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A glossary of north country words in use. From an original manuscript, in the library of John George Lambton ... with considerable additions
by Brockett, John Trotter
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Newcastle upon Tyne: printed by T. and J. Hodgson, for E. Charnley, 1825. First edition, 12mo, pp. xxxvi, 243, [1]; engraved dedication-p. dated Dec. 31, 1824; 19th-century marbled boards neatly rebacked in calf, preserving the original red morocco label on gilt-paneled spine. With the ownership signature of William James Barrock Lodge, Carlisle on the title page, and subsequent signatures of Guy Dureell and May Herbin on the flyleaf. Only 632 copies were printed (32 on large paper). Among the subscribers are Sir Walter Scott (3 copies), Robert Southey, Lord Cornwallis, the Scottish lexicographer John Jamieson, William Pickering (4 copies), and Thomas Frognall Dibdin. A second edition was called for by 1829. Vancil, p. 34.
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- Title
- A glossary of north country words in use. From an original manuscript, in the library of John George Lambton ... with considerable additions
- Author
- Brockett, John Trotter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- printed by T. and J. Hodgson, for E. Charnley
- Place of Publication
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Date Published
- 1825
- Keywords
- Glossaries , Dialects , ,
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