Anecdotes of the English Language, Chiefly Regarding the Local Dialect of London and Its Environs, Whence It Will Appear That the Natives of the Metropolis and Its Vicinities Have Not Corrupted the Language of Their Ancestors.

Christmas, Henry

Published by J. B. Nichols and Son, London, 1844

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Ex-library with minimal stamps & markings.; title page chipped at bottom corner & slightly foxed along hinge; leaf edges slightly browned & brittle, 1/2" chip to fore-edges of page 111 & last index page; red leaf edges slightly scuffed, else a very attractive, tight & clean copy. ; This 3rd ed. enlarged & corrected; features a supplement to Grose's "Provincial Glossary"; professionally rebound in brown banded half morocco, with marbled boards, new endpapers, clear tape repair to fore-edges of title pages & dedication page. ; 8vo; 410 pages. Seller Inventory # 19055

Bibliographic Details

Title: Anecdotes of the English Language, Chiefly ...

Publisher: J. B. Nichols and Son, London

Publication Date: 1844

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Third Edition.