A dictionary of modern slang, cant, and vulgar words, used at the present day in the streets of London; the universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the houses of Parliament; the dens of St. Giles; and the palaces of St. James; preceded by a history of cant and vulgar language; with glossaries of two secret languages, spoken by the wandering tribes of London, the costermongers, and the patterers, /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hotten, John Camden, 1832-1873
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, John Camden Hotten, antiquarian bookseller, Piccadilly, 1859.
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Description
Item Description:Accession #: 2020_0001
The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell.
Later issued under title: The slang dictionary.
Frontispiece map titled, A cadger's map of a begging district [with an] explanation of the hieroglyphics.
Physical Description:xlvii, 160 pages : map ; 18 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-160).