynesia' and 'Australasia'.A very good copy, complete with its 8 engraved plates.Traité de la formation méchanique des langues, et des principes physiques de l'étymologie. Paris, Saillant, Vincent, Desaint, 1765. 2 volumes in-12 (164 x 90 mm) de LIX, 489 pp., 8 planches gravées dépliantes pour le volume I ; IV, 533 pp. pour le volume II. Veau marbré, dos à nerfs orné, tranches rouges (reliure de l' époque).Édition originale de cet ouvrage précieux pour l'étymologie, longtemps considéré le plus important de son auteur. On attribue au grand érudit Charles de Brosses (1709-1777) la paternité des mots ‘Polynésie' et ‘Australasie'.Très bon exemplaire, complet de ses 8 planches gravées. Artist or Maker [BROSSES, Charles de] Notes 77-livres anciens et modernes;203-Livres & Manuscrits
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