(Cant Dictionary) | Slang and song

(Cant Dictionary)
A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, Used in the Several Tribes of Gypsies, Beggars, Shoplifters, Highwaymen, Foot-Pads, and all Other Clans of Cheats and Villains. London: Printed and sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1725

12mo (165 x 95 mm). Text in double columns, printer's ornament, woodcut headpiece and 2 initials, lacks terminal blank N6. Contemporary calf, upper board detached, spine dry and worn.

Largely based on the earlier compilation by B. E., gent. (see previous lot), this work is greatly expanded and adds a useful historical introduction and a collection of nineteen canting songs.

REFERENCE:
ESTC T62084

PROVENANCE:
Claude Crespign (armorial bookplate on front pastedown) — B.S.G. (monogrammed ticket on front pastedown)

Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.

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