[Rarebooks] FS: 18th c. Philadelphia German Grammar.

[Kaaterskill Books]

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Bachmair, John James. A GERMAN GRAMMAR, CONTAINING THE THEORY OF THE 
LANGUAGE  THROUGH ALL THE PARTS OF SPEECH, BY JOHN JAMES BACHMAIR, 
M.A. TO WHICH ARE  PREFIXED RULES FOR PRONUNCIATION AND SPELLING. 
Philadelphia: Printed by Charles Cist, 1788. [4] 100 pp. Sm. 8vo. 
Disbound.  Evans 20937. ESTC W12398. First edition.

An abridgment of Bachmair's 1772 Complete German Grammar. "The German 
Language is much used in this State: It is a Language of great 
Compass, Energy, Expressiveness and Variety. These Excellences, 
however, for Want of proper Helps and due Attention, are known but by 
a few. The Study of it is becoming now an Object of Respect, 
particularly in this City; not  only among the German themselves, but 
others, especially Young Men of liberal Education. For  the 
Accommodation of such, this Grammar hath been carefully prepared: It 
will be found to  contain every Thing that is essential in Bachmair's 
Grammar, yet in a more concise form; and  consequently may be 
purchased as a considerably lower price. - The Editor intended it 
principally for the University of Pennsylvania, where at certain 
Hours, daily, the Students are exercised in  Speaking and Writing 
German. The Method adopted in this Respect, and the Opportunities 
that  may be had constantly in Philadelphia of conversing in the 
Language, rendered it unnecessary to retain in this Book the 
Exercises..." (Preface). The printer, Charles Cist, was born in 
Russian, and both in a partnership with Melchoir Steiner, and later 
on his own, published extensively in  German. Lacking the boards, 
blanks loose, staining along the lower corner, browning along the 
fore edges, owner's name on title, and dated 1792 on top edge of 
preface, scattered foxing,  impressions crisp, a good copy. 
[28439] $195.00

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