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1933réf. 41825London: George Routledge & Sons 1933. Large 8vo pp. ix 1 476; original red cloth soiling spine lettered in gilt; light wear to extremities spine a bit faded; minor damage to front pastedown else interior very good. George Routledge & Sons unknown books
1961réf. 41818London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1961. First edition small 8vo pp. 134 1; illustrations; original boards in orange pictorial price-clipped dust jacket printed in red and black; spine a bit browned light edge wear to spine ends; bookseller's ticket on front pastedown; interior fine. Routledge & Kegan Paul unknown books
1945réf. 41693London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1945. First edition slim 8vo pp. 64; fine copy in a fragile war-time dust jacket substantially chipped with tears and with some loss on spine and at the top of the panels. Michael Joseph Ltd unknown books
1927réf. 41730London: The Scholartis Press 1927. 8vo pp. 250 1; original half red cloth over marbled boards red-lettered spine top edge green; edges and first and last few leaves quite foxed else fine. The Scholartis Press unknown books
1950réf. 42156London: Hamish Hamilton 1950. Small 8vo pp. 188; original cloth in white printed dust jacket a bit soiled; shallow chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text; interior fine. Partridge "considers topics as diversified as the verbal eccentricities of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll South America's linguistic contributions to North America the language of showmen and of the underworld the slang of the licentious soldiery and the euphemisms of the Victorians" from the jacket. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1948réf. 42152London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition small 8vo pp. xi 1 212; original cloth in grey price-clipped dust jacket back cover a bit soiled printed in red and black; light edge wear else very good. Secker & Warburg unknown books
1930réf. 42173London: Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press 1930. First edition limited to 1000 copies 8vo pp. vii 1 200 1; original orange cloth some soiling gilt-lettered spine; spine faded preliminaries a bit foxed else very good. The first of Eric Partridge's slang dictionaries. Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press unknown books
1939réf. 42167London: George Routledge & Sons 1939. Second revised edition small 8vo pp. x 2 354; folding plate showing the families of languages; original blue cloth gilt-lettered spine; spine a bit cocked else near fine. A popular volume designed for the general public. George Routledge & Sons unknown books
1929réf. 42175London: The Scholartis Press 1929. Large 8vo pp. 405 1; map frontispiece one additional text map; original black cloth gilt-lettered spine; near fine. Contents include Mottram's "A Personal Record"; Easton's "Broadchalk a Chronicle"; and Partridge's "Frank Honywood Private The Scholartis Press unknown books
1948réf. 42171London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition sm. 8vo pp. xi 1 212; original cloth in grey printed dust jacket a bit soiled jacket edges lightly shelf worn else very good. Secker & Warburg unknown books
1946réf. 42160London: Frederick Muller Ltd 1946. First edition small slim 8vo pp. ix 1 85; original cloth in blue printed dust jacket minor stain on back cover; back jacket cover flaps and preliminaries a bit foxed else a very good sound copy. Newspaper clipping of a book review by Partridge apparently from Books of the Month June 1955 laid in. Frederick Muller Ltd unknown books
1950réf. 42151London: Hamish Hamilton 1950. Small 8vo pp. 188; original cloth in white printed dust jacket a bit soiled; shallow chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text; neat contemporary ownership on ffep else interior fine. Partridge "considers topics as diversified as the verbal eccentricities of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll South America's linguistic contributions to North America the language of showmen and of the underworld the slang of the licentious soldiery and the euphemisms of the Victorians" from the jacket. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1959réf. 42148London: Macmillan Co 1959. Second edition "with some corections and additions" small 4to pp. xix 1 970; text in double columns; publisher's maroon cloth back cover a bit damaged from damp gilt-lettered spine; near fine. Macmillan Co unknown books
1928réf. 42168London: The Scholartis Press 1928. Edition limited to 500 copies 8vo pp. 256; original orange cloth a bit soiled gilt-lettered spine; spine faded negligible foxing to preliminaries else a very good copy. Short stories many inspired by the author's experiences serving in the Australian Imperial Force during the first World War and here published under the pseudonym Corrie Denison. The Scholartis Press unknown books
1932réf. 42164London: Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press 1932. Edition limited to 650 copies 8vo pp. ix 1 201 9; original blue cloth very light soiling gilt-lettered spine; spine a touch faded else near fine. Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press unknown books
1955réf. 42172New York: E.P. Dutton & Company 1955. New popular edition revised 8vo pp. ix 1 226; original cloth in grey price-clipped dust jacket printed in orange and black; spine toned shallow chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text; interior fine. Discussion and glossary of the bawdy references in the works of Skakespeare. E.P. Dutton & Company unknown books
1943réf. 42174London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1943. Revised and enlarged edition slim 8vo pp. 105; text in double columns; original blue cloth gilt-lettered spine; spine quite toned preliminaries foxed else very good. Constitutional Club Library bookplate on front pastedown. George Allen & Unwin Ltd unknown books
1950réf. 42161London: Hamish Hamilton 1950. Second edition 8vo pp. 188; original cloth in white mylared price-clipped dust jacket printed in maroon and blue; jacket spine a bit darkened else near fine. Partridge "considers topics as diversified as the verbal eccentricities of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll South America's linguistic contributions to North America the language of showmen and of the underworld the slang of the licentious soldiery and the euphemisms of the Victorians" from the jacket. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1961réf. 34107London: Andre Deutsch 1961. First edition 8vo pp. 70 2; fore-edges spotted else a near fine copy in the dust jacket. Andre Deutsch unknown books
1952réf. 28111London: Hamish Hamilton 1952. First edition 12mo pp. 14 146; about fine throughout in a very good jacket. This copy inscribed "To Vernon Watkins who conveys dignity with delight & inextricably mingles form and thought. Gratefully Eric Partridge 17-xi-61." In this copy Partridge has altered the word "languages" on the title page as well as on the dust jacket to read 'language" and he has also scribbled through the price on the dust jacket; on the verso of the half-title Partridge has written in "OP" for out-of-print next to 5 of the 17 works in the list of books by him; and he has made corrections in the text on p. 23 34 and on p.65 where he has written a 2-line note in the bottom margin signed "E. P." There are also manuscript corrections by Partridge on the rear flap of the jacket and on the back panel. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1948réf. 30857London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition sm. 8vo pp. xi 1 212; near fine copy in the dust-jacket. Secker & Warburg unknown books
1959réf. 22340New York: Macmillan Co 1959. Second edition revised; small 4to pp. iv 970; about fine in the dust-jacket. Macmillan Co unknown books
1826réf. TB33870Middletown Conn.: E. & M. Clark 1826. First Edition. Very good in its original full light brown leather covered boards with the remnants of gilt decorations on the spine. A 16mo of 6 3/4 by 4 1/8 inches with the title block missing from the spine wear to the leather at the edges of the boards spine ends and joints. A prior owner's name is in ink on the first free end page with the date of February 7th 1833 which name is repeated on the last free end page. The rear 30 pages of this copy has a dampness stain to the upper two inches of the pages. 288 pages including 8 pages of Idioms and familiar expressions and proverbs in two columns in English and in French. Illustrated with a frontispiece of the author from an engraving and a view of the A. L. S. & M. Academy Middletown Conn. OCLC reports only 40 libraries and institutions have a copy of this title. E. & M. Clark hardcover books
réf. 010069New York: Sears Publishing Co. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Date dated December 1930 at end of 1st essay. Title continues: "words and phrases used by hoboes tramps migratory workers and those on the fringes of society with their uses and origins with a number of tramp songs". 264 pages. "Songs of Jungles and Drag" without music: p. 199-252. Very Good no jacket red cloth worn at spine ends with 1/4" loss corners rubbed spine dulled interior clean tight and unmarked. SCARCE. Sears Publishing Co. Hardcover books
1994réf. 006032Baltimore: Cemetery Dance 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Alan M. Clark. 8vo.285pp. Beautiful Unread First Limited Edition Printing. #176 of only 500 numbered copies published. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket $35.00 is fresh and bright with no chipping creases or tears. Signed by the author on the limitation page as well as by the artist Alan M. Clark A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's first book an uncommon item and at a great price. Cemetery Dance hardcover books
