Georgina F. Jackson — Shropshire Word-Book

Shrewsbury, John Thornhill, 1982 . Cloth. Pristine copy of the significant Shropshire glossary, including archaic and provinicial words native to the county. In publisher's original red cloth binding.Featuring a frontispiece map of Shropshire.First published in 1879, this glossary records the dialect and archaic vocabulary of Shropshire, with pronunciation, idioms and local usages, thus preserving forms of speech that were already disappearing at the time of writing. From English writer and schoolteacher Georgina F. Jackson, this being her leading work. In publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, excellent condition with almost no shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .