Q: soixante neuf

[JohnPatrick]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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>> I'm still waiting for someone -- anyone! -- to address my questions,
>> which are about dating (before 1888).
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How about 1884 for the term "Sixty-Nine" in the book _Randiana_.  It is
online here:


http://www.folklore.ms/html/books_and_MSS/1880s/1884_randiana/index.htm


According to Ashbee, Vol. 3, p. 485, the first edition of _Randiana_ was
published in 1884 by William Lazenby and Edward Avery.




It also appears in Vols. 8, 10, and 11 of _My Secret Life_ (1888-1894):

http://www.folklore.ms/html/books_and_MSS/1880s/1888_my_secret_life/vol_08/index.htm
http://www.folklore.ms/html/books_and_MSS/1880s/1888_my_secret_life/vol_10/index.htm
http://www.folklore.ms/html/books_and_MSS/1880s/1888_my_secret_life/vol_11/index.htm






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