The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way. Bryson, Bill First Edition

First edition of this remarkable history of the English language from the author of 'The Lost Continent.' Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello. Jacket painting by Tom Carry. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer. In 'The Mother Tongue,' we find a complete chronology of language, from the first murmurings of the cavepeople to the wide-reaching explosion of English. With classic journalistic style, Bryson takes readers on a journey through comical scenarios and formal truths, all pointing the way to our time-honored rules of communication. "Bill Bryson has joyfully mined the rich ore of English to produce a treasure of a book about the treasure of our tongue" (Richard Lederer, Author of 'Crazy English).