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First edition of this reference on the art of reading medieval and early modern documents, including engraved examples of letterfoms and abbreviations.
First edition of this reference on the art of reading medieval and early modern documents, including engraved examples of letterfoms and abbreviations.
Handsomely rebound Edwardian edition of this invaluable 19th century dictionary of French slang, defined in English.
Third edition, later issue, of Grose's classic slang dictionary of 18th-century colloquial and ungentlemanly nouns and verbs.
Scarce first edition of this etymological textbook of English affixes.
First edition of this Gilded-Age handbook for the aspiring Floridian, by a passionate lover of the land and its lizards.
First edition of this work on the language of the Motu people of Papua New Guinea, owned by a linguist of ill repute.
Scarce presentation copy of the first edition, subscribers' issue, of the lore, language and song of the Isle of Wight.