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1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue : A dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence
by Grose, Francis; Crome, Robert [ed]
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- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 069580216X
- ISBN 13
- 9780695802165
- Seller
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Digest Books, 1971 Book. Fine. Soft cover. Facsimile Reprint. Facsimile reprint of "Lexicon balatronicum; a dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence compiled originally by Captain Grose . printed by C Chappel, Pall Mall. 1811" Modern foreword by Robert Cromie . A fascinating survey of popular language at the time of the "Regency Bucks".
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- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038240
- Title
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue : A dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence
- Author
- Grose, Francis; Crome, Robert [ed]
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Facsimile Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 069580216X
- ISBN 13
- 9780695802165
- Publisher
- Digest Books
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE SLANG, VULGAR EXPRESSIONS REGENCY ENGLAND
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dictionaries; Languages & Language Learning; Regency Period;
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- Fine
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...