“The book is a typographical feat.”—Daily News.
“This unique book, which is superbly printed, will be a grand addition to the library of a collector of literary curiosities.”—City Press.
superbly printed, will be a grand addition
to the Hbrary of a collector of literary curiosities."
"The
extraordinary resources
of
collection of Oriental type have enabled
unique triumph of typography."
"
A
beautiful
Ci^j Press.
and
Messrs.
Gilbert
them
produce what
to
its
is
almost a
Bookseller.
specimen of modern typography, and does
to the printing staff of
Rivington's
infinite credit
well-known publishers."— Z'^/M/^ Evening Mail.
"Is certainly worth buying as a literary curiosity. To students of philology or lovers of the curious the book will be almost equally interest-
mg— one
of the triumphs of
modern typography."
" This beautifully printed
chief languages
and
Dundee
book may be described
...
dialects of the world
is
as a
Advertiser.
museum
of the
of the highest interest for
all
students of the science of language, that even those
who do not pretend
to
be great
comparing together
this
linguists
immense
cannot
variety of
fail
human
to find a pleasure in
speech.
The
large
number of
the Oriental
alphabets employed in the production of the work shows in a very striking way the exceptional resources of Messrs. Gilbert and Rivington's printing
establishment."— Catholic Times.
"The the
enterprising
world to
rival
— Overland Mail.
publishers of this
them
in
variety
of
book can type for
fearlessly challenge
sublunary
printing."
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