BINGO BOYS & POODLE FAKERS : A Curious Compendium of Historical Slang Collected from the Best Authorities

by [Various Authorities]

First Thus

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Book description: London: The Folio Society, 2007. x, + 117pp. Entries listed alphabetically, with delightful colour-art chapter-heading illustrations, by Clare Mackie, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and crisp. Illustrated boards negligibly scuffed only. "The primary purpose of this compendium is to amuse and entertain . . . Precedence has been given to words and meanings now redundant . . . It reaches from Shakespearean England to the Second World War, and represents a multitude of forms: Mumpers' Talk, Peddlars' French and thieves' cant, society slang, schoolboy jargon, circus patois and the distinctive argots of soldiers, sailors and Oxbridge students, amongst others . . . While British idiom necessarily predominates, there is a smattering of Australian, New Zealand and North American examples . . . " Book weight approx. 300g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illus. by Clare Mackie. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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