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[CARY, HENRY NATHANIEL.] The Slang of Venery and its Analogues Mimeographed text, printed on recto only. 2 volumes * Synonyms of the Slang of Venery. Collected from The Slang of Venery. Mimeographed text, printed on recto only * Bibliography of Venery [spine title]. Letterpress text, printed on recto only. Together, 4 volumes. Folio, contemporary uniform 1/2 brown levant gilt. Chicago: Privately Printed, 1916; 1916; [1916?]
The first work is a lexicon of sexual slang in English compiled from writings by 16th-19th century authors. The second is a thesaurus of the same in English, Romance, and Germanic languages, organized by topic and by language. The bibliography contains extensive notes on the works cited. Kearney, The Private Case 340; Rose 1381. With the bookplates of the hat magnate and bibliophile John B. Stetson.
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