Item 319351Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence compiled originally by Captain Grose and now altered...
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London: Printed for C. Chappel, Pall-Mall, 1811. First Edition thus (fourth overall). Francis Grose (1731-1791) was the lexicographer of the low life: his dictionary of vulgar and slang words, which appeared under several different titles, was the most complete of the eighteenth century, and appeared in numerous editions (including a...... Read More Item Details for Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence compiled originally by Captain Grose and now altered and enlarged, with The Modern Changes and Improvements by a Member of the Whip Club Add to Wish List
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