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Lingua universalis communi omnium nationum usui accomodataper Andream Réthy
Viennae, Typis Antonii Strauss 1821 [2bl] 144 [2bl] pp., cart.cover (marbled plates, corners bit bumped), 21cm., 2 library stamps on title page and at verso of blanco page 4, few foxing, Good condition, OCLC: 457754870, very rare first (and most probably only) edition of this work [being an attempt to establish a universal language. The Hungarian author Endre Rethy, born in 1779 in Freystädl, was professor in Greek language at the Königliche Akademie in Raab, Hungary], T77107, [Content; Thesis I: Introductio in linguam universalem, II: Vocis humanae explicatio ejusque divisio, III: Linguae universalis origo, IV: Linguae universalis in linguas particulares transformatio, V: Linguarum particularium ad linguam universalium reductio, VI: Dotium linguae universalis explanatio, VII: Vocabularum linguae universalis ejusque objectorum classificatio, VIII: Vocabularum linguae universalis significatio]
Lingua Universalis communi omnium nationum usui accommodata. - [UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE]
Viennae, Typis Antonii Strauss, 1821. 8vo. Contemporary blue marbled boards. Wear to capitals and corners. Internally very nice and clean. 144 pp.
The scarce first edition. with a signed presentation-inscription to front free end-paper: ""In/ perennem antiquae amicitiae T(? -I? - J?)esseram/ Andreas Rethy"", of this interesting attempt at a universal language by the Hungarian professor of Greek.The work, which was published more than half a decade before Esperanto and Volapük appeared, constitutes a ""Dictionary"" with words and their Latin translations - divided into 9 ""Classis"" that are sub-divided into nouns, verbs, and adverbs.
