Autograph letter signed from James Augustus Henry Murray, Mill Hill and Oxford, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1879-1889.

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Autograph letter signed from James Augustus Henry Murray, Mill Hill and Oxford, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1879-1889.

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Letters all begin "Dear Sir" and concern work on the New English dictionary on historical principles (later the Oxford English Dictionary). (1) is undated. (3) gives examples of how citations should be constructed for Beaumont and Fletcher plays and for Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

5 items ; 18 x 12 cm to 19 x 12 cm.

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Murray, James A. H. (James Augustus Henry), 1837-1915

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James Augustus Henry Murray was a Scottish lexicographer, best known for his pioneering work on A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Already a well-known philologist, he began work on an inventory of words used in English from the 12th century onward, a monumental undertaking, made possible by his knowledge and organizational skills. He worked on this groundbreaking dictionary for more than thirty years, completing about half of the project; today, the work is known as the Oxford E...