In Stock with our New/Used Market Vendor. Allow up to 30 days for delivery. Tracking is not available for this item. FREE Shipping is not available for this item. help
Seller Information
Cassidy's Books
Holbeach, LINCOLNSHIRE, GBR
Winchester College, founded in 1382, possesses the richest and best-recorded slang (its 'Notions') of any such institution. This dictionary, originally completed in the 1960s by C G Stevens, a Scholar of the College (1917-22), and now newly-edited, is the fullest available account. It provides an insight into the history, customs and traditions of the oldest of the English public schools, this is a unique work of linguistic and institutional history.Altogether, this volume is a unique work of linguistic and institutional history, fascinating in its detail and for the light it throws on the life and culture of a great and ancient school.
- PID: 16750668897
- ISBN-13: 9780485121384
- Publisher: London: The Athlone Press, 1998: 0485121387
- Date Published: 2002
- Seller: Cassidy's Books
Notes: This is the 1998 Athlone Press paperback edition. The book measures 9¼" x 6¼", it has xxii + 321 pages and is illustrated with b/w drawings and maps etc. The foredge has browned slightly at the top, otherwise, a very nice, clean, sound copy. VG/+