Vocabulum; or, the Rogue's Lexicon: Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources by Matsell, George W.
Vocabulum; or, the Rogue's Lexicon: Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources by Matsell, George W.

Vocabulum; or, the Rogue's Lexicon: Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources

As New York City's Chief of Police and an owner of the National Police Gazette, George W....
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Author: George W. Matsell
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Vocabulum; or, the Rogue's Lexicon: Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources by Matsell, George W.

Vocabulum; or, the Rogue's Lexicon: Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources

CHF 41.89
Vocabulum; or, the Rogue's Lexicon: Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources by Matsell, George W.

Vocabulum; or, the Rogue's Lexicon: Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources

CHF 41.89
Author: George W. Matsell
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
As New York City's Chief of Police and an owner of the National Police Gazette, George W. Matsell 1811-1877] had an abiding interest in criminal speechways. Although he compiled this dictionary for his colleagues in law enforcement, Matsell recognized its value to the linguist. As he notes in the preface, criminal terms were beginning to enter general usage and appeared regularly in newspapers, court reports and other publications. Includes such entries as "acorn" (a gallows), "hemp the flat" (choke a fool), "rumbo" (a prison) and "tyburn blossom" (a young thief). The appendix contains samples of criminal speech and writing (with translations) and the vocabularies of gamblers, billiard players, pugilists and stock brokers of the era. Published just before the Civil War, this dictionary offers a fascinating glimpse into the American underworld in the first half of the nineteenth century

Author: George W. Matsell
Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Published: 01/21/2016
Pages: 142
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781584774846

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