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Brotherton Collection37
Herbert Read Collection14
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections12
Incunabula2

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german language37
english language12
romanies4
begging3
cant3
criminals3
wayfaring life3
latin language2
crime1
crime and criminals1

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Feiling, C A3
Flugel, J G (1788-1855)3
Hotten, John Camden3
Hotten, John Camden (1832-1873)3
Hugo'S Language Institute3
Luther, Martin3
Luther, Martin (1483-1546)3
Sattler, Wilhelm Ferdinand3
Baron Brotherton2
Baumann, Heinrich2

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Das Rotwelsch des deutschen Gauners

Günther, Georg Ludolf Louise (1859-)

1905

Trübner label pasted over original imprint, Leipzig: Grunow, 1905. "Verzeichnis der benutzten Quellen und Literatur," [xii]-xix. Deals in part with the influence of Romany on German argot.

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Wörterbuch der in Teutschland üblichen Spitzbuben Sprachen : in zwei Bänden, die Gauner- und Zigeunersprache enhaltend

Grolman, Friedrich Ludwig Adolf von (1773-1855)

1822

Vol. 2 never published. cf. J. Ješina, Romáňi čib, 1886.

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The book of vagabonds and beggars : with a vocabulary of their language

Luther, Martin (1483-1546); Hotten, John Camden (1832-1873)

1860

Edited by Martin Luther as "Von der falschen Bettler Büberei".

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The book of vagabonds and beggars

Luther, Martin (1483-1546); Hotten, John Camden (1832-1873); Thomas, David Biron

1932

"The German text now printed is from the British museum copy of the 1529 edition."--p. xiv. German text and English translation on opposite pages. "The Liber vagatorum; bibliography": p. 19-36; "Sel...

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Wörterbuch des Rotwelschen : deutsche Gaunersprache

Wolf, Siegmund A

1956

Bibliography: p. 15-28.

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Vocabularius praedicantium

Melber, Johannes; Husner, Georg (1505); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[about 1497]

Signatures: a-e⁸ f⁴ g-h⁸ i⁴ k⁸ l⁴ m-o⁸ p⁴ q-t⁸ v⁴ x-z⁸ [et]⁸. Imprint from ISTC. Colophon on [et]8r reads: Finit vocabularius variloquus. Printed with 36 lines to a full ...

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[Vocabularius praedicantium]

Melber, Johannes; Zeninger, Conrad (1480-1489); Suess, Heinricus; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[1481-82]

Imprint from ISTC. Compiled by Johannes Melber from the lectures of Jodocus Eichmann. Hain ascribes the printing of this book to Peter Wagner of Nuremberg who printed an edition of this work in 14...

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German prose composition

Brookes, H F; Fraenkel, C E

1958

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Advanced German prose composition for use in colleges and universities : being 100 graduated English passages

Eggeling, Hans F

1938

"First edition, 1933. Reprinted photographically in Great Britain in 1938"-t.p. verso.

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Italienischer sprachführer : Konversations-Wörterbuch

Kleinpaul, Rudolf (1845-1918); Wiese, Berthold (1859-1932)

[1901]

"Inhalt" on front lining-paper.

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Langenscheidts Universal-Wörterbuch : Englisch

1962, c1957

T. 1. Englisch-Deutsch -- T. 2. Deutsch-Englisch.

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A new German and English dictionary : compiled from the best authorities in both languages

Breul, Karl (1860-1932); Weir, Elizabeth

1909

First edition compiled by Elizabeth Weir, and published in 1888. "Some German books useful for reference"; p. ix.

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