A dictionary of slang, jargon & cant, embracing English, American, and Anglo-Indian slang, pidgin English, tinker's jargon, and other irregular phraseology
A dictionary of slang, jargon & cant, embracing English, American, and Anglo-Indian slang, pidgin English, tinker's jargon, and other irregular phraseology.
Add this copy of A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant Embracing English, to cart. $35.00, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1889 by The Ballantyne Press.
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Good. Vol. I ONLY. Ex-library with the usual labeling. Original textblock professionally rebound in green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Minor shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant Embracing English, to cart. $40.00, good condition, Sold by Conover Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Martinsville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by Gale Research Company.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 428 informative and educational pages! "To a very great number of respectable and by no means uneducated persons, slang is simply a collective name for vulgar expressions, the most refined individual being the one who uses it lears. To them it is all that which in speech is 'tabu, ' or forbidden. Others regard it as the jargon of thieves, which has spread to costermongers and street-arabs, though in justice to the worthy people first mentioned it must be admitted that many of them are so fortified in their ignorance of what is beneath them, that they are unaware that thieves have a lingo of their own......"-----from the Preface.
Add this copy of A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant Embracing English, to cart. $78.00, very good condition, Sold by Cardinalis Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, ON, CANADA, published 1967 by Gale Research Company.
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Very Good. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. A facsimile reprint of the original 1889 edition. Two voumes. Original cloth hard covers, with gilt titles to spines. Ex libris (non-lending library) with typical marks. Light bumping to covers. Otherwise, clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat--a sound and handsome set.
Add this copy of A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, : Embracing to cart. $99.95, very good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by Gale Research Co.
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x1; 2 volumes. Hardcovers. No dust jacket. Good bindings and covers. Ex-library markings. Clean, unmarked pages. Withdrawn stamped on edge. Stamp on edge. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Add this copy of A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, Embracing English to cart. $135.00, very good condition, Sold by Michener & Rutledge Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Baldwin City, KS, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by Gale Research Co.
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Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2 volumes, complete; both volumes: text clean and tight; no dust jackets (not ex-library); NOTE; additional postage necessary for international shipping; 8.60 X 5.60 X 1.50 inches.
