The Compleat linguist. Or, An universal grammar of all the considerable tongues in being. In a shorter, clearer, and more instructive method than is extant. Collected from the most approv'd hands. ... By John Henley, M.A.

All titles

• The Compleat linguist. Or, An universal grammar of all the considerable tongues in being. In a shorter, clearer, and more instructive method than is extant. Collected from the most approv'd hands. ... By John Henley, M.A.
• Compleat linguist Universal grammar of all the considerable tongues in being An introduction to an English grammar; ... Being number X. of the Compleat linguist; ... 1726

People / Organizations

• James Roberts ("printed for")

Imprint

London [England]: printed for J[ames]. Roberts, in Warwick-Lane; and J. Pemberton, at the Buck and Sun against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1719-

Publication year

1719-?

ESTC No.

P2021

Grub Street ID

55743

Description

v. ; 2⁰

Note

Each issue has separate title page and half title.

Below title: "To be publish'd monthly, one distinct grammar each month, till the whole is perfected: with a preface to every grammar, relating to each tongue."

Following imprint on no. 1: "Price 1s"; price varies with issue.

A series of ten grammatical treatises, beginning with Spanish (Aug. 1719) and continuing through Italian, French, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and other languages. The particular language treated is named in a title page note below the issue date. Although title page indicates that issues were intended to be published monthly, publication was irregular, and no. 10, the final issue, was not published until 1726 (cf. Wiles).

Uncontrolled note

The Bodleian Library lacks all issues after no. 8