The Shropshire Word-Book: A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc., Used in the County
by Jackson,Georgina F
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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- Title
- The Shropshire Word-Book: A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc., Used in the County
- Author
- Jackson,Georgina F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Impression
- Publisher
- Trubner & Co; Adnitt & Naunton; Minshull & Hughes
- Place of Publication
- London, Shrewsbury & Chester, UK
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 3.31 lbs
- Keywords
- Dovaston, Horticulture, West Felton, Shropshire, Yew Trees, Dialect, Vocabulary, Grammar,
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