‎Perdrix‎

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Charm of Words‎

‎London: Hamish Hamilton. Good. Hardcover. 1960. 190 pages. Dj worn. Text foxed. Ex library copy.<br><p></p> . Hamish Hamilton hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 3771ab

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Charm of Words: Essays and Papers on Language‎

‎New York: The Macmillan Company 1961. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first U.S. edition of this commentary on the English language from Eric Partridge. First U.S. edition. A commentary on the English language with chapters on the etymology of advertising dictionaries cliches the language of witchcraft and magic Australian English aspects of emptiness and much more. Written by Eric Partridge a New Zealand-British lexicographer of the English language and its slang. Previously held in the library of Nicholas Wall an English judge President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Original price clipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and the odd small closed tear to the boards. Sunning to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout with contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed The Macmillan Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 870T11

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A charm of words: essays and papers on language‎

‎H. Hamilton. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. english language etymology style A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs DVDs floppy disks or access codes may not be included. H. Hamilton unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : V00OS-00611

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Covey of Partridge‎

‎London: George Routledge & Sons LTD 1937. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A varied anthology of twenty-seven essays by British-New Zealand lexicographer Eric Partridge. This work is in publisher's original cloth binding. First edition of the work. An interesting and varied collection of essays written by Eric Partridge many of which were previously unpublished. These essays explore topics including Essays on Words Fiction and 'Near' History. Also included is a sketch on Piracy. Partridge was a British-New Zealand lexicographer who wrote many books and essays surrounding etymology and the history of slang. With a frontispiece of the author.With owners inscription to front endpaper. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Light rubbing to extremities. Age toning and offsetting to endpapers with the occasional spot. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional spot. With owners inscription to front endpaper. Very Good Indeed George Routledge & Sons, LTD hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 869Q33

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A dictionary of cliche´s: With an introductory essay‎

‎Macmillan. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Macmillan hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : GB0007FCQJ6I3N10

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Sixth edition Two Volumes in One‎

‎The MacMillan Company. hardcover. VeryGood. 18x14x4. Former library copy may have usual markings. Includes clear protective plastic cover on dust jacket. The MacMillan Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 58WXEB000260

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English 2 Volumes‎

‎London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1974. Reprint . hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9 - 12" tall. 2 Volume Set. Light rubbing to extremities. Previous owners signature to ffep. Inch long closed tear to bottom edge of front D/J vol 1. Heavier rubbing to head and tail of D/J spine. Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 729709 ISBN : 0710019351 9780710019356

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of RAF Slang‎

‎London: Penguin. Reprint. Hardback. Very Good/No Cover. 8vo. Penguin hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : g005073 ISBN : 1405930594 9781405930598

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English‎

‎<p>Hardcover edition with no dust jacket. Navy blue board covers with gilt lettering on spine. Clean white pages tightly bound. Good condition. Original edition written by Eric Partridge and published 1937. This is the eighth edition edited by Paul Beale and published 1984 by Routledge and Kegan Paul.</p> Routledge and Kegan Paul hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 419 ISBN : 0710098200 9780710098207

‎ERIC PARTRIDGE‎

‎A DICTIONARY OF CLICHES‎

‎NEW YORK: DUTTON 1968 1968. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. NEW YORK: DUTTON, 1968 paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : GB0011V6Y8OI3N00

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Cliches‎

‎George Routledge & Sons 1940. Hardcover. Good. 1940. First Edition. 260 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking inscriptions inserts light foxing tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. George Routledge & Sons hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1741862393DPB

‎Eric Partridge, Editor‎

‎A Dictionary of the Underworld British & American‎

‎<p>Condition: Very Good. This is the 1961 hardback reprinting of the 1949 first edition "with new addenda." Shows little wear to top and bottom cover edges.</p> Bonanza Books hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 261

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A dictionary of cliche´s: With an introductory essay‎

‎Routledge and Paul 1969. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Routledge and Paul hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : G071000088XI5N01 ISBN : 071000088X 9780710000880

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A dictionary of slang and unconventional English: Colloquialisms and catch phrases fossilised jokes and puns general nicknames vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been naturalised‎

‎<p>Routledge & Kegan Paul 1984-01-01. 8th. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1984 Hardcover Edition. Shelf/handling wear to DJ edges. Pages unmarked. Light bumps to spine ends. Pages clean & unmarked. No Expedited/International Shipping due to weight.</p> Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 15-9-22-24-00 ISBN : 0710098200 9780710098207

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English‎

‎The Macmillan Company 1961. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. The Macmillan Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : GB0000CL3FXI3N01

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English‎

‎Routledge & Kegan Paul 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. Reprinted. 1230 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. End papers are more notably foxed. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout binding is shaky. Cracking to hinges no damage to end papers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1715358740BDB

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: British and American from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day‎

‎Routledge 12/04/1986. Paperback. Used; Very Good. WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON UK 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Routledge paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4632266 ISBN : 041505916x 9780415059169

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of the Underworld. British & American.‎

‎London England.: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. A Dictionary of the Underworld. British & American. By Eric Partridge. Subtitled: Being the vocabularies of Crooks Criminals Racketeers Beggars Tramps Convicts the Commercial Underworld The Drug Traffic the White Slave traffic Spivs Blue Cloth hard covers in very good condition. <br/> <br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8846

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Traditional First Names‎

‎UK: Wordsworth. Good. Hardcover. 1992. 296 pages. nice clean copy<br><p></p> . Wordsworth hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2810c ISBN : 1853269743 9781853269745

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A DICTIONARY OF THE UNDERWORLD‎

‎<p>First edition. VG/VG-. Minor edge wear and light soiling to dust jacket in a clear protective sleeve. Book is in excellent condition with minimal wear. Ownership signature of actor Edward Herrmann in pencil on the rear endpaper and his small bookplate on the front pastedown. Text is clean. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.</p> Macmillan hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 012824-09

‎Eric Partridge; Wilfred Granville; Frank Roberts‎

‎A Dictionary of Forces' Slang 1939-1945‎

‎London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. An amusing collaboration of ex-military veterans presenting their experience of slang in the British army navy and air force between 1939 and 1945. This work is presented in original publisher's red cloth binding in original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. This humorous piece of work was created as a result of the collaboration of three ex-military servicepeople. Eric Partridge was a lexicographer who served in the Army Education Corps and the RAF correspondence department during World War Two. Patridge edited the work. Frank Roberts contributed his knowledge of army slang and Wilfred Granville presented naval slang from their careers. This work contains a list of this slang described as vivid allusive and sometimes obscure. With a foreword and introduction by the editor. Original publisher's advertisements to rear of dust wrapper. In original publisher's red cloth binding and original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart with minor shelf wear only. Damp staining to cover. Bright colour to cloth. The occasional spotting to endpapers. Dust wrapper is unclipped and in very good condition. Age toning to dust wrapper particularly to spine. Minor chipping and light sunning to dust wrapper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional spot and light age toning. Very Good Indeed Secker & Warburg hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 869Q17

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch-phrases Solecisms and Catachreses Nicknames Vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been Neutralized‎

‎New York : The Macmillan Company 1953. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Bound in blue buckram. Cover is plain. Gilt lettering on the spine. Content includes Colloquialisms and Catch-phrases Solecisms and Catachreses Nicknames Vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been Neutralized. 1230pp.<br><br>CONDITION: Covers and spine heavily rubbed. Library stamps and labels on spine inside cover and flyleaf and foredge. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are sound. Missing dustjacket. Full refund if not satisfied. The Macmillan Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 070868

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of Abbreviations: With Especial Attention to War-Time Abbreviations‎

‎Hardback. New. First published in 1942 this dictionary was designed to help civilians and members of H.M. forces to make their way amid the jungle of wartime abbreviations. The preface notes that newspaper readers sailors soldiers and airmen had to thrust themselves like explorers into these abbreviations in search of truth or the execution of their martial duty and hence a dictionary was necessary. This book will be of interest to scholars of history and language as well as the more general interested reader. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : A9781138912120 ISBN : 1138912123 9781138912120

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary of the Underworld: British and American Third Edition‎

‎Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968. Hard cover. Very good/No jacket. Third edition.<br /> <br /> Cover is in excellent condition. Spine is slightly shaken but binding is secure. Light stain on fore edge of text block not visible on pages. Pages are lightly tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Routledge & Kegan Paul unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2047778 ISBN : 0710019335 9780710019332

‎Eric Partridge‎

‎A Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English - Volumes 1 and 2‎

‎1974 two volume set as pictured. A vast collation of British colloquialisms catch phrases solecisms and vulgarisms. Bindings are firm. Blue boards with gold stamping are lightly soiled with slight edge wear. Edges of text blocks lightly tanned. Texts are clean and unmarked. Dust jackets are rubbed with a few small tears along edges. Price includes extra shipping costs due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sOH4 Routledge & Kegan Paul LTD hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2434