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réf. 112558London Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1961 1968. . Second impression; 4to 25.5 x 19.5 cm; author's working copy with his manuscript corrections; ownership inscription in pen to front free endpaper recto manuscript annotations in pen; publisher's blue cloth spine lettered in gilt typograph red dus-tjacket price-clipped crudely repaired with brown parcel tape to verso edges frayed with loss; xv 1 817 1pp. A rare working copy for the enlarged third edition of Eric Partridge's A Dictionary of the Underworld with the author's ownership inscription and his manuscript annotations and corrections in pen. Signed 'Eric Partridge 15 The Woodlands Southgate London N14 working copy' to the front free endpaper. The annotations begin on the front flap with the substitution of 'Second Impression' for 'Third Edition' and continue on the verso of the front free endpaper noting 'Corrections and Additions for the 3rd edition:- front inside flap of jacket / page facing the title / 'biblio' / dedication / contents / acknowledgement / foreword / abbreviations p.xiii / new matter: pp818ff preface & glossary / back of jacket'. With further extensive annotations to the preliminary materials. The dictionary was first published in 1949 following the success of Partridge's companion work A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English which appeared in 1937. It deals with the 'language of the criminal and near-criminal world. arranged on historical lines and includes the underworld language of Australia New Zealand Canada and South Africa as well as of Britain and America' front flap. Highlights include: 'pincher. One who in changing money or less usually in making purchases habitually as a livelihood "rings the changes"' p.514 'nosh. to steal selectively' p.806 and the origins of the expression 'double cross' in horse-racing when 'a jockey that has undertaken to lose at some time in the race and for the rest of the race decides to try to win it' p.200 London, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1961 [1968]. hardcover
1988réf. C91351H & I. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 434 pages. Description from Library Journal: "Using his study of art in Europe and his mastery of etching to evoke a childhood in the Pacific Northwest Roi Partridge 1888-1984 produced finely crafted images of people landscape and architecture. Married for a time to Imogen Cunningham Partridge is here shown to be a significant member of the circle of West Coast artists who both mastered and were mastered by the great natural features of the region--a circle including Ansel Adams Edward Weston Dorothea Lange and Maynard Dixon. Well conceived and comprehensive this impressive gathering of Partridge's most important work offers excellent reproductions of etchings done from 1914 to 1954." Roy Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details; American Prints and Printmakers . 1988. 0912158956 . H & I hardcover
1900réf. 537402South Africa 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong octavo 9 ½" x 7 ½". Olive green cloth boards. Contains two large format studio prints and 82 glossy gelatin silver prints laid into double-sided paper sleeves with cut-out rectangular frames. Neatly captioned throughout in ink on the paper sleeves. Owner's name: "J.E.C. Partridge" in ink on front cover. Boards are a little darkened and rubbed a few prints are faded very good. A notable album of images compiled by Lieutenant J.E.C. "Birdie" Partridge an officer in the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers and founder of the British Army Rugby Union ARU in 1906. The album documents the activities of Partridge's militia unit throughout South Africa during the Boer War. The unit is identified as the "46th R.E.". Included are images of the militia and several R.E. officers on the march and performing various duties and at leisure at various camps. Also included are images of Boer farms and families and Boer prisoners at Cape Town. Partridge was promoted to lieutenant in March 1901 and he represented South African rugby teams during the Boer war when he was serving there. After the war he became a prominent international rugby union player and founded the Army Rugby Union. The album likely includes more than one image of Partridge in particular in one print of an "X-mas dinner 1901". A well-preserved historically important collection of images. hardcover
1988réf. 91351H & I. New. 1988. Hardcover. 0912158956 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 434 pages. Description from Library Journal: "Using his study of art in Europe and his mastery of etching to evoke a childhood in the Pacific Northwest Roi Partridge 1888-1984 produced finely crafted images of people landscape and architecture. Married for a time to Imogen Cunningham Partridge is here shown to be a significant member of the circle of West Coast artists who both mastered and were mastered by the great natural features of the region--a circle including Ansel Adams Edward Weston Dorothea Lange and Maynard Dixon. Well conceived and comprehensive this impressive gathering of Partridge's most important work offers excellent reproductions of etchings done from 1914 to 1954." Roy Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee H & I hardcover
