Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang 2 vols; all issued

by J. E Lighter

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First edition

New York: Random House, 1994-97. First Edition. First printings. Two quarto volumes. Cloth-backed boards hardcovers ; dustjackets; 1006+736pp. Tight, Near Fine copies in like dustwrappers. Printed bookplate of Smithsonian curator James G. Mead to each volume. Lighter's dictionary, the first of its kind devoted to American slang, was projected to run to four volumes, but the project

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