Dialect Readings Choice Collection Chiefly (2 results)
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Published by T.S. Denison & Company, Chicago, IL/Minneapolis, MN
- Softcover
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.Books by White/Walnut Valley Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. T.S. Denison & Company, Chicago, IL/Minneapolis, MN. Not Dated. First published in 1886 (.25 cents) but also mentioned in 1918 catalogs; this issue is priced at .75 cents. A later printing. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; tears in wraps at…head and tail of spine; new price glued over the old on the spine; tear on rear wrap trough publisher's name. No DJ. Printed light card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is lightly creased; text is secure in binding. 143 pp 8vo. The richest humor of all ages lies in dialects, the language of those people who still speak strange tongues and who are funny in spite of themselves. The book contains specimens of every dialect in use in the United States suitable for public and private entertainments. 76 humorous examples of different dialects making mistakes in english pronunciation. A clean presentable copy. Harlan Tarbell (illustrator).
Published by T.S.Dennison & Co, Chicago
- Softcover
Seller: Good Reading Secondhand Books, Benalla, VIC, AustraliaGood Reading Secondhand Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 6.58
£ 21.44 shippingShips from Australia to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketStapled Card Wraps. Condition: Good +++. There's a bookshop's stamp on front cover, the previous owner's name covered with heavy biro marks, silver fish nibbles on back cover and slight damp stains on last page - but trust me - it's a good copy. No date give, c 1920s. Please check with us for an accurate postge cost, at 143 page…s the book will mail letter post.
