General dictionary of provincialisms, written with a view to rescue from oblivion the fast fading relics of by-gone days

Holloway, William

Published by Sussex Press: printed and published by Baxter and Son, Lewes, 1838

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. xxiv, 194, [2] list of subscribers; original blue cloth-backed drab boards, printed paper spine label (worn); some cracking of cloth at hinges, else a very good, unopened copy. Preface includes a brief description of earlier works on provincialisms in England; introduction describes outstanding features of each county's dialect. Kennedy 10643.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: General dictionary of provincialisms, written with a view to rescue from oblivion the fast fading relics of by-gone days
• Publisher: Sussex Press: printed and published by Baxter and Son, Lewes
• Publication Date: 1838
• Edition: 1st Edition
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