Yale Center for British Art

Title:: The Tom & Jerry flash dictionary.
Alternate Title(s):: Tom and Jerry flash dictionary.
Published / Created:: London : Printed for the publisher, 1825.
Physical Description:: 69, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 13 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:: Books
Notes:: "One misfortune to which the public are liable is that thieves have a language of their own ... One object in publishing this flash dictionary was to expose the cant terms of their language in order to the more easy detection of their crimes."--Advertisement, p. [2].
Subject Terms:: Satire, English | English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Scobie, John G. -- Printer.
Form/Genre:: Dictionaries -- England -- London -- 1825. | Etchings -- 1825. | Wood engravings -- 1825.
Contributors:: Johnston, David Claypoole, 1799–1865, engraver.