A Glossary of Provincial Words Used in Teesdale in the County of Durham.
London: J.R. Smith; George Bell, 1849. Hardcover. 12mo (tall). Good / No Jacket. Item #001604
Brown cloth binding with blind tooled decoration on front and rear cover. xiv, 151 p.p. plus 12 p.p. ads. Frontispiece map showing Part of Teesdale in Durham. Bookplate of Henry William Paget Hoskyns on front pastedown. Boards soiled, with bumping top-edge of front and rear covers. Slim crack and perforation to spine head. Light foxing, some trimming, with pages chipped at margins throughout, noticeably p.p. 89-92 and p.p. 113, but not affecting text. Light offsetting to title page from frontispiece. Otherwise in good condition. Provides a collection of provincial words and phrases used from Middleton in Teesdale to Darlington.
Price: $200.00