Beschreibung:

Malta.- Maltese.- Agius de Soldanis (Giovann Pietro Francesco) Della lingua Punica presentemente usata da Maltesi &c. ovvero nuovi documenti, li quali possono servire di lume all'antica lingua Etrusca, first edition, 2 parts in 1, titles with woodcut ornament, woodcut initials and tail-pieces, errata f. at end, upper margin of title neatly trimmed away, some spotting or light foxing, occasional staining, contemporary vellum, rebacked in later calf, gilt, spine chipped at ends and with library numbers, corners worn, rubbed and lightly soiled, 8vo, Rome & sold in Malta, Generoso Salomoni, 1750. ⁂ Rare first edition of this work on the Maltese language by the first librarian of the Bibliotheca Publica, the precursor of the National Library of Malta. The author advances the theory that Maltese had its roots in the Punic language.