Author: Thos. Edmondston
Title: An Etymological Glossary of the Shetland & Orkney Dialect with Some Derivations of Names of Places in Shetland
Description: Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1866. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this study on the dialect of Shetland and Orkney from Edmondston. First edition. With illustrations to the front of the text. A detailed and comprehensive study of the dialect of Shetland and Orkney, containing a glossary of the words used in these areas, and an etymological commentary where applicable. Written by Thomas Edmondston, a British botanist and writer. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Minor fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Etymological Glossary Shetland Orkney Glossary None


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