A PROVINCIAL GLOSSARY: WITH A COLLECTION OF LOCAL PROVERBS, AND POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS
Book Details + Condition: White & Lewis (London). "A New Edition, Corrected", 1811. Hardcover. 124 pages. Glossary of provincial terms and proverbs from the counties of England, compiled by English lexicographer Francis Grose. Grose examines words derived from European languages, both active and extinct, such as Saxon, Latin, Danish, French, and others, as well as superstitions and proverbs local to certain geographic areas of England. The book is divided into three sections, with the first two in alphabetical order by region or county. Some superstition subjects include fairies, second sight, omens, luck, witches, ghosts, sorcery, and more. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to boards; binding tape to spine; small tears to front endpaper; interior is clean and free of markings, save normal age-toning to pages.
