‎Kortfattet Vejledning til det oldnordiske eller gamle islandske Sprog.‎

‎København, Reitzel og v. Maack, 1832. 8vo. Bound uncut in the original blue wrappers in a recent blue cardboard binding with leather titel label to spine (Signed Ole Olsen, 1980). Previous owner's name (Wilhelm Flensburg) to front wrapper. Neat light marginal pencil annotations thorughout in contemporary hand. Wrappers with light wear, internally nice. (4), 76 pp.‎

‎First edition of Rask's short introduction to Old Norse. Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM Rask is yielded as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266). Hjelmslev I, 197.‎

‎Locmani Sapientis Fabulæ 40. Recensuit et in usum prælectionum edidit.‎

‎Hafniæ, 1831. Samtidigt hshirtbd. Skindtitel på forpermen, forgyldt. 28,8 pp. Brunplettet.‎

‎Originaludgaven.‎

‎Locmani Sapientis Fabulæ 40. Recensuit et in usum prælectionum edidit Erasmus Rask.‎

‎Hafniæ, Schubothe,1831. 8vo. Bound with the original blue wrappers in a later half cloth binding. Brownspotted and scattered notes in pencil. 28,8 pp.‎

‎The first edition of Rask's edition of Luqman's fables. Hjelmslev I, 184.‎

‎Nonnulla de pleno systemate Sibilantium in lingvis montanis, item de methodo Ibericam et Armenicam lingvam literis Europæis experimendi, disseruit Erasmus Rask.‎

‎Hauniæ, Schultz, 1832. 4to. Disbound. Published as Festschrift by the University of Copenhagen. 36 pp + 1 folded plate.‎

‎First edition. Hjelmslev I, 201.‎

‎Original handwritten and signed letter for ""Hochzuverehrende Herren!"" (= Verein für Geschichte und Alterthumskunde Westphalens). - [ORIGINAL LETTER FROM THE MASTER OF PHILOLOGERS]‎

‎Dated ""Kopenhagen d. 13. Septbr. 1828."" 1 1/2 p. 4to. In German. In the letter Rask expresses great gratitude for having been announced ""Ehrenmitglied [= honorary member] des Vereins für Geschichte und Alterthumskunde Westphalens"""" the membership is effectuated from the 7th of August 1827, and Rask has received the diploma the same day as the letter is written. He describes what a great honor it is for him, and thanks the society many times, expressing his wish to be of use to them. He tells about his love for Scandinavian literature and his membership of the ""nordischen Ges."" and ""isländischen liter. Gesellschaft."" He wishes to live up to the responsibility this diploma gives him, ""[u]m aber etwas für die germanische Literatur oder Alterthums-/ kunde leisten zu können, bedarf ich viel mehr Hilfe von andern/ als ich solche zu geben im Stande bin."" He is currently working on an ""altsächsische Grammatik"", very much similar to his angelsachsische and friesische, but to be able to finish it properly, he is in want of an ""Abschrift des bekannten Bamberger Codex von/ der Evangelienharmonie, der gerade des beträchtlichste Stück von diesem Dialekt ist."" He has, however without luck, tried to get a hold of one and is now asking the society if they can be helpful.‎

‎With address and paper-seal on verso. Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM Rask is yielded as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).Letters from Rask are of the greatest rarity.‎

‎Ræsonneret Lappisk Sproglære efter den Sprogart, som bruges af Fjældlapperne i Porsanger-Fjorden i Finmarken. En Omarbejdelse af Knud Leem's Lappiske Grammatica.‎

‎København, Schubothe, 1832. 8vo. Bound uncut in a later marbled cardboard binding with gilt title label to spine. Carl S. Petersen's signature to front free endpaper. Hole in title page neatly restored, not affecting text. Scattered brownspots, otherwise clean. 16,287,(1) pp.‎

‎The First edition of Rask's Lappish grammar. Rask was the first to classify Lappish as a non-indo-european language. The present copy belonged to the renowned Danish librarian and scholar Carl S. Petersen (1873-1958) and carries his signature to front free endpaper. Hjelmslev I, 199.‎

‎Singalesisk Skriftlære. - [IDENTIFYING THE RELATION BETWEEN SINHALESE AND SANSKRIT]‎

‎Kolombo (Colombo, Sri Lanka), 1821. 8vo. Original blank blue wrappers. Some brownspotting (due to the paper quality). (2),16 pp.‎

‎First (and only) edition of the first Singalese grammar in a Western language, Rask's highly importent work, in which he ""identified Sinhalese as a speech belonging to the same class as Sanskrit and added that Tamil belonged to quite a different class. Since then the subject has been studied and discusses by various scholars, and it is established beyond doubt that Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language.""Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM, Rask is identified as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).‎

‎Singalesisk Skriftlære. - [IDENTIFYING THE RELATION BETWEEN SINHALESE AND SANSKRIT.]‎

‎Kolombo (Colombo, Sri Lanka), 1821. 8vo. Original blank blue wrappers. Insignificant wear to edges of wrappers. Light toning, but a fine copy. (2),16 pp.‎

‎First (and only) edition of the first Singalese grammar in a Western language, Rask's highly importent work, in which he ""identified Sinhalese as a speech belonging to the same class as Sanskrit and added that Tamil belonged to a different class. Since then the subject has been studied and discusses by various scholars, and it is established beyond doubt that Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language.""Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM, Rask is identified as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).‎

‎Spansk Sproglære efter en Ny Plan.‎

‎Kbhvn., 1824. Samt. hldrbd. Ryg lidt slidt og øverste del repareret. 226 pp. Som altid lettere brunplettet.‎

‎Spansk Sproglære efter en ny Plan.‎

‎København, Beekens Forlag, 1824. Samtidigt hldrbd. Rygforgyldning. Forgyldt titeletiket. Lidt slid øverste kapitæl og forreste fals. 22,226 pp. Lidt spredte brunpletter.‎

‎Originaludgaven. - Rask Bibliografi I,49.‎

‎Spansk Sproglære efter en ny Plan. - [PRESENTATION COPY.]‎

‎København, Beekens Forlag, 1824. 8vo. Uncut in the original gift cardboard binding covered in green glazed paper. Tears and loss of paper to spine. Book block split in two. Printed on good paper, internally clean. Inscribed by Rask to inside of front board: ""Højvelbårne Hr. Etatsråd / Notarius Publicus Olsen / ærbødigst / fra / Forfatteren"". The inscription is later crossed out, presumably by Rask. 22,226 pp.‎

‎Beautiful presentation copy of the first edition of Rask's Spanish grammar, presumably inscribed to Gottsche Hans Olsen (1760-1829) although he probably never received the copy. Hjelmslev I, 49.‎

‎Spansk Sproglære efter en ny Plan udarbejdet af R. Rask. [Spanish Grammar] - [PRESENTATION COPY]‎

‎København, Beekens Forlag, 1824. 8vo. Bound in a beautiful presentation-binding with green glazed paper over cardboard boards with a handwritten title label to spine. All edges uncut, making the paper-size at least twice as big as that of the regular edition. Printed on vellum paper. Title label partly missing and some of paper to lower capital. Inscribed by the author to inside of front board: ""Velbårne / Hr. Prof. Kolderup-Rosenvinge / ærbødigst / fra / Forfatteren."" (Honoured / Professor Kolderup-Rosenvinge / respectfully / from / the Author.) A few neat notes in old hand, presumably that of a the later owner, P. Rørdam, whose signature dated 1851 is written on the title page. Internally near mint.‎

‎A beautiful presentation copy, inscribed to Kolderup-Rosenvinge, of the first edition of Rask's Spanish Grammar. Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM Rask is yielded as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).Janus Lauritz Andreas Kolderup-Rosenvinge (1792-1850) was a renowned Danish jurist, who played a great role in cultural life of golden age Denmark. He was bestowed with a long list of honours and honorary titles. In 1822 he became honorary member of the literary society of Iceland in Copenhagen and the society of the national history of language, and in 1824 he became a member of the scientific academy.‎

‎Spansk Sproglære efter en ny Plan udarbejdet af R. Rask. [Spanish Grammar]‎

‎København, Beekens Forlag, 1824. 8vo. In recent marbled paper covered boards with leather title-label to spine (binding by Rigmor Birkedal Kragh). Title-page soiled and with marginal repairs, notaffecting text. First leaves with margial dampstains. Light occassional brownspotting throughout. 22, 226 pp.‎

‎First edition of Rask's important ""Spanish Grammar"".Rasmus Rask is one of the absolutely most prominent and famous Danish philologers and is very well esteemed worldwide. He was the first to systematically study the ancient Nordic languages and is the discoverer of the relations between the consonants in the Indo-European languages. This discovery served as the foundation of the rules Jacob Grimm later formulated, underlying the Germanic and High-German soundshifts. In PMM Rask is yielded as ""one of the founders of the modern science of language."" (PMM 266).‎

‎Udvalgte Afhandlinger udgivet på Foranledning af Vilhelm Thomsen ved Louis Hjelmslev. 3 Bd.‎

‎København, levin og Munksgaard, 1932-35. Lex8vo. Indbundet med orig. bogtrykte for-og bagomslag i 3 solide hldrbd. 2 rygge med en smule slid ved kapitæler. 328,378,403 pp. Indvendig ren og frisk.‎

‎Udvalgte Afhandlinger udgivet på Foranledning af Vilhelm Thomsen ved Louis Hjelmslev. 3 Bd.‎

‎København, Levin og Munksgaard, 1932-35. Lex8vo. 3 originale hldrbd. Forgyldte titel- og tome i skind på rygge. 328,378,403 pp. Rent frisk eksemplar.‎

‎Undersögelse om det Gamle Nordiske eller islandske Sprogs Oprindelse. Et af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes selskab kronet Prisskrift. - [A FOUNDING WORK IN NORDIC PHILOLOGY.]‎

‎Kjöbenhavn, Gyldendal, 1818. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Light wear to extremities. Joints and parts of spine with some loss of leather. Previous owner's name in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. Light occassional marginal browning but internally generally nice and clean. XII, 312 pp. + 1 plate. ‎

‎First edition of Rask's main work, a founding work in Nordic Philology as he was the first to study the ancient Nordic languages systematically and discovered the correspondance of consonant relations between the Indo-European languages which led Jacob Grimm to formulate the rules underlying the Germanic as well as the High-German sound-shifts.‎

‎Über das Alter und die Echtheit der Zend-Sprache und des Zend-Avesta, und Herstellung des Zend-Alphabets nebst einer Übersicht des gesammten Sprachstammes" übersetzt von Friedr. Heinrich von der Hagen. Mit einer Schrifttafel.‎

‎Berlin, Duncker und Humblot, 1826. 8vo. Uncut in contemporary marbled wrappers. Spine neatly restored with matching marbled paper. Stamps to verso of title page. Scattered brownspots. VIII,80 pp. + 1 engraved folded plate.‎

‎First German edition of Rask's important treatise ""Om Zendsprogets og Zendavestas Ælde og Ægthed"", published same year as the Danish edition. Hjelmslev I, 96.‎

‎Undersögelse om det Gamle Nordiske eller islandske Sprogs Oprindelse. Et af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabers=Selskab kronet Prisskrift.‎

‎Kjöbenhavn, Gyldendal, 1818. Lidt senere hldrbd. Rygforgyldning. Skindtitel på ryg. Lille revnedannelse øverst på forreste fals. Ryg med lettere brugsspor. XII,312 pp. De første og sidste sider brunplettede. Enkelte marginalnoter i gl. hånd.‎

‎Originaludgaven af Prisskriftet, Rasks hovedværk, og et grunlæggende arbejde i Nordisk Sprogvidenskab. - Før Rasks værk er indbundet: PETER ERASMUS MÜLLER. Om det islandske Sprogs Vigtighed. Et af det kongelige Selskab for Norges Vel kronet Prisskrift. Kiøbenhavn, Sebastian Popp, 1813. (10),206,(2) pp. Lidt spredte brunpletter.First edition of Rask's main work, a founding work in Nordic Philology as he was the first to study the ancient Nordic languages systematically and discovered the correspondance of consonant relations between the Indo-European languages which led Jacob Grimm to formulate the rules underlying the Germanic as well as the High-German sound-shifts.‎

‎Undersögelse om det Gamle Nordiske eller islandske Sprogs Oprindelse. Et af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes selskab kronet Prisskrift.‎

‎Kjöbenhavn, Gyldendal, 1818. Samtidigt halvlæderbind med rig tidstypisk rygforgyldning. Kapitæler en smule slidt. XII,312 pp. Rent eksemplar.‎

‎Originaludgaven af Prisskriftet, Rasks hovedværk, og et grunlæggende arbejde i Nordisk Sprogvidenskab.First edition of Rask's main work, a founding work in Nordic Philology as he was the first to study the ancient Nordic languages systematically and discovered the correspondance of consonant relations between the Indo-European languages which led Jacob Grimm to formulate the rules underlying the Germanic as well as the High-German sound-shifts.‎

‎Singalesisk Skriftlære.‎

‎Kolombo (Colombo), 1821. With orig. blank blue backwrapper (frontwrapper lacks). (2),16 pp. Titlepage brownspotted.‎

‎First edition. In this importent work Rask ""identified Sinhalese as a speech belonging to the same class as Sanskrit and added that Tamil belonged to quite a different class. Since then the subject has been studied and discusses by various scholars, and it is established beyond doubt that Sinhalese is an Indo-Aryan language.""‎

‎Vejledning til det Islandske eller gamle Nordiske Sprog.‎

‎København, Schubothes Forlag - J.R. Thiele, 1811. 8vo. Bound in a slightly worn contemporary half calf binding with gilt spine. Gilt title to spine. Edges worn. Brownspotted. LVI,282,(6) pp.‎

‎First edition of Rask's seminal first work, ""the first of an important series of publications which qualify Rask as one of the founders of modern science of language."" (PMM 266). The work constitutes the first thorough treatise of the Icelandic language. Hjelmslev I, 12" Fiske I, 482.‎

‎Vejledning til det Islandske eller gamle Nordiske Sprog. - [THE FIRST THOROUGH TREATISE OF THE ICELANDIC LANGUAGE]‎

‎København, Schubothes Forlag - J.R. Thiele, 1811. 8vo. Bound in a slightly worn contemporary half calf binding with gilt spine. Gilt title to spine. Internally brownspotted. LVI,282,(6) pp.‎

‎First edition of Rask's seminal first work, ""the first of an important series of publications which qualify Rask as one of the founders of modern science of language."" (PMM 266). The work constitutes the first thorough treatise of the Icelandic language. Hjelmslev I, 12 Fiske I, 482.‎

‎Vejledning til det Islandske eller gamle Nordiske Sprog. [Guide to the Icelandic or Old Nordic Language].‎

‎København, Schubothes Forlag - J.R. Thiele, 1811. Lidt senere hldrbd. Ophøjede bind. Rygforgyldning. Forgyldt titelfelt. LVI,282,(4) pp. Brunplettet p.g.a. papirkvaliteten.‎

‎Originaludgaven af Rasks epokeskapende arbejde.The first edition of Rask's seminal first work, ""the first of an important series of publications which qualify Rask as one of the founders of modern science of language."" (PMM 266). - Rask Bibliografi I,12. - Fiske I,482.‎

‎Samlede tildels forhen utrykte Afhandlinger. Udgivne efter Forfatterens Død af H.K. Rask. (Med Bidrag til Forfatterens Levnet af N.M. Petersen - Tilligemed en fuldstændig Fortegnelse på alle Forfatterens Håndskrifter m.m.)1.-3. Del (3 Bd. komplet).‎

‎København, Poppske Bogtrykkeri, 1834-38. Lille 8vo. Indbundet i 3 senere velbevarede hldrbd. i brun oaseged. Her og der med nogle brunpletter.‎

‎Originaltrykket af forfatterens samlede udgave af de mindre afhandlinger, som i mange tilfælde er trykt her for første gang.‎

‎Samlede tildels forhen utrykte Afhandlinger. Udgivne efter Forfatterens Død af H.K. Rask. (Med Bidrag til Forfatterens Levnet af N.M. Petersen - Tilligemed en fuldstændig Fortegnelse på alle Forfatterens Håndskrifter m.m.)1.-3. Del (3 Bd. komplet).‎

‎København, Poppske Bogtrykkeri, 1834-38. Lille 8vo. 3 samtidige hldrbd. Rygge lidt slidte, rygforgyldningen svag. Lidt brunpletter forrrest og bagerst i bd. 1, ellers ren. (4),384(8),504466 pp. Eksemplaret har tilhørt den berømte sprogforsker Otto Jespersen og har hans navnetræk på alle tre friblade.‎

‎Originaltrykket af forfatterens samlede udgave af de mindre afhandlinger, som i mange tilfælde er trykt her for første gang.‎