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Anecdotes Of The English Language: Chiefly Regarding The Local Dialect of London and Its Environs; Whence it Will Appear That the Natives of the Metropolis, and Its Vicinities, Have Not Corrupted the Language of Their Ancestors; In a Letter from Samuel Pe
by Pegge, Samuel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: J. Nichols and Son, 1803. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [2 leaves], 325 p.p., [3 p.p. ads]. Fully rebound in green pebbled cloth with printed paper spine label. Spine label chipped, with loss. Wear and bumping to spine ends and corners, some bubbling to cloth, small patches of wear to edges, joints and spine. Soiling to head of front board and foot of rear. Endpapers lacking. Front hinge cracked, chip to spine head at front board. Ink annotataion to rear pastedown. Intermittent foxing. Clean text except one spot with pencil annotation to outer margin, a few pencil annotations to front pastedown.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003034
- Title
- Anecdotes Of The English Language: Chiefly Regarding The Local Dialect of London and Its Environs; Whence it Will Appear That the Natives of the Metropolis, and Its Vicinities, Have Not Corrupted the Language of Their Ancestors; In a Letter from Samuel Pe
- Author
- Pegge, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. Nichols and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1803
- Keywords
- London, Language, Linguistics, Dialects, English
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language and Grammar Studies;
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
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Minotavros Books
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Whitby, Ontario
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