AN ECLECTIC LIBRARY.

English Etymology.

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. By the Rev. Walter W. Skeat. New edition revised and enlarged. Oxford, 1882 (reprinted 1963). —Dr. Skeat was probably the greatest scholar in the history of English etymology, and in this dictionary he not only gives us the histories of English words but also shows his work, explaining in any doubtful case how he reached his conclusions.
1882 printing.
1888 printing.

The Science of Etymology. By the Rev. Walter W. Skeat. Oxford, 1912. —“The object of the present volume is to draw attention to some of the principles that should guide the student of etymology in general, and of English etymology particularly; in order that any one who employs an etymological dictionary may be able to do so with some degree of intelligence and to some profit.”

A Student’s Pastime. Being a Select Series of Articles Reprinted from “Notes and Queries.” By the Rev. Walter W. Skeat. Oxford, 1896.
Another copy.