Der getreue englische Wegweiser, oder

Posted on November 30, 2022 by km55

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The true English guide for Germans

Author: König, Johann, author.
Uniform Title: [Volkommener englische Wegweiser für Hoch-Teutsche]
Title: Der getreue englische Wegweiser, oder: Gründliche Anweisung zur englischen Sprache für die Deutschen. Worinn enthalten 1. Eine neue und nützliche Grammatik; 2. Ein vollständiges und wohleingerichtetes Wörterbuch; 3. Besondere Redensarten; 4. Eine Sammlung verschiedener Sprüchwörter; 5. Freundschaftliche Gespräche; 6. Eine Sammlung auserlesener Briefe; 7. Eine historische Beschreibung von der Pracht und Herrlichkeit der Stadt London. 8. Eine Anweisung zu den Aufschriften und Anreden in englischen Briefen. / Zuerst herausgegeben von Johann König, englischen Sprachmeistern in London, Anjetzo aber mit vielen nützlichen Vermehrungen und Verbesserungen zum achtenmal neu aufgelegt. Mit Churfürstl. Sächss. gnädigsten Privilegio.
Publication: Leipzig : Bey Christian Gottlob Hilschern, 1768.

78 768 K78

Acquired May 2021

Chambaud’s dictionary, French and English and English and French

Posted on March 4, 2021 by km55

Author: Chambaud, Louis, -1776.
Uniform Title: [Dictionnaire François & Anglois. English. Abridgments]
Title: Chambaud’s dictionary, French and English and English and French : containing the signification of words, with their different uses; the terms of arts, sciences, and trades; to which is added a table of the monies and measures of Europe; and the constructions, forms of speech, idioms, and proverbs used in both languages; the whole extracted from the best authors, compared with the dictionary of the French Academy, Dr. Johnson’s English dicitionary, &c, and carefully abridged by Mr. John Perrin.
Edition: A new edition, corrected and improved by M. Moysant.
Publication: London : Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, and P. Elmsley, in the Strand, 1797.

78 797 C442

Acquired February 2020

Posted on April 19, 2016 by km55

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“A collection of songs in the canting dialect”

Title: A new canting dictionary : comprehending all the terms, antient and modern, used in the several tribes of gypsies, beggars, shoplifters, highwaymen, foot-pads, and all other clans of cheats and villains : interspersed with proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c. … : with a preface, giving an account of the original, progress, &c. of the canting crew, and recommending methods for diminishing these varlets, by better employment of the poor : to which is added a complete collection of songs in the canting dialect.
Published: London : Printed and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1725.

78 725 N45

Acquired January 2016