‎Philology‎

‎MICHAELIS, JOHANN DAVID‎

‎Abhandlung von der syrischen Sprache und ihrem Gebrauch. nebst dem ersten Theil.‎

‎Göttingen, Johann Albrecht Barmeier, 1768. 8vo. 2 volumes bound in one modest marbled paper covered cardboard binding. Wear to extremities, internally fine and clean. 112 118 pp.‎

‎First edition of Michaelis work on the Syriac language. Johann Davis Michaelis (1717-19) was a theologian and orientalist, whose fame today rests upon the present work and upon the fact that he was responsible for the first scientific expedition to Arabia Felix, namely that of Niebuhr. As a theologian and an orientalist, many of Michaelis' questions have root in the Bible. But unlike many other theolgians of the time, Michaelis sought to shed light over biblical themes through sources outside of the Bible - especially from the Middle East, not least Arabia.‎

Bookseller reference : 60189

‎DANZ, IOHANN ANDREAS‎

‎Sive Aditus Syriae Reclusus, compendiose ducens ad plenam linguae syriacae antiochenae, seu maroniticae cagnitionem, iuxta viam literatoris ebraeo-chaldaeidanziani.‎

‎Frankfurt, Christiani Hechtelli, 1751. 8vo. In a bit later marbled paper covered boards with paper title-label to spine. Light wear to extremities and previous owner's name to front free end-paper. Internally wight light occassional browning, otherwise a good copy. (10), 92 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 60396

‎"E. L. SUKENIK.‎

‎Megilloth Genuzoth. (i.e. ""Scrolls hidden away"", preliminary survey on 'Dead Sea Scrolls'). - [FIRST PUBLISHED STUDY ON THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS.]‎

‎Jerusalem, Bialik Foundation. 1948. Large 4to (325 x 235 mm). In the original printed wrappers. Extremities with light marginal miscolouring and a bit creased. Verso of wrappers with offsetting, otherwise a fine copy. (6), 43 pp. + 13 plates.‎

‎The very first publication of any part of the Dead Sea Scroll. With the present publication, Sukenik also became the first to linking the scrolls and their content to a community of Essenes, which became the standard interpretation of the origin of the scrolls, a theory that is still the general consensus among scholars. The Dead Sea Scrolls are regarded as a pivotal cornerstone in the realm of archaeology, possessing immense historical, religious, and linguistic importance. These scrolls comprise the most ancient extant manuscripts of complete books that would eventually find their place in the biblical canons. Additionally, they house deuterocanonical and extra-biblical manuscripts, providing valuable testimony to the multiplicity of religious ideologies during the period of late Second Temple Judaism. Sukenik's role was significant in acquiring and studying some of the Dead Sea Scrolls after their initial discovery. In 1948, he managed to acquire three of the scrolls from an antiquities dealer in Bethlehem, including the famous ""Isaiah Scroll."" (the two others being The War Scroll and the Thanksgiving Scroll (Hodayot)). Sukenik almost immediately recognized the historical and scholarly importance of the scrolls and worked to secure them for research purposes. His efforts helped bring attention to the scrolls and contributed to their preservation and study. Sukenik recollected in his diary:""My hands shook as I started to unwrap one of them. I read a few sentences. It was written in beautiful biblical Hebrew. The language was like that of the Psalms, but the text was unknown to me. I looked and looked, and I suddenly had the feeling that I was privileged by destiny to gaze upon a Hebrew Scroll which had not been read for more than 2,000 years."" Eleazar Sukenik, along with Roland de Vaux, emerged as among the earliest scholars engaged in the study of the initial scrolls unearthed in 1947. Sukenik swiftly established a connection between these scrolls and the settlement at Qumran, positioned on the northwest bank of the Dead Sea, specifically attributing them to a Jewish sect identified as the Essenes. In 1951, de Vaux conducted excavations at the Qumran site, unearthing pottery that bore an identical resemblance to the pottery discovered in nearby Cave 1 (the scrolls had been extracted from a sequence of 11 caves, each numbered by archaeologists based on their order of discovery). This further solidified Sukenik's correlation between the caves, their contents, and the adjacent archaeological remains of the Qumran settlement. The Qumran-Essene hypothesis put forth by these prominent figures in archaeology subsequently became the prevailing theory, endorsed in scholarly publications and reference works. While a group of experts commenced the task of translating the scrolls in the 1950s, the wider academic community had to wait nearly four decades before gaining access to them.‎

Bookseller reference : 60465

‎NOLDIUS, CHRISTIANUS.‎

‎Concordantiae particularum Ebraeo-Chaldaicarum‎

‎Hauniae (Copenhagen), Luft, 1679. 4to. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges. Title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities with a few stains to back board. Internally very fine and clean. (10), 1210 pp. Pages misnumbered 2000 instead of 1200. Wanting the portrait.‎

‎First edition. Bibliateca Danica IV:81‎

Bookseller reference : 60780

‎"MORIN, ESTIENNE.‎

‎Exercitationes de lingua primaeva ejusque appendicibus. - [ON THE EARLIEST LANGUAGE]‎

‎Ultrajecti (Utrecht), Gulielmum Broedelet, 1694. 4to. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Small worm-tract in inner margin, affecting app. 20 leaves, not affecting text. 1 plates detached and a few leaves with marginal dampstain. Overall a very nice and clean copy. (14), 448, (8) pp. + 4 plates and 1 frontispiece.‎

‎First edition of this linguistic work on the source and history of the first language, with a focus on Hebrew. The Dutch philologist Etienne Morin (1624–1700) utilizes the Augustinian thesis in his discussion of the primeval language: ""Quoting from Augustine (City of God xvi. 5 and 10), he maintains that the world always ought to be divided into two antithetical communities. Of these two, the patriarchs Shem and Heber belonged to the city of God, while the crowd of rebels who conspired at Babel embodied the city of man. Morin concludes that this proves that Shem could not possibly have taken part in the conspiracy at Babel. Augustine could not have put forward a better argument, he says. As the constant companion of true religion, the original language was preserved in the family and among the pious descendants of Heber who transmitted it as a legacy to those practising piety."" (Eskhult, Augustine and the Primeval Language in Early Modern Exegesis and Philology).‎

Bookseller reference : 60803

‎MICHAELIS, JOHANN HEINRICH.‎

‎Erleichterte hebräische Grammatica oder, Richtige Anführung zur hebräischen Sprache: auf Begehren und um mehrern Nutzens willen bey der Jugend. Zum funftenmahl vermehret. (+) Erleichterte Chaldaische Grammatica. Editio Qvinta.‎

‎Halle, Friedrich Zeidlers Erben, 1723. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities. Crossed out names and doodles in contemporary hand to pasted down front end-paper. Small hole to title-page, but generally a good copy. (16), 335, (122), 121, (15) pp. + 3 folded tables.‎

‎Later editions of Michaelis highly popular grammars on Hebrew and Aramaic. Johann Davis Michaelis (1717-19) was a theologian and orientalist, whose fame today rests upon the fact that he was responsible for the first scientific expedition to Arabia Felix, namely that of Niebuhr. In 1753, he had come up with the idea for the the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition (1761-1767) and had gotten the Danish minister Bernstoff to agree to it. In 1760, when the expedition was becoming a reality, Michaelis recommended Niebuhr as a participant, and he outlined the entire purpose of the trip - namaly the list of 100 questions that he prepared and published for the members of the expedition, in order for them to answer in the course of the voyage. For all intents and purposes, Michaelis was the spiritual father of the Arabia-expedition. As a theologian and an orientalist, many of Michaelis' questions have root in the Bible. But unlike many other theolgians of the time, Michaelis sought to shed light over biblical themes through sources outside of the Bible - especially from the Middle East, not least Arabia. In this regard, his 100 Questions also came to be a precursor to the emergence of modern bible science.‎

Bookseller reference : 60819

‎OPITZ, HEINRICH.‎

‎Novum lexicon hebraeo-chaldaeo-biblicum.‎

‎Leipzig, Liebezeit, 1692. 4to. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges. Light wear to extremities, a few dots and marks to board. Previous oowner's names to front free end-paper. A nice and clean copy. (18), 1095, 62pp.‎

‎First edition of this important early Hebrew-Chaldean-Latin biblical lexicon. Heinrich Opitz began his studies at the University of Wittenberg in 1662 and later transferred to the University of Jena, where he earned his Magister degree in 1665. Opitz then focused on oriental languages during stints in Leipzig and Hamburg before traveling to Kiel in 1667 to work as a private lecturer. He embarked on a journey through the Netherlands and England three years later to deepen his understanding of oriental languages, visiting libraries in Leiden, Utrecht, and London. Opitz later went to Oxford to study oriental manuscripts before settling in Jena, where he worked with the university's philosophical faculty. In 1675, he became a professor of Greek language in Kiel, adding a professorship in oriental languages in 1679. His career progressed, culminating in his promotion to Doctor and professor of theology in 1689, followed by his appointment as an Oberkonsistorialrat in 1704. His works on the Hebrew language and Bible were influential for many years.‎

Bookseller reference : 60857

‎"BUSSER, JOHAN BENEDICT.‎

‎Utkast till beskrifning om Upsala. 2 parts. - [ON UPPSALA]‎

‎Uppsala, J. Edman, 1773 &1769. 8vo. In contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Light wear to extremities, corner bumped, spine soiled and upper capital chipped with a bit of loss of leather. ""C.M."" in gilt lettering to front board. Ex-libris (Hjalmar Hartmann) pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Internally with occassional light marginal browning. p. 132/133 missing part of paper in margin, not affecting text, but generally internally nice and clean. (8), 128, 128-276, (27), 158, (50) pp. + 26 plates and three engraved vignettes in text (Wanting the portrait of Linne and Gustav III).‎

‎Rare first edition of Busser’s early and influential work on Uppsala and its topography.‎

Bookseller reference : 60863

‎KALKAR, OTTO.‎

‎Ordbog til det ældre danske Sprog (1300-1700). 6 Bd.(incl. Kilde-og Forkortelses-Liste).‎

‎K., 1881-1976. Lex8vo. 5 solide hldrbd. Bd VI hæftet. Originaltrykket.‎

‎Bd. VI: Kilder og hjælpemidler, Efterskrift.‎

Bookseller reference : 6090

‎MAU, E.‎

‎Dansk Ordsprog-Skat eller Ordsprog, Skjæmtesprog,Rimsprog,Mundheld,Talemaader,Tankesprog,samt et lille Udvalg af Bibelsteder...2 Bd.‎

‎K., 1879. 2 smukke samt.hldrbd.m.rig rygforgyldn. 680,640 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 6094

‎ZINCGREF, JULIUS WILHELM.‎

‎Teutscher Nation Klug-aussgesprochene Weissheit. Das ist: Deren auss Teutschen (...). - [ANTHOLOGY OF PROVERBS]‎

‎Amsterdam, Elzevier, 1653. 12mo. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges. Extremities with soiling and wear. Verso of title-page with annotations on contemporary hand. The writing has gone through the paper and has miscoloured recto of title-page, otherwise internally nice and clean. (22), 322, (38), 96, 449, (31) pp. + engraved half-title.‎

‎First Elzevier edition of this anthology of proverbs containing anecdotes, aphorisms, maxims, bon mots and wordplays. Willems 1168‎

Bookseller reference : 60950

‎STYLA, ADAM.‎

‎Grammatica Germano-Italica. Das ist: Eine Methodische Richtschnur (...).‎

‎Stockholm, Wankijff, 1674. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with three raised bands and blindstamped ornamentation to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Scratches to boards and Annotations in contemporary hand to front free end-paper. A few small worm-tracts throughout and a few dampstains. (12), 166 pp.‎

‎First edition of this rare German-Italian grammar. Not much is known about Adam Styla. He presumably received his education in Cracow and Italy and most like tought Italian to Grand Treasurer of the Crown Michal of Raciborsko (Morsztyn), a son of Jan Andrzej Morsztyn. He was the secretary of King Jan III Sobieski. Apart from this present work he also wrote a Latin and French grammar book. OCLC only list 4 copies, non in the US.‎

Bookseller reference : 61127

‎OPITZ, HEINRICH.‎

‎Novum lexicon hebraeo-chaldaeo-biblicum. Editio secunda priori multo auctior.‎

‎Hamburg, Samuelem Heilium, 1726. 4to. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. A few stains and scratches to boards. A nice and clean copy. (12), 1127 pp. + portrait.‎

‎Second edition of this important early Hebrew-Chaldean-Latin biblical lexicon. Heinrich Opitz began his studies at the University of Wittenberg in 1662 and later transferred to the University of Jena, where he earned his Magister degree in 1665. Opitz then focused on oriental languages during stints in Leipzig and Hamburg before traveling to Kiel in 1667 to work as a private lecturer. He embarked on a journey through the Netherlands and England three years later to deepen his understanding of oriental languages, visiting libraries in Leiden, Utrecht, and London. Opitz later went to Oxford to study oriental manuscripts before settling in Jena, where he worked with the university's philosophical faculty. In 1675, he became a professor of Greek language in Kiel, adding a professorship in oriental languages in 1679. His career progressed, culminating in his promotion to Doctor and professor of theology in 1689, followed by his appointment as an Oberkonsistorialrat in 1704. His works on the Hebrew language and Bible were influential for many years.‎

Bookseller reference : 61169

‎TALANDER ( A. BOHSE).‎

‎Getreuer Wegweiser zur Teutschen Rede-Kunst und Briefverfassung.‎

‎Leipzig, Weidmann, 1692. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Extremities with light wear and soiling. Inner hinge partly split and frontispiece detached. Internally with a few occasional dampstains and brownspots. (14), 1495, (31) pp. + frontispieces.‎

‎The rare first edition of Bohse’s (written under the pseudonym of Talander) guide to German rhetoric and letter-writing providing principles of composition, clarity and stylistic elements. Bohse was a productive author who was also known for his novels and plays, making notable contributions to German literature beyond his more instructional works. August Bohse (1661 - 1742) was a professor of rhetoric and arguable the most important representative of the first generation of German 'gallant authors'. He was a very productive author and wrote several novel. He often wrote, as here, under the pseudonym of Talander). We have not been able to trace a single copy at auction of this present first edition. A second edition was published in 1693 of which there is one auction-record.‎

Bookseller reference : 61316

‎ERPENIUS, THOMAS (ERPE, THOMAS) (+) BUXTORF, JOANNES.‎

‎Grammatica Ebraea generalis (+) Grammaticae Chaldaicae et Syriacae, Libri Tres. - [HEBREW AND SYRIAC GRAMMAR]‎

‎Geneve, Jean de Tournes, 1627 (+) Basel, König, 1685. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities, leather on spine cracked. Title-page slightly miscoloured and a few leaves miscoloured in upper outer corner, otherwise internally nice and clean. (16), 317, (82), (16), 450, (10) pp.‎

‎Reissue of Erpenius's influential and much appraised Hebrew grammer, first published in 1621. It is notable for its systematic approach and innovative methods in the study of Hebrew pronunciation and it played a significant role in standardizing its syntax and pronunciation. Thomas Erpenius (1584-1624) was a distinguished orientalist and philologist renowned for his mastery of multiple languages, including Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Turkish, and Ethiopian. He was a professor at the University of Leiden. Withbound is a later edition of Buxtorf’s Syriac grammar.‎

Bookseller reference : 61352

‎"DANZ, JOHANN ANDREAS.‎

‎sive compendium grammaticae Ebraeo-Chaldaicae ... Editio Tertia (+) Interpretis Ebraeo-Chaldaei synopsis (+) Paradigmata nominum simplicium ac verborum (+) Aditus Syriae Reclusus. Editio Septima.‎

‎Jenae, Lindner, 1706 (+) Jenae, Bielcki, 1708 (+) Jenae, Schulz, 1751 (+) Jenae, Bielcki, 1754. 4to. In contemporary half vellum with blindstamped title to spine. Wear to extremities, missing most of the marbled paper on boards. Previous owner's name (Petrus Adolphus Carstén) to verso of front board in contemporary hand. Annotations to front free end-paper. Occassional browning throughout. Last leaves with dampstain to margin. ""Aditus Syriae Reclusus"" in 8vo bound in the back. (14), 178, (4), 32, 237, (44), 129, (10), 112, (24), (12), 92 pp.‎

‎Interesting sammelband by various works related to the study of Semitic languages, particularly Hebrew, Chaldean and Syriac all by Johann Danz.‎

Bookseller reference : 61571

‎ANONYMOUS -‎

‎Le Theatre Des Langues Francoise, & Alemande, Divise en vint Promenades, ou Entretiens familiers / Der Schauplatz Der Frantzösischen und Teutschen Sprache, In zwantzig Spatzier-Gänge, oder gemeine Unterredungen getheilet, nebst einem Kurtzen Begriff ...‎

‎Copenhagen, Pauli, 1709. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and gilt ornamentation to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to upper part of spine. Wear to extremities, spine-ends chipped and wormholes to boards. Small worm-tracts to first half of bookblock and endspapers annotated in contemporary hand, otherwise internally nice and clean. 354 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 61790

‎"DAMPE, JACOB JACOBSEN.‎

‎Conspectus et aestimatio ethicae Corani. Adjecto animadversionum philologicarum in Arabicos scriptores specimine. - [DAMPE'S DISSERTATION]‎

‎Hafnia, Schultz, 1812. 4to. In contemporary blank green boards. Light wear to extremities. Internally nice and clean, printed on heavy blue paper. (4), 62, (2) pp.‎

‎Exceedingly rare first edition, possibly gift-copy, of Dampe's doctoral dissertation on ethics in the Koran. Dampe was subject to arguable the most profound miscarriage of justice in Danish history. In 1820, Dampe was sentenced to death for advocating the abolition of absolute monarchy and the establishment of a free constitution. However, his sentence was commuted to exile and he was imprisoned in ""the Balloon"" on the tiny island of Fredriksø. Following the abolition of exile as a form of punishment in 1840 he was placed under house arrest on Bornholm. In 1848, he was granted amnesty by Denmark's new king, Frederick VII. The following year, in 1849, the Danish Constitution was introduced pretty much the way Dampe had proposed. His dissertation provides an overview of the main principles of the Quran’s ethical teachings, the arguments for following them, pre-Islamic Arab ethics before Muhammad, and what Muhammad thought about himself. Then follows an excursus on Muhammad’s clever ways of granting himself authority and finally, an appendix with ten pages of philological commentary. Biblioteca Danica I, 596.‎

Bookseller reference : 62075

‎DESMARESTS, ROLAND.‎

‎Epistolarum philologicarum libri II (+) Jani Cæcilii Frey Via ad divas scientias (+) Tractatio de Mercurio er Hermis, seu Statuis Mercurialibus quas Germanice vocamus.‎

‎Leipzig & Frankfurt, Meyer, 1687. 8vo. In contemporary full vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Spine miscoloured, a few stains to boards and inner hinges split. A few leaves detached, otherwise nice and clean. (48), 706, (4), 159, (5), (12), 103 pp.‎

‎Later edition of these literary and philological works. Roland Desmarests (1594-1653), a brother of the better-known Jean Desmarests de Saint-Sorlin, placed a Latin poem dedicated to the French princess Marie Louise Gonzaga de Nevers in this present work. The princess (who was the future wife of two Polish kings, Wladyslaw IV Vasa and John II Casimir) was about to leave France for Poland.‎

Bookseller reference : 62169

‎KANT, IMMANUEL.‎

‎Anthropologie in pragmatischer Hinsicht abgefasst. Zweyte verbesserte Auflage.‎

‎Königsberg, Nicolovius, 1800. Cont.hcalf. Back slightly worn. St.o.t. XIV, (2), 332 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 650

‎WIMMER, LUDVIG F.A.‎

‎De Danske Runemindesmærker. Undersøgte og tolkede. Afbildningerne udførte af J.Magnus petersen. 4 Bd. (i 6 Afd.).‎

‎Kbhvn., 1893-1908. Folio. 6 orig.hshirtbd. Kapitæler slidte med rifter og bd. II løs i ryg og revnet fals. Rigt illustr.‎

Bookseller reference : 8359

‎SILJESTRAND, KARL K:son.‎

‎Ordböjningen i Västmannalagen. I-III. (1. Substantivets Böjning. 2. Adjektiv, Räkneord och Pronomen. 3. Verbets Böjning).‎

‎Linköping, Upsala, 1890-93. 4to. Senere hldrbd. Ryg med lidt brugsspor. 182,71,118 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 9523

‎DEN DANSKE KIEMPEBOG,‎

‎en Sangkrønike fra Midten af Det syttende Hundredaar, udg. af Frederik Barfod.‎

‎K., 1860. Lex8vo. Omsl.m.lidt rifter. Ubeskåret. X,487 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 9969

‎HØYSGAARD - BERTELSEN, HENRIK.‎

‎Jens Pedersen Høysgaard og hans Forfatterskab.‎

‎K., 1926. Lex8vo. 257 pp.‎

Bookseller reference : 9973

‎SPANG-HANSSEN, HENNING.‎

‎Probability and structural Classification in language Description.‎

‎Coph., 1959. , 233 pp. (Disp.).‎

Bookseller reference : 9983