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

by William Holloway

$425 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

Lewes: Sussex Press: printed and published by Baxter and Son, 1838. First edition, 8vo, pp. xxiv, 194, 2 list of subscribers; original blue cloth-backed drab boards, printed paper spine label worn ; some cracking of cloth at hinges, else a very good, unopened copy. Preface includes a brief description of earlier works on provincialisms in England; introduction describes outstanding features of each county's dialect. Kennedy 10643. Item #44535

• Binding: Hardcover

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