The New Cab Calloway's Cat-ologue: A Hepster's Dictionary, Revised 1939 Edition
Calloway, Cab
From Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 3 September 2014
From Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 3 September 2014
About this Item
Revised edition. The second edition of the pocket dictionary of African American slang attributed to the famous Cotton Club orchestra leader. It has been billed as "the first dictionary published by a Black person," but more accurately it is one of the first lexicons of African American slang of the Jazz age. Some of the words and phrases spread like gangbusters to mainstream America: "chick," "freeby," "hot," "in the groove," "mellow," "corny," and "reefer" for example. Some did not, such as the phrase "togged to the bricks" (meaning to be dressed to kill) and "glims" (much better known as eyes). [16] pp. 2.75" x 4.4" Stapled wraps. Very Good with scrapes to cover, creased throughout; staples rusted with a little offsetting. Rare, only one institutional copy located in a recent OCLC Worldcat search. Seller Inventory # 140942406
Bibliographic Details
Title: The New Cab Calloway's Cat-ologue: A ...
Publisher: [No Publisher], [No Place]
Publication Date: 1939
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Thus.
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