Specimens of English Dialects - Devonshire - Westmoreland- Hartland
by F.T. Elworthy, Rev. Professor Skeat, R. Pearse Chope, B.A
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London: English Dialect Society, 1879. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Covers Devonshire, an Exmoor Scolding, Westmoreland, A Bran New Wark and bound with A Glossary of Devonshire Plant Names by Rev. Hilderic Friend, The Dialect of Hartland by R. Pearse Chope, 1891, with a map of the District, Ex library copy with usual markings, bound in brown cloth, gold lettering on spine, old spine label removed, first few endpapers show foxing but not effecting text. A great reference copy.
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- David R. Smith - Bookseller (US)
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- Title
- Specimens of English Dialects - Devonshire - Westmoreland- Hartland
- Author
- F.T. Elworthy, Rev. Professor Skeat, R. Pearse Chope, B.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- English Dialect Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Devonshire dialect, Westmoreland, Devonshire plant names, Hartland
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David R. Smith - Bookseller
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Ashby, Massachusetts
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Located in 1780's barn off the common. A well kept stock of over 1,000 hand picked books. Including, History, Biography, Childrens, Travel, fiction and non fiction books. Have been in the bookselling business for over 20 years having done Book Shows and have given talks on Book Collecting. Business is online only.
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