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Captain Francis Grose
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.
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Beasley Books
1533 West Oakdale, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 472-4528
Modern First Editions, Jazz and Blues, Labor History, African American Studies,
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Arroyo Seco Books
350 Mira Vista Terrace
Pasadena, CA 91105-1252
(626) 372-3863
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BRYAN BUNCH BOOKS
53 Tyrrel Road, Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley, NY 12569
(845) 264-7256
Via Biblio.com: mathematics & science; history of science; first-edition fiction
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A Fairhope Find
A Fairhope Find
Silverhill, AL 36576
(251) 945-3200
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