Origin of the Word "Snob"

I think that Snob is not an archaism, and that it cannot be found in any book printed fifty years ago. I am aware that in the north of England shoe-makers are still sometimes called *Snobs*; but the word is not in Brockett's *Glossary of North Country Words*, which is against its being a genuine bit of northern dialect. I fancy that *Snobs* and *Nobs*, as used in vulgar parlance, are of classic derivation; and, most probably, originated at one of the Universities, where they still flourish. If a *Nob* be one who is *nobilis*, a *Snob* must be one who is *s[ine] nob[ilitate]*. Not that I mean t…