Abel Bywater — The Sheffield Dialect
Sheffield, G. Chaloner, 1839. First edition. Cloth. A smartly bound first edition of this study into the dialect of residents of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. First edition. Scarce work. A detailed study of the dialect in Sheffield, with reference to various conversations, correspondence from newspapers, that used in singing, that used in fighting, that used when gossiping, and much more. With examples of conversations throughout, written in the Sheffield dialect. Written by Abel Bywater. Bound by Symington Bookbinder, York. Bound in contemporary quarter cloth with marbled boards. Externally, excellent with light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Bound by Symington Bookbinder, York. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .
