Hobson-Jobson: a Glossary of Anglo-Indian Colloquial Words and Phrases

  • Hardcover
  • New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1984
By Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889, and Arthur Coke Burnell, 1840-1882
New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1984. Manoharlal's reprint of the New [2nd] Edition -says 4th edition but that probably means that thr 1984 printing constituted the 4th printing of the Munshiram reprint (the earliest date on the Manoharlal reprint appears to be 1968). Hardcover. Very Good. index, xlviii, 1021p. Rebound in modern red leather with five (faux) bands on backstrip. 21cm. Text double-columned. Backstrip mildly sunned. The New [2nd] edition, edited by William Crooke, was originally published in London in 1903. Date at bottom of backstrip is "1903 Imprint" rather than the correct 1984 date.

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Title

Hobson-Jobson: a Glossary of Anglo-Indian Colloquial Words and Phrases

Author

Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889, and Arthur Coke Burnell, 1840-1882

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Munshiram Manoharlal: New Delhi

Date

1984

Edition

Manoharlal's reprint of the New [2nd] Edition -says 4th edition


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