Sportsman's slang : a new dictionary of terms used in the affairs of the turf, the ring, the chase a...
Sportsman's slang : a new dictionary of terms used in the affairs of the turf, the ring, the chase and the cock-pit, with those of bon-ton and the varieties of life : forming an original and authentic lexicon balatronicum et macaronicum, particulary adapted to the use of the sporting world ... : interspersed with anecdotes and whimsies, with tart quotations and rum-ones, with examples, proofs and monitory precepts, useful and proper for novices, flats and yokels / by Jon Bee.
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Publisher
London : Printed by W. Lewis ... for the author, 1825.
Date
1825.
Call Numbers
RB/DS427/18
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Language
English
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Physical content
[2], xvi, 222 [i.e. 202] p., [5] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (1 col.) ; 18 cm.
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Publisher
London : Printed by W. Lewis ... for the author, 1825.
Edition
Ed. altera.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1825.
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Sportsman's slang : a new dictionary of terms used in the affairs of the turf, the ring, the chase and the cock-pit, with those of bon-ton and the varieties of life : forming an original and authentic lexicon balatronicum et macaronicum, particulary adapted to the use of the sporting world ... : interspersed with anecdotes and whimsies, with tart q...
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Col. frontispiece has title: Life--In its varieties.
Largely a reissue of his Slang, a dictionary of the turf, the ring the chase ... (1823); t.p. replaced by a new t.p and author's "advertisement" added; text enlarged from 216 to 222 p.--NUC pre-1956.
Numbers 28-47 omitted from the paging.
Rare Books copy: Acquisition details available.
Rare Books copy: Newspaper cutting titled "Union Hall" pasted inside front cover....
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RB/DS427/18
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74VvRvP7MOxb
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991009028339702626
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