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HAMEL, Nicolas (fl. 1796--1816)
Grammatical exercises upon the French language, compared with the English ... By Nicolas Hamel ... A new edition carefully and greatly improved.
London (Place), printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Brown, and Green, and George B. Whittaker,, 1825.
240 p. ; 17.0 cm. (12º)

First published in 1797. In English with examples in French. Includes 'Advertisement to the Seventh Edition', which appeared in 1811. Both Soane copies have a printed list of 'New School Books, Published By Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, London' laid down on the front pastedown, the last item listed being 'An Introduction to Modern History, ... By W. Jillard Hort. ...' as found also in one of Soane's two copies of the 1826 edition of Hamel's A new universal French grammar (q.v., copy 1).

Copy Notes Two copies bought for Soane by Mr Moyes from Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green for 6s., on 31 July 1826 and paid for on 2 August 1826 (Archives 16/12/32/1; 16/12/6), at the same time as copies of Hamel's Grammar (q.v.) and Hamel's Key (q.v.). Both copies are inscribed in ink on front free-endpaper John Soane.

Binding Both copies identically bound in C19th sheep, blind double-ruled spine.

Reference Number 211

Additional Names Moyes, James (1779--1838), printer; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, publishers and booksellers


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