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John Camden, 1864. Covers worn and marked.Pages cut.Bookplate inside front covers.Text in good condition.Half leather binding.Binding split; pageblock almost detached from covers.Backstrip damaged.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Slang Dictionary - Or, the Vulgar Words, Street Phrases and 'Fast' Expressions of High and Low Society - Many with Their Etymology, and a Few with.

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Chapman Press. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

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hansebooks, 2017. Paperback. New. 356 pages. 8.50x5.99x0.81 inches.

London: John Camden Hotten, 1864. Tenth thousand, 8vo, pp. xxi, [3], 305, 5 (ads), [17] ads; frontispiece map, vignette title page, sm bookseller ticket on front paste down, spine ends frayed and segments of spine are torn (with glue repair), spine and edges a bit darkened, otherwise a good copy in original blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, and upper cover decorated in gilt. One of the most famous and esteemed dictionaries of slang ever published. This new edition includes nearly 10,000 words, according to the preface, as well as the prefaces to the first and second editions.

London: John Camden Hotten, 1872. Seventieth thousand, 8vo, pp. xxi, [3], 305, [1], 5, [1] ads, [28] ads; frontis map of the begging district; original green cloth gilt, extremities rubbed and worn, else a good, sound copy with prefaces from the first three editions. First published in 1859 (3000 words); this edition with over 10,000. Includes A History of Cant, or the Secret Language of Vagabonds, and a Bibliography of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Literature. Vancil, p. 114.

London: John Camden Hotten, 1864. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5" . None . New edition of this late 19th century dictionary of English slang. Tenth thousand. A complete slang dictionary of the English language by an unsigned author. Featuring a history of cant (the secret language of vagabonds), an account of the hieroglyphics used by vagabonds, and a history of slang. Dictionary of modern slang, cant, and vulgar words. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Publisher's catalogue to rear. Rebacked with the original publisher's cloth boards and spine restored. Externally sound with light shelf wear, bumped and chipped to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards lightly marked. Previous ownership inscription to verso front free endpaper dated 1931. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first and last few leaves, pages otherwise very clean with a touch of age toning. Good

London: John Camden Hotten, 1865. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. [5], vi-xxi, [4], 2-305, [1], [1]-5 (pages of publisher's advertisements), [1], [16] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Purple publisher's cloth with gilt decorations on the front board and spine. Coated green endpapers and pastedowns. Publisher's advertisements are illustrated. The text is illustrated with a device on the title page and a full-page map of "the begging district" of London. Stated "Eleventh Thousand" on the copyright page. A later edition of Hotten's slang dictionary, in pleasing condition. A very slight lean and a small push to the top textblock.

The slang dictionary; or, the vulgar words, street phrases, and "fast" expressions of high and low society. Many with their etymology, and a few with their historytraced by Hotten, John CamdenLondon: John Camden Hotten, 1864, Third edition, 8vo, pp. xxi, [3], 305; frontispiece map, vignette title page, top edge gilt, full leather binding with gilt dentelles, spine and cover decoration. The fine leather binding is not the original binding but appears contemporary. Original blue cloth cover bound into rear. "One of the most famous and esteemed dictionaries of slang ever published. This new edition includes nearly 10,000 words, according to the preface, as well as the prefaces to the first and second editions."Please contact the store for more information:
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