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GESNER, CONRAD. Mithridates. De differentiis linguarum tum veterum tum quae hodie apud diversas nationes in toto orbe terraru[m] in usu sunt . . . observationes. [2], 78 leaves; without the folding table lacking in most copies. 8vo, 144x88 mm, late 19th-century pebble-grain leather gilt, scuffed, extremities rubbed; margins trimmed entering some sidenotes, opening leaves toned, occasional marginal dampstaining, scattered minor foxing, few dark stains on G2. Zurich: Christoph Froschouer the Elder, 1555
first edition of an early work on comparative linguistics, attempting an inventory of known languages and examining the Lord's Prayer in 22 of them. At the end are a brief account of New World languages and a glossary of German underworld slang. Overlooked by Alden.
