General dictionary of provincialisms, written with a view to rescue from oblivion the fast fading relics of by-gone days

by William Holloway

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First edition

Lewes: Baxter and Son, 1838. First edition, 8vo, pp. xxiv, 194, 2 list of subscribers; neatly rebacked with old spine and printed paper label laid down, new endpapers; minor foxing, label a little chipped and worn, but generally a good, sound copy in original blue cloth-backed buff boards. Preface includes a brief description of earlier works on provincialisms in England; introduction describes outstanding features of each county's dialect. Kennedy 10643;

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