General dictionary of provincialisms, written with a view to rescue from oblivion the fast fading relics of by-gone days
by Holloway, William
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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.
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- Title
- General dictionary of provincialisms, written with a view to rescue from oblivion the fast fading relics of by-gone days
- Author
- Holloway, William
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sussex Press: printed and published by Baxter and Son
- Place of Publication
- Lewes
- Date Published
- 1838
- Keywords
- , Provincialisms , England , English
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