Argot and Slang: A New French and English Dictionary of the Cant Words, Quaint Expressions, Slang Terms and Flash Phrases used in the High and Low Life of Old and New Paris
by Albert Barrere
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
1889 quarter bound hardcover as pictured. This is a dictionary of Parisienne slang with definitions in English, a must for genre writers and readers of old French fiction. Binding is firm. Olive and tan boards with gold stamping are soiled and spotted with fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Owner's bookplate on FEP. Endpapers mottled. Text is tanned at edges but otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2430
- Title
- Argot and Slang
- Author
- Albert Barrere
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition with Added Prefaces
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Whittaker and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Pages
- 484
- Size
- 5.5x8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Language, Dictionaries, Slang
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dictionaries; Language;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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