A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue. / by Captain Francis Grose ; edited with a biographical and critical sketch and an extensive commentary by Eric Partridge
1931, First Edition. London : Issued for private subscribers by the Scholartis Press. From a limited run of 550 copies. Very good cloth copy with paper label to spine. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; tight and clean internally. Item #449389
Physical description; ix, [1] pages, 1 leaf, 396 pages ; 25 cm. Notes; The text is that of the third edition, 1796. Errata ([4] pages) inserted at end. Includes preface to the 1st ed., published 1785; and preface to the 2nd ed., published 1788. Edited with a biographical and critical sketch and an extensive commentary by Eric Partridge. Subjects; English language Slang Dictionaries. Cant Dictionaries English. English language 18th century.
Price: €195.00