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Scots Saws From the Folk-Wisdom of Scotland

Scots Saws From the Folk-Wisdom of Scotland

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Scots Saws From the Folk-Wisdom of Scotland

by Murison, David

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Edinburgh: James Thin / The Mercat Press,. Hardback. 92pp. Delightful book of Scots' proverbs which contain all the wit, folk wisdom and inherent contradictions you would expect. A-Z compendium plus highly readable introduction, a note on informal expressions of greeting, and a short collection of English sayings with their equivalent in Scots. Dust wrapper is very lightly sunned to edges and has a few finger marks to orange areas. Very slightly bumped to top of spine. Dust wrapper is lightly rubbed. Near fine copy in very good dust wrapper . Hardback. 1981.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Scots Saws From the Folk-Wisdom of Scotland
Author
Murison, David
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0901824658
ISBN 13
9780901824653
Publisher
James Thin / The Mercat Press,
Place of Publication
Edinburgh
Date Published
1981
Keywords
Dialect,Scottish literature,British dialects,Language studies,, Linguistics,Identity,Scots,Proverbs,Folklore
Bookseller catalogs
folklore; linguistics; identity; language; Scottish History & Literature; dialect; Scots;

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