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A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles [Two Volumes]

A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles [Two Volumes]

by Mathews, Mitford M., ed

Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Good+ exlib copies with the usual markings, boards rubbed, leaves clean and unmarked. No dust jackets.. xvi, 1946. Sm. 4to. An important work.
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£60.22
The Australian Slanguage : A Look at What We Say and How We Say It

The Australian Slanguage : A Look at What We Say and How We Say It

by Hornadge, Bill

Sydney: Cassell Australia. 1981. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 303 pages. . Reprint. Hardback.
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£13.08
Lichuan fang yan ci dian

Lichuan fang yan ci dian

by Yan, Sen

Nanjing: Jiangsu jiao yu chu ban she, 1995. 310p., very good hardcover in lightly shelfworn dj. Dictionary of the local dialect of the Lichuan area in Eastern Jiangxi. Part of a series edited by Li Rong.
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£14.45
Danyang fang yan ci dian

Danyang fang yan ci dian

by Cai, Guolu

Nanjing: Jiangsu jiao yu chu ban she, 1995. 2, 30, 387p., very good hardcover in lightly shelfworn dj. Dictionary of the local dialect of the Danyang area in southern Jiangsu. Part of a series edited by Li Rong.
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£14.45
Wanrong fang yan ci dian

Wanrong fang yan ci dian

by Wu, Jiansheng; Zhao Hongyin

Nanjing: Jiangsu jiao yu chu ban she, 1997. 2, 31, 445p., very good hardcover in lightly shelfworn dj. Dictionary of the local dialect of the Wanrong area in Shanxi. Part of a series edited by Li Rong.
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£14.45
Morris's Dictionary of Australian Words, Names and Phrases

Morris's Dictionary of Australian Words, Names and Phrases

by Morris, Edward E. and Oxon, M.A

Melbourne: Currey O'Neil. 1983. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owners name [blind-stamp] to prelims. 525 pages. The historic work on the origins of Australian and New Zealand words, with 10,000 names, definitions and quotations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.
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£10.46
QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

by Robert Hendrickson

7 pics-unread book from closed store; NO remainder marks; clean & shiny w/some wear to corners; spine uncreased; binding tight; pages pristine; no marks or tears
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£20.07
1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. A dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. A dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence.

by Grose, Captain [Foreword by Max Harris]

London: Bibliophile Books. 1984. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Unabridged from the original 1811 edition and with a foreword by Max Harris. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Unpaginated. . Facsimile Edition. Hardback.
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£20.93
A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms

A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms

by Wilkes, G.A

Sydney: Sydney University Press. 1978. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xii, 370 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£7.85
Lilly on the Dustbin; Slang of Australian Women and Families

Lilly on the Dustbin; Slang of Australian Women and Families

by Keesing, Nancy

Penguin Books, Ringwood, Victoria, 1982. Reprint. Softcover (Illustrated). Good Condition. Illustrator: Victoria Roberts. Acknowledgements and introduction by author. The text is illustrated with black-and-white cartoons by Victoria Roberts. Colour illustrated paperback binding, again by Victoria Roberts with black and ochre coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. "Australian families can 'talk till the cows come home'. Nancy Keesing has... Read more about this item
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£5.71