Geschichte der Deutschen Sprache.
Leipzig: S. Hirzel, 1853. Second edition, 8vo, 2 vols. in 1, pp. xvi, 726 (continuous pagination); contemporary calf-backed pebble-grained cloth covered boards, cracked joints, rubbing; else very good. This work by Grimm is considered to be ""the boldest and most far-reaching...the linguistic element is most distinctly brought forward. The subject..... More