VANDENBERGH, John

Americana: Zo Spreekt Amerika: Een Verzameling Uitdrukkingen Bijeengebracht, Vertaald en Verduidelijkt door John Vandenbergh

Hoorn: "West-Friesland," 1948. 8vo. Wraps. 124 p. Tweede druk. Previous owner's name on half-title, pages browning, cover wear; else very good. [82916]

Interesting compilation of American slang usage which includes many terms which will be unfamiliar to most, including ackamarackus, aestivator, gobstick, hocus-focus boy, igg, inkletting, richardsnary, slurrious, spasticity (as in "Her prose is of an interesting spasticity"), wobbler, etc.

Price: $45.00