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Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791, ed.: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence (updated after 1811), also ed. by Hewson Clarke, contrib. by Robert Cromie (Gutenberg text)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791, contrib.: Blackguardiana: or, A Dictionary of Rogues, Bawds, Pimps, Whores, Pickpockets, Shoplifters, Mail-Robbers, Coiners, House-Breakers, Murderers, Pirates, Gipsies, Mountebanks, &c. &c. (anonymous, but attributed to Caulfield as an expanded version of Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue; ca. 1793), ed. by James Caulfield (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791, ed.: A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (London: S. Hooper, 1785) (page images at HathiTrust)

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Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Advice to the officers of the British Army (Agathynian Club, 1867), also by George Townshend Townshend and John Williamson (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Anecdotes of the English language; chiefly regarding the local dialect of London and its environs; whence it will appear that the natives of the metropolis and its vicinities have not corrupted the language of their ancestors. In a letter from Samuel Pegge ... to an old acquaintance, and co-fellow of the Society of antiquaries [!] London. To which is added, a supplement to the Provincial glossary of Francis Grose. (Printed by and for J. Nichols, son, and Bentley, 1814), also by Samuel Pegge (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Anecdotes of the English language : chiefly regarding the local dialect of London and its environs; whence it will appear that the natives of the metropolis and its vicinities have not corrupted the language of their ancestors ; in a letter from Samuel Pegge ; to an old acquaintance, and co-fellow of the Society of antiquaries, London ; to which is added, a supplement to Grose's "Provincial glossary". (Printed by J.B. Nicholos and Son, 1844), also by Samuel Pegge and Henry Christmas (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Anecdotes of the English language : chiefly regarding the local dialect of London and its environs; whence it will appear that the natives of the metropolis, and its vicinities, have not corrupted the language of their ancestors. In a letter from Samuel Pegge ... to an old acquaintance, and co-fellow of the Society of antquaries [!] London. (Printed by and for J. Nichols, sons, and Bentley, 1814), also by Samuel Pegge (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The Antiquarian repertory: a miscellaneous assemblage of topography, history, biography, customs, and manners. Intended to illustrate and preserve several valuable remains of old times. (Printed and published for E. Jeffery, 1807), also by Edward Jeffery and Thomas Astle (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The Antiquarian repertory : a miscellany intended to preserve and illustrate several valuable remains of old times : adorned with elegant sculptures. (Printed for the proprietors and sold by F. Blyth, J. Sewell, and T. Evans, 1775), also by Thomas Astle (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The Antiquarian repertory: a miscellany, intended to preserve and illustrate several valuable remains of old times. (Printed for the proprietors, and sold by F. Blyth ... J. Sewell ... and T. Evans ..., 1779), also by Thomas Astle (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The antiquities of England and Wales. (Printed for S. Hooper, 1783) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The antiquities of England and Wales (Printed for S. Hooper, No. 25, Ludgate Hill, 1773), also by S. Sparrow, S. Hooper, and Richard Bernard Godfrey (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The antiquities of Ireland (Printed for S. Hooper, 1791), also by Edward Ledwich (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The antiquities of Scotland (Printed for Hooper & Wigstead, 1797) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The antiquities of Scotland. (Printed for S. Hooper, 1789) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The antiquities of the county of Norfolk. (Bell, 1849) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A burlesque translation of Homer. (Published at the Sentimental Epicure's Ordinary, 1809), also by Thomas Bridges (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A burlesque translation of Homer. (Printed for S. Hooper, 1770), also by Thomas Bridges (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A burlesque translation of Homer ... (S. Hooper, 1772), also by Thomas Bridges (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue. (Printed for Hooper and Wigstead, 1796) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue (Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823), also by Pierce Egan (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue. (Printed for S. Hooper, 1788) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Comic painting (Printed for S. Hooper, 1791) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Ecclesiastical architecture (Printed for J. Taylor, Architectural Library, High Holborn, 1811), also by John Milner, James Bentham, and Thomas Warton (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Essays on Gothic architecture (J. Taylor, 1808), also by Thomas Warton, John Taylor, John Milner, and James Bentham (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Essays on Gothic architecture (J. Taylor, 1802), also by Thomas Warton, John Taylor, John Milner, and James Bentham (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Essays on Gothic architecture (Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn, for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, Holborn, 1800), also by Samuel Gosnell, J. Taylor, John Milner, James Bentham, and Thomas Warton (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Essays on Gothic architecture (Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn, for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, High Holborn, 1802), also by J. Taylor, Samuel Gosnell, John Milner, James Bentham, and Thomas Warton (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Essays on Gothic architecture : (Printed by S. Grosnell, Little Queen Street, Holborn, for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, High Holborn, 1800), also by Thomas Warton, John Milner, and James Bentham (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. (John Russell Smith, 1839), also by Samuel Pegge (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A glossary of provincial and local words used in England, to which is now first incorporated the supplement, by Samuel Pegge. (J.R. Smith, 1839), also by Samuel Pegge (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Grose's Classical dictionary of th vulgar tongue, revised and corrected, with the addition of numerous slang phrases, collected from tried authorites. (Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823), also by Pierce Egan (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Grose's Classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue (Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1823), also by Pierce Egan (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Grose's classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue : Revised and corrected with the addition of numerous slang phrases collected from tried authorities (Printed for the editor and sold by all booksellers, 1823), also by Pierce Egan (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The history of Cheshire : containing King's Vale-royal entire : (J. Poole, 1894), also by Daniel King, Thomas Pennant, Peter Leycester, Samuel Lee, William Webb, and William Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Homer's Iliad : a burlesque translation (Gebbie, 1889), also by Thomas Bridges and George A. Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Lexicon balatronicum. A dictionary of buckish slang, university wit, and pickpocket eloquence. (Printed for C. Chappel, 1811), also by Hewson Clarke (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Military antiquities respecting a history of the English Army, from the conquest to the present time. (S. Hooper, 1786) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Military antiquities respecting a history of the English army from the conquest to the present time (I. Stockdale, 1812) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Military antiquities : respecting a history of the English army from the conquest to the present time (Printed for T. Egerton ... & G. Kearsley ..., 1801) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Military antiquities respecting a history of the English army : from the conquest to the present time (T. Egerton, 1801) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Military antiquities respecting a history of the English army, from the conquest to the present time (Printed for T. Egerton ..., & G. Kearsley ..., 1801) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Military antiquities respecting a history of the English army, from the conquest to the present time (Published ... by L. Stockdale ..., 1812) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Military antiquities : respecting a history of the English army from the conquest to the present time (Printed for T. Egerton ... & G. Kearsley ..., 1801) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The olio: being a collection of essays, dialogues, letters, biographical sketches, anecdotes, pieces of poetry, parodies, bon mots, epigrams, epitaphs, &c., chiefly original. (Printed for S. Hooper, 1792) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: The olio: being a collection of essays, dialogues, letters, biographical sketches, anecdotes, pieces of poetry, parodies, bon mots, epigrams, epitaphs, &c., chiefly original (Printed for Hooper and Wigstead, 1796) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Principes de caricatures : suivis d'un essai sur la peinture comique (A.A. Renouard, 1802), also by Ant. Aug. Renouard (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A provincial glossary: with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions. (S. Hooper, 1790), also by Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A provincial glossary : with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions (Printed for Edward Jeffery, ..., 1811), also by Edward Jeffery, Robert Leslie Iglehart, Ruth Iglehart, and White & Lewis (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A provincial glossary; with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions. (E. Jeffery, 1811) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A provincial glossary, with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions. (Printed for S. Hooper, no.212, High Holborn, opposite Bloomsbury-Square, 1787) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Regeln zur Karikaturzeichnung : nebst einem Versuche über die komische Mahlerei (Im Industriekomptoir und in der Baumgärtnerischen Buchhandlung ;, in the 1790s), also by J. G. Grohmann (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Rules for drawing caricaturas: with an essay on comic painting. (S. Hooper, 1788) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: Rules for drawing caricaturas, with an essay on comic painting. (S. Gagster) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A supplement to the Provincial glossary of Francis Grose, Esq. F.S.A. (Printed by and for J. Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1814), also by Samuel Pegge (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A treatise on ancient armour and weapons, illustrated by plates taken from the original armour in the Tower of London, and other arsenals, museums, and cabinets. (Printed for S. Hooper, 1785) (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A treatise on ancient armour and weapons, illustrated by plates taken from the original armour in the tower of London, and other arsenals, museums, and cabinets (Printed for S. Hooper, 1786), also by S. Hooper (page images at HathiTrust)
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791: A voyage to the East Indies; began in 1750 with observations continued till 1764; including accounts of the Mogul government in general, the viceroyalties of the Decan and Bengal, and independent States; particularily those of Angria, the Morattoes, and Tanjoreans. Of the religions in India, and general reflections on the trade of India. Of the European settlements. The rise of the war in India, to the conclusion of the general peace of Europe in 1763. (Printed for the author; and sold by S. Hooper, 1766), also by John Henry Grose (page images at HathiTrust)

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