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Slang and its analogues past and present : A dictionary, historical and comparative, of the heterodox speech of all classses of society for more than three hundred years / With synonyms in English, French, German, Italian, etc. Compiled and edited by John S. Farmer
Bib ID 2330118
Format BookBook
Author
Farmer, John S. (John Stephen), 1845?-1915
 
Description London : Printed for subscribers only, 1890-1904 
7 v. ; 24 cm. 
Notes

Vols. 2-7: Compiled and edited by John S. Farmer and W. E. Henley.

Vol. 1 printed by T. Poulter and sons; v. 2-3 by Harrison and sons; v. 7 by Neill and co., ltd., Edinburgh.

General t.-p. for v. 5-6 in part 3 of each; v. 7 has no general t.p.

Subjects Slang.
Other authors/contributors Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903 joint author

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