{"product_id":"1762-robert-lowths-a-short-introduction-to-english-grammar-first-edition-era-original-calf-binding","title":"1762 Robert Lowth's A Short Introduction to English Grammar | First Edition Era | Original Calf Binding | Armorial Bookplate","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=us-ascii\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;\"\u003eUSA Shipping Available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;\"\u003e1762 Robert Lowth's A Short Introduction to English Grammar | First Edition Era | Original Calf Binding | Armorial Bookplate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=us-ascii\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA genuine 1762 printing of \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Lowth's\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most influential works in the history of English language study and a cornerstone of eighteenth-century education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published during the reign of George III, Lowth's grammar helped shape the teaching and standardization of written English for generations. Its influence extended well beyond the eighteenth century, making it one of the most important grammatical texts of its era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy retains its \u003cstrong\u003econtemporary calf binding\u003c\/strong\u003e with raised spine bands and gilt spine titling reading \u003cstrong\u003e\"LOWTHS GRAMMAR.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Particularly attractive is the engraved \u003cstrong\u003earmorial bookplate of the Dacre family\u003c\/strong\u003e affixed to the front pastedown. The bookplate features a coronet, quartered shield, heraldic supporters, the motto \u003cstrong\u003e\"Pour Bien Destrer,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and is signed \u003cstrong\u003e\"Austin sculp.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, providing appealing early ownership provenance and additional interest for collectors of heraldry, genealogy, and book history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in London by \u003cstrong\u003eJ. Hughs\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003eA. Millar\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eR. \u0026amp; J. Dodsley\u003c\/strong\u003e of Pall Mall, this volume represents an increasingly scarce survival from the formative period of English linguistic scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBibliographic Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Short Introduction to English Grammar: With Critical Notes\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert Lowth (1710–1787)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1762\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlace of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e J. Hughs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers:\u003c\/strong\u003e A. Millar; R. \u0026amp; J. 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