The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
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Lot 262
[SLANG]. Group of 5 dictionaries. Including: LELAND, Charle...
Estimate: $300 - $500
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[SLANG]?GROUP OF 5 DICTIONARIES.?Including: LELAND, Charles G. The English Gipsies and Their Language. London: Trubner & Co., 1873. ? ANGLICUS, Ducange (pseudo.). The Vulgar Tongue: two glossaries of slang, cant, and flash words and phrases principally used in London at the present day. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1857. ? A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. London: S. Hooper, MDCCLXXV (but ca. 1870s). ? MATSELL, George W. Vocabulum; or, The Rogue?s Lexicon. New York: George W. Matsell, 1859. ? GENT, B.E. A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, in its several Tribes. Facsimile edition, (np, nd), originally published ca. 1690. 8vo/12mo. Bindings vary. Condition generally very good.
