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‎Conjectural Observations on the Origin and Progress of Alphabetic Writing. - [THE ORIGIN OF THE ALPHABET]‎

‎London, Printed by T. Wright, for T. Cadell and P. Elmsly, 1772. 8vo. Contemporary full mottled calf with gilt line-borders to boards, gilt lines and gilt title-label to spine. Spine and corners worn, and hinges weak. Somewhat worn. A bit of brownspotting. Book plate of James Barlow to inside of front board. Engraved title-vignette, large engraved weapon to dedication-leaf, woodcut vignettes, large engraved vignette at beginning of text, 3 engraved plates (two of which folded), large engraved end-vignette. Alphabetic character-illustrations in the text. (4), IX, (1), 126, (1 - Hymn to Isis) pp.‎

‎Scarce first edition of this interesting work on the origin of the alphabet, in which Davy proposes important and original theories that are still considered interesting and useful today. Davy proposes the so-called ""articulatory iconicity"" as the approach to the explanation of the origin and development of the alphabet and tries to prove how a system of ""visible speech"" can be at the root of it all, along the lines of William Jones, who never made the practical suggestions of explanation that Davy did. The illustrations for Davy's account of the articulatory formation of the alphabetic characters are used in other works pertaining to the same subject and are considered a noteworthy attempt to explain this frequent subject for research and speculation.The plates depict Greek, Hebrew, Samaritan, Syriac, Persian, Arabic, Coptic, Egyptian letters in comparison. ‎

‎The Alphabet of Economic Science. Part one (all that appeared). Elements of the Theory of Value or Worth. - [ECONOMICS BASED ON MATHEMATICAL METHOD]‎

‎London & Naw York, Macmillan and Co, 1888. Small 8vo. Orig. olive full cloth. Spine worn, otherwise fine. Hinges a bit weak. XIII, (3), 142, (2, -advertisements) pp. + 10 folded plates.‎

‎The rare first edition of this important work on mathematical economics, one of Wicksteed's main works, in which he sets out to solve ""some of the most crucial problems of Political Economy on which the foremost Economists have disputed unavailingly for generations for lack of applying the mathematical method. A glance at the ""Index of Illustrations"" will show that my object is to bring Economics down from the clouds and make the study throw light on our daily doings and experiences, as well as on the great commercial and industrial machinery of the world."" (Preface, p. X).Philip Henry Wicksteed (1844-1927) was en English theologian, classicist and medievalist now primarily famous for his contributions to economics. He studied classics at University College in London and Manchester New College and later on became interested in Economics, primarily in an attempt to resolve social problems with the aid of economic theories. He was one of the fist disciples of Jevons and continued his ideas of marginal utility theory. Though not highly influential in his own time, Wicksteed came to influence many great economists of the later generation, e.g. Ludwig von Mises and the ""Austrians"" of that generation. ""I wish that space permitted me to do justice to the personality of Philip Henry Wicksteed (1844-1927) as it radiated upon me, in 1906, during and hour's chat on the lawn in front of his house at Wantage - his repose that owed nothing to callousness, his benevolence that was not weakness, his simplicity that went so well with his refinement, his unassuming modesty that did not lack dignity. As it is, I can merely record that this theologian, who was a lecturer on Dante, stood somewhat outside of the economic profession - one of the reasons why his work, particularly excellent on the pedagogical side, did not leave a more discernible mark."" (Schumpeter, History of Economic Analysis, p. 831). His books did sell very poorly at the time of their appearance, which is why several of the early ones on economics are now so rare.He did, however, publish significant economic works, which, though to a large extent based on Jevons' theories, came to stand out as valuable and interesting in themselves. ""The general complexion of his system is Jevonian -he was in fact the only Jevonian theorist of note- but he shook off so many old things that still stuck to Jevons' exposition and added so many corrections and developments -partly under Austrian influence- that he may be said to have worked out something that, though of course a revision of the marginal utility system, was his own."" (Schumpeter, History of Economic Analysis, p. 832).It was due to his concern for ethics and the ideologies behind the modern commercial society that this excellent theologian turned to economics and tried to make comprehendible the inequalities of wealth and income. He became a lecturer on economics at the University of London in a program intended to teach adults who had not been able to go to university.In this fairly small but important work, Wicksteed aims ""at giving what theologians might call a ""saving"" knowledge of the fundamental proposition of the Theory of Value"" for this, but no more than this, is necessary as the first step towards mastering the ""alphabet of Economic Science"". (Chapter I, p. (1)).‎

‎The Local Scripts of Archaic Greece. A Study of the Origin of the Greek Alphabet and its Development from the Eighth to the Fifth Centuries B.C. - [ESTABLISHING THE CHRONOLOGY OF GREEK INSCRIPTIONS]‎

‎Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1961 4to. Original full blue cloth with gilt spine. Apart from a few light pencil-marginalia, a very nice, clean, tight, and fresh copy - in- as well as externally. XX, 416 pp. + 72 plates (on 72 pp.), (4, - Table of Letters) pp.‎

‎First edition of this monumental classic, in which the chronology of archaic inscriptions was established for the first time.""This is the only modern work to survey in depth the inscriptions of Greece before 403 BC.... The original text attempts to reconstruct, for Greek inscriptions from the eighth to the fifth centuries BC, a chronological system (divided tentatively into twenty-five year periods) similar to those already generally accepted for Greek sculpture and pottery. It includes surveys of the origin and dissemination of the alphabet among the city states, the development and content of early inscriptions, and the techniques of the craftsmen, followed by a discussion of the inscriptions of each state. Each section contains a list, with bibliography, of all significant inscriptions, while numerous photographs and facsimiles of the inscriptions provide an important instrument of control. The approach is primarily archaeological, but account is taken also of the many historical, philological, and artistic problems involved.""This is a monumental, an altogether superb, book ... It is a book worth waiting for, a major work for reading and for reference, in its field incomparable, and a contribution to the history of our civilization."" Classical World."". (Revied of the Oxfiord University Press new, revised edition).‎

‎L'alphabet. Poème en prose de Victor Hugo.‎

‎Genève: Bernard Letu, 1978 in-4, 70 pages, illustrations. Broché, très bon état.‎

‎L'alphabet. Poème en prose de Victor Hugo. (Genève: Bernard Letu, 1978). [M.C.: alphabet, livre illustré]‎

‎Flerov Vsevolod. A new Russian alphabet for learning to read and write without‎

‎Flerov Vsevolod. A new Russian alphabet for learning to read and write without merging sounds. With the addition of a cut alphabet. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Flerov Vsevolod. Novyy russkiy bukvar dlya obucheniya chteniyu i pismu bez sliyaniyaFlerov Vsevolod. A new Russian alphabet for learning to read and write without merging sounds. With the addition of a cut alphabet. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Flerov Vsevolod. Novyy russkiy bukvar dlya obucheniya chteniyu i pismu bez sliyaniya zvukov. S prilozheniem razreznoy azbuki.Moscow Petrograd. State Publishing House. 1923. 64 p. Format 24 5x17 sm. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb734f98826dbe647e‎