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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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Fairhill Auction
(443) 222-8240
International auctioneers based in Maryland proudly serving collectors of vintage
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Dayton Book Fair
2181 Embury Park Rd
Dayton, OH 45414
(937) 999-4491
The Dayton Book Fair is the largest sale of second-hand books in the Ohio region,
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West Side Book Shop
113 West Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 995-1891
Open since 1975. Polar exploration, literary first editions, children's books,
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eByGum Victorian Woodblock Engravings & Books
168 Bay Shore Avenue
Clifton Springs, Vic 3222
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