"Australian" Rhyming Argot in the American Underworld
New York: American Speech / Columbia University Press, 1944. Very Good. Item #45316
[New York]: American Speech / Columbia University Press, 1944. Offprint. Octavo; publisher's pale green printed staple bound wrappers; [183]-195pp. Wrappers a bit soiled and rubbed at margins, else Very Good.
Study of the Australian etymology in American rhyming argot which concludes with a useful glossary of terms designated by whether or not they are genuinely Australian in origin, or more likely Cockney, British, or American. (All afloat for coat: English; calico yard for guard: Australian; Lard and pail for jail: probably American). .
Price: $75.00