Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek — Uber Den Ursprung Der Sprache

Weimar, Hermann Boehlau, 1868. First edition. Cloth. A smart first German edition of this controversial study into the origins of language, in the original German. German. First German edition. Very scarce work. A controversial study of the origins of language and linguistics from Bleek, a noted scholar on African languages who saw a close link between language and Darwinian theories of zoology. This work explores language as the first chapter in the development of mankind. Written by Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek, a German linguist. Bound in modern quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .