A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch, : with an introductory chapter on the poetry, humor, and literary history of the Scottish language and an appendix of Scottish proverbs
by MACKAY Charles:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Thornhill, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Whittaker and Co 1888 . Hardback First edition. Turquise cloth cover decorated with black thistle design and gilt titles. Front hinge is cracked .Sprinkling of foxing on a few pages and page edges. Clean and unmarked text. 398 pages Orinally conceived as a guide to the language used in the works of Burns and Scott, it was broadened to include a large number of words derived from the Gaelic or Keltic and used in " Broad Scotch". Wt 1 Kg Good
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- Bookseller
- Mr Mac (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26029
- Title
- A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch, : with an introductory chapter on the poetry, humor, and literary history of the Scottish language and an appendix of Scottish proverbs
- Author
- MACKAY Charles:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Whittaker and Co 1888
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Scotland Language Scotch Broad Scots
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scottish (General);
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