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Jonathon Green
Collector or Custodian?: Saying Goodbye to A Unique First Edition
December 4, 2023
I bade farewell to the Captain today, writes slang lexicographer and author Jonathon Green. Captain Francis Grose, militia officer, antiquarian and slang collector.
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Kuenzig Books
P.O. Box 452
Topsfield, MA 01983
(978) 887-4053
Kuenzig Books deals in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, early
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Book Dealer: Children's Books
Wonderland Books
1824 Wilton Road
CLEVELAND HTS, OH 44118
(216) 538-7460
We specialize in old, rare and out-of-print children's books and issue several
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Sumner & Stillman
P.O. Box 973
Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-6070
19th and early 20th Century literary first editions: Alcott, Bronte, Buchan,
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Boutiette's Antiquarian Books
11724 Fairway Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72212-
(501) 258-1442
Specializing in pre 1915 bindings, jeweled bindings,specialty bindings,leather sets
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