Pryce (William). Archaeologia Cornu-Britannica ... the Ancient Cornish Language, 1790

Pryce (William). Archaeologia Cornu-Britannica; or, an essay to preserve the ancient Cornish language; containing the rudiments of that dialect, in a Cornish Grammar and Cornish-English vocabulary, compiled from a variety of materials..., 1st edition, Sherborne: printed by W. Cruttwell, 1790, diagonal crease to initial three leaves, half-title and final blank discarded, contemporary manuscript notes to rear free-endpaper, front pastedown with bookplate of Davies Gilbert of Tredrea, Cornwall & Eastbourne, Sussex, and also bookplate of Trelissick Library, contemporary half calf, blind decorated spine, upper joint cracked, extremities rubbed, 4to, together with:
Carew (Richard), The Survey of Cornwall. And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue ... with the life of the author, new edition, London: B. Law & J. Hewett, 1769, contemporary marbled calf, rebacked, morocco title label, 4to

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Archaeologia Cornu-Britannica is the earliest individually published work on the Cornish language.

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