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South African Pocket Oxford Dictionary

Third Edition
$35.00
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Hardback Apr 2005 ISBN13: 9780195780581ISBN10: 0195780582 A pocket English dictionary adapted for southern Africa
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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries

Volume I: 1567-1784
$175.00
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Hardback Feb 2004 ISBN13: 9780199254712ISBN10: 0199254710 A complete history of the recording of British cant and slang
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A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries

Volume IV: 1937-1984
$125.00
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Hardback Nov 2010 ISBN13: 9780199567256ISBN10: 0199567255 The fourth volume of Julie Coleman's pioneering history

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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue

From the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth
Volume V: O-Pn
$405.00
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Hardback Jul 1994 ISBN13: 9780080284903ISBN10: 0080284906
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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue

From the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth
Volume VII: Qui-Ro
$405.00
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Hardback Jul 1994 ISBN13: 9780080306810ISBN10: 0080306810
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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue

From the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth
Volume VI: Po-Quh
$420.00
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Hardback Jul 1994 ISBN13: 9780080306742ISBN10: 0080306748
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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins

Second Edition
$16.95
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Paperback Jul 2010 ISBN13: 9780199547937ISBN10: 0199547939 An accessible, lively A-Z of over 3,000 words and their origins, drawn from Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research and language monitoring.
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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Volume 11 (Tra-Waquant)
New Edition
$540.00
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Hardback Mar 2004 ISBN13: 9780198605416ISBN10: 0198605412
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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Volume 10 (Stra-3ere)
New Edition
$450.00
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Hardback Jul 2003 ISBN13: 9780198605423ISBN10: 0198605420
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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Volume 12 (War-Zurnbarrie)
New Edition
$450.00
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Hardback Jul 2003 ISBN13: 9780198605409ISBN10: 0198605404
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