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About the product Number 185 of an edition of 360 copies printed. Two volumes, original cloth, gilt-decorative upper boards, unevenly faded and slightly marked, pp. xvi + 446 + (1: colophon); pp. xi + 511 + (1: colophon); photogravure portraits as frontispieces, numerous illustrations in the text, photogravure plates, facsimile letters. Hinges slightly tender, all edges uncut, slight foxing on endpapers, edges and plates. The life and letters of John Everett Millais, President of the Royal Academy; By his son; John Guille Millais; with 310 illustrations in the text, 24 photogravure plates and facsimile letters. (Books)

 A Grammar of the English Language by William Cobbett   A Grammar of the English Language provides a fascinating snapshot of the language and grammar of the early nineteenth century. It was a controversial book, first published in 1818 in New York and in 1819 in London. The author, William Cobbett (1763-1835), was a champion of the poor who had taught himself to read and write. His radicalism brought him into conflict with the authorities on many occasions. He reserved a special kind of venom for politicians, men of letters like Dr. Johnson, the lexicographer, and for Fellows of English Colleges, "who live by the sweat of other people's brows." Here, he criticizes these men for their poor command of English, which was (he says) no better than that of chambermaids, hucksters, and plough-boys. Written in the form of letters and lessons to his fourteen-year-old son, the Grammar is the most colorful and entertaining treatment of the subject ever published. It gives advice on syntax and etymology, including "false grammar taken from Dr. Johnson's writing," "errors and nonsense in a king's speech," and "six lessons, intended to prevent Statesman from using false grammar." This edition includes a new introduction by Lord Hattersley, which gives the book a modern perspective.