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The miscellaneous works of Tim Bobbin... : containing his view of the Lancashire dialect ; with large additions and improvements. Also his poem of the flying dragon and the man of Heaton : to which is added, a life of the author ; Plebeian politics ; or, The principles and practices of certain mole-eyed maniacs vulgarly called Warrites by way of dialogue betwixt two Lancashire towns ; together with several fugitive pieces

Bobbin, Tim (1708-1786); Townley, Richard; Bobbin, Tim the Second (1728-)

1812 [i.e. 1815]

"Plebian politics" has separate t.p. and pagination. "A glossary of Lancashire words and phrases": pages [62]-111, first grouping; p. [81]-89, second grouping. The battle of the flying dragon and ...

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A dictionary of the Kentish dialect and provincialisms in use in the county of Kent

Parish, W D (1833-1904); Shaw, W F (1839-1904)

1888

"Dick and Sal at Canterbury fair", poem by J.W. Masters: p. [xiii]-xxiv.

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Saunterer's satchel and West-Riding almanac for

Burnley, James (1842-1919)

[1875-1880]

1875-1881 Wanting: covers for 1877 and 1881 issues. Shelved in box lettered 'DIALECT ALMANACS BRADFORD' 1875-1880 Shelved in box lettered 'DIALECT ALMANACS BRADFORD' Vols for <1881-> bear the imprin...

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Saunterer's satchel and West-Riding almanac for

Burnley, James (1842-1919)

[1875-1880]

1875-1880 1875-1877 Bound [no.1-3] with 'Yorkshireman comic annual', 1876-7, 1880; and 'Girlington journal almanack', 1875, in volume lettered 'SAUNTERER'S SATCHEL' Vols for <1881-> bear the imprint...

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Lowick Response Book - 1Nb1

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Book I: The Farm [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Alec Lowrie recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the International P...

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Book II: Farming [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.

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Book III: Animals [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.

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Book IV: Nature [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.

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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.

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