Richard Chenevix Trench — English, Past and Present: Eight Lectures

London, Macmillan and Co. 1881. Leather. A smartly bound eleventh edition of this collection of lectures on the study of the English language from Richard Chenevix Trench. Eleventh edition, revised. A collection of eight lectures on the English language delivered originally to pupils of King's College School, London, including: The English Vocabulary, Gains of the English Language, Changes in the Meaning of English Words, and Changes in the Spelling of English Words. Written by Richard Chenevix Trench, an Anglican archbishop and poet. Bound in full red calf. Externally, smart with rubbing and wear resulting in minor loss to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .