Vocabulum

New York: George W. Matsell & Co, 1859. First edition, 16mo, pp. 130 plus leaf of ads for Matsell's "National Police Gazette"; new quarter calf with marbled boards, near fine, with contemporary additions in pen in the appendix on terms used by pugilists. There was a reprint made in the 1890s with illustrations which is often confused with the… Read more about this item

New York: George W. Matsell, 1890. Later Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Original red cloth, light wear and surface marks, paper spine label a bit chipped. Slight browning to pages, a few clumsily opened, put otherwise unmarked. Three plates and a frontis portrait; 130pp and 3 pages of ads - the final ad page and the… Read more about this item

New York: George W. Matsell & Co, 1859. 1st edition. Cloth. Fair. 1st edition thus, 1859. Fair. 12mo., 130 pp., bound in decorated brown cloth, with titles on spine. Upper spine eaten away not affecting text. Tips rubbed, covers and text edges soiled. Front hinge cracked and detached. All pages present and unmarked.

New York: George W. Matsell, 1859. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Dictionary of criminal slang compiled and prefaced by Matsell, then Chief of Police in New York City. Bound in publisher's original red cloth. Light wear to extremites, through cloth on two corners. Text block nearly flawless. 4 3/4 x 7 inches. 130 pages.

New York: George W. Matsell & Co. / Proprietors of of the National Police Gazette, 1859. Small 16mo in original blue cloth with blind embossed covers and gilt title to spine. 130 pages plus leaf of ads for Matsell's "National Police Gazette" at rear. Some wear to edges and weak front hinge otherwise good. Quite scarce. . Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd, 2005-01-03. Hardcover. Used: Good.

The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd, 2005-01-03. Hardcover. Used:Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Vocabulum; or, The rogue's lexicon. Comp. from the most authentic sources.

The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. New. Special order direct from the distributor

ALPHA ED. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Hardback. New.

The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

New.