Argot and Slang. A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words, Quaint Expressions, Slang Terms and Flash Phrases Used in the High and Low Life of Old and New Paris. With a Frontispiece Drawn by Godefroy Durand.
by Barrere (Albert)
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Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Privately Printed at the Chiswick Press, 1887. First edition.. anticat16. [496]pp. Full calf, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Minor shelf wear, a bit of scuffing at the hinges, some foxing of preliminary leaves a fine copy otherwise. We have seen a reference to a similar copy with a signed limitation (675 copies); this copy is unsigned, and has no stated limitation. It is a large copy, with large margins. The owner's bookplate is expertly mounted on a leaf following the title. Title page printed in red & black. Frontispiece. A handsome copy of this important slang dictionary.
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- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51212
- Title
- Argot and Slang. A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words, Quaint Expressions, Slang Terms and Flash Phrases Used in the High and Low Life of Old and New Paris. With a Frontispiece Drawn by Godefroy Durand.
- Author
- Barrere (Albert)
- Illustrator
- anticat16
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Privately Printed at the Chiswick Press, 1887. First edition.
- Keywords
- linguistics dictionaries slang cant
- Bookseller catalogs
- Language;
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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