The miscellaneous works of Tim Bobbin, Esq; containing his view of the Lancashire dialect; with large additions and improvements. Also his poem of the flying dragon and the man of Heaton. Together with other his whimsical amusements in prose and verse. Some of which never before Published. The whole embellished with eleven copper plates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bobbin, Tim., 1708-1786.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Dialects--England--Lancashire.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203,[1]33,[1],2p.,plates ) port. ;

Other Title:

Miscellaneous works of Tim Bobbin,

Place of Publication:

[Manchester] : Printed for the author, and Mr. Haslingden, bookseller, in Manchester, 1775.

Notes:

Tim Bobbin = John Collier.

Advertisement at bottom of title page: And sold by the following booksellers in London; W. Goldsmith, Pater-Noster-Row, L. Davis, and W. Cater, Holborn; T. Payne, next the Mews Gate, in Castle-Street, St. Martins; B. White, and J. Pridden, Fleet-Street; S. Leacroft, Charing-Cross; W. Otridge, in the Strand; and J. Robson, New-Bond-Street.

'The battle of the flying dragon and the man of Heaton' has a separate half-title, titlepage, pagination and register.

Pp.[71-110] are unpaginated and contain 'A glossary of Lancashire words and phrases'.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T117102.

OCLC:

642300491