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Author	E. B., fl. 1617.
Title	The first English dictionary of slang 1699 / introduction by John Simpson.
Publication Info.	Oxford : Bodleian Library, 2010.

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 9	427 E	IN LIBRARY

Description	xxvii, 195 p. ; 21 cm.
Note	"First published in 1699 ... as A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew ... by B.E. Gent"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Subject	English language -- Slang -- History -- 17th century.
	English language -- Dialects -- History -- 17th century.
	Cant -- England -- History -- 17th century.
Added Author	Simpson, J. A., 1953- author of introduction.
Added Title	New dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew
ISBN	9781851243488 (hbk.)
	1851243488 (hbk.)

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