The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe and more especially of The English and Lowland Scotch, and of Their Slang, Cant, and Colloquial Dialects.
by Mackay (Charles)
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- Hardcover
- first
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Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: For The Author by N. Trubner and Co., 1877. . anticat16. First edition. xxxii + 604pp. Original purple cloth, printed paper spine label. Spine a bit sunned, light overall wear, rear hinge a bit loose, small hole at rear hinge, slight bubbling of cloth on back cover; in general, a clean and very good copy otherwise. List of Subscribers at front.
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- Bookseller
- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51186
- Title
- The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe and more especially of The English and Lowland Scotch, and of Their Slang, Cant, and Colloquial Dialects.
- Author
- Mackay (Charles)
- Illustrator
- anticat16
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: For The Author by N. Trubner and Co., 1877.
- Keywords
- slang language dictionaries
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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