Author: AMERONGEN, M. VAN,
Title: De roerige wereld van Pistolen Pau. Tien Monologen. Orig. edn.
Description: Amsterdam, De Bezige Bij, 1968. sm.8°. Orig. pict. col. stiff wraps. 126pp. Portrait of Paul Wilking (an original photograph) pasted inside front wrapper, Ills. on 4 plates, explanatory glossary of thieves' Latin (slang) on [5]pp. at very end. WITH: a double-collumn press-clipping by Ewout Sanders, being a concise essay on thieves' latin, loosely inserted. A collection of ten monologues noted down by author, by Paul Wilking (1925-2005), nicknamed Pistolen Paul (Pistol Paul). Paul Wiling considered himself as the uncrowned King of the [Amsterdam] underworld, in fact he was a business-man, known for his small-time arms-dealing and some other light disdemeanours. His recollections however are of lexicographical interest as some 200 words and expressions pertaining to thieves'latin have been included, still in use with some 20 amsterdam citizens. Copy inscribed by Paul Wilking on hftitle in black felt-pen, dated 1973. Paperback-edition (as orig. publ.). Good to very good copy.

Keywords: bargoens thieves latin slang amsterdam pistolen paul wilking recollections lexicography language criminology history heritage dutch