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1895 Book on AMERICAN VERNACULAR

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1895 Book on AMERICAN VERNACULAR
1895 book on American vernacular. Small format "Popular Sayings Dissected" by A. Wallace. 1st edition, NY: Stokes, 168 pp incl index. Green linen boards with gold title and cover design. Explains sayings such as "to give the slip", "to curry favor", "clean as a whistle" & other vocabulary of late 19th century. Condition: Some soiling, owner's names on flyleaf and title page (which is detached).