Baugh, History of the English Language, 1stEd. 1935
"A History of the English Language", by Albert C. Baugh, published by Appleton - Century Company, New York and London, copyright 1935, first edition. First version of this classic work.
Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history - from the Middle Ages to the present. Emphasis is on the political, social and cultural forces that affect language.
Albert Croll Baugh (1891-1981) was a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, best known as the author of a textbook for History of the English language ("HEL" at U.S. universities), which was first published in 1935 and praised as "worthy to take a place with the other great histories of single languages". It was revised by Baugh for a second edition published in 1957 and it remains in print, edited by Thomas Cable.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) -------- $12.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) --- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and spine [some surface wear]; 5.3/4” x 8.3/4”; 509 pages including Index, the book was used as a college textbook in 1939: pencil writings on the endpapers, a few pencil marks inside, and pencil writing on the outer edge of the pages, good/+ condition.
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"A History of the English Language", by Albert C. Baugh, published by Appleton - Century Company, New York and London, copyright 1935, first edition. First version of this classic work.
Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history - from the Middle Ages to the present. Emphasis is on the political, social and cultural forces that affect language.
Albert Croll Baugh (1891-1981) was a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, best known as the author of a textbook for History of the English language ("HEL" at U.S. universities), which was first published in 1935 and praised as "worthy to take a place with the other great histories of single languages". It was revised by Baugh for a second edition published in 1957 and it remains in print, edited by Thomas Cable.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) -------- $12.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) --- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and spine [some surface wear]; 5.3/4” x 8.3/4”; 509 pages including Index, the book was used as a college textbook in 1939: pencil writings on the endpapers, a few pencil marks inside, and pencil writing on the outer edge of the pages, good/+ condition.
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