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A Vocabulary or Collection of Words and Phrases Which Have Been Supposed to Be Peculiar to the United States of America to Which is Prefixed an Essay on the Present State of the English Language in the United States
by Pickering, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair, front and rear covers detatched but present, spine present. Interior pages good. Previous owner's inscription on title pag
- Seller
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Hulls Cove, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Cummings & Hilliard, 1816. hardcover. Fair, front and rear covers detatched but present, spine present. Interior pages good. Previous owner's inscription on title page dated 1820. A rare book waiting to be rebound.
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- Bookseller
- Mystery Cove Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 167094
- Title
- A Vocabulary or Collection of Words and Phrases Which Have Been Supposed to Be Peculiar to the United States of America to Which is Prefixed an Essay on the Present State of the English Language in the United States
- Author
- Pickering, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair, front and rear covers detatched but present, spine present. Interior pages good. Previous owner's inscription on title pag
- Publisher
- Cummings & Hilliard
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1816
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Hulls Cove, Maine
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