8vo, pp. xv, [1] plus unpaged lexicon followed by [4] pp. of ads; contemporary speckled calf gilt recently rebacked with original spine laid down, marbled endpapers; hinges reinforced, quire "b" misbound after "c," else interior very good and sound, attractive engraved bookplate of William Downes on front pastedown. Better arranged and substantially enlarged over the rare first edition of 1785, this edition omits a number of the more indecent entries, and softens others. Partridge rightly terms this "an extraordinary book . by far the most important work which has ever appeared on street or popular language," (History of Slang, p. 76). Bookseller Inventory #
Title: A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue....
Publisher: printed for S. Hooper
Publication Date: 1788
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Book Description Gale Ecco, Print Editions, United States, 2010. Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT006268Anonymous. By Francis Grose.London: printed for S. Hooper, 1788. xv, [249]p.; 8. Seller Inventory # AAV9781170583487
Book Description Gale Ecco, Print Editions, United States, 2010. Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT006268Anonymous. By Francis Grose.London: printed for S. Hooper, 1788. xv, [249]p.; 8. Seller Inventory # AAV9781170583487
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Book Description Gale ECCO, Print Editions. Paperback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. 280 pages. Dimensions: 9.6in. x 7.3in. x 0.7in.The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: British LibraryT006268Anonymous. By Francis Grose. London : printed for S. Hooper, 1788. xv, 249p. ; 8 This item ships from La Vergne,TN. Paperback. Seller Inventory # 9781170583487
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