A dictionary of the slang and cant languages : ancient and modern, as used by Adam Tylers, Badgers, Bullies ... and every class of offenders /
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Published by George Smeeton ...,
[1809]
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| Item Description: | A.S.W. Rosenbach, Widener cat., page 18, notes the plate is by Isaac Cruikshank, with the background by George Cruikshank. Hand colored. Preface dated 1809. Text is unpaginated. With an advertisement for "The Stranger's Guide" by the author. The Cushing Library/Lit./Mitchell copy contains a bookseller's description. Purchased for the Cushing Library/Lit./Mitchell Collection by The Cushing Library. "As used by Adam Tylers. Badgers. Bullies. Bully-huffs. Bully rocks. Bloods. Buffers. Boxers. Beau-traps. Cloak-twitchers. Clapper dogeons. Coiners. Cadgers. Duffers. Divers. Dragsmen. Filers. Fencers. Footpads. Gammoners. Gypsies. Gamblers. Ginglers. Kencrackers. Knackers . Lully-priggers. Money-lenders. Millers. Priggers. Rum-padders. Strollers. Sweeteners. Spicers. Shoplifters. Smashers. Swindlers. Swadlers. Whidlers. Water-pads. And every class of offenders." Publisher's ads, [1] pages at end. |
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| Physical Description: | 32 unnumbered pages 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : 1 illustration (engraving) ; 20 cm. |