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1998rif. DADAX067087888XPuffin 1998-10-01. hardcover. New. 8.25x0.75x10.75. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Puffin hardcover
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2013rif. 398052013. ISBN-13: 9781584774440; ISBN-10: 1584774444. Partridge Eric Compiler. A Dictionary of the Underworld British and American. Being the Vocabularies of Crooks Criminals Racketeers Beggars and Tramps Convicts the Commercial Underworld the Drug Traffic the White Slave Traffic Spivs. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company 1950. xv 804 pp. Reprinted 2004 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774440. ISBN-10: 1584774444. Hardcover. New. $85. Reprint of the second edition. Thoroughly engrossing A Dictionary of the Underworld offers definitions for such obscure terms and phrases as "witch-hazel man" heroin addict "eason" to tell and "budge a beak" run away. "Once in about every generation a book is published which dominates its field. Such a book is Partridge's Dictionary of the Underworld which is not only the first extensive work on the underworld to appear in the twentieth century but also the largest in the English language. . It is truly a monumental work so monumental that scholars may well be disturbed by its aura of substantiality for it will undoubtedly be cited and quoted or years to come." --David W. Maurer American Speech Vol. 26 No. 1 February 1951 38. One of the great lexicographers of the twentieth century ERIC PARTRIDGE 1894-1979 had a keen interest in slang and unconventional English. He wrote over forty books on the English language and compiled the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Shakespeare's Bawdy and A Dictionary of Catch Phrases. He also wrote novels under the pseudonym Corrie Denison. unknown
1958rif. C103482London: Hamish Hamilton 1958. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xiv 196. Original publisher's blue cloth lettered silver at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the scholar and philologist Carl Hunter ""Carl Hunter who'll one day be represented in a better and larger Dictionary of Quotations with regards Eric Partridge - Christmas 1958."" Very good indeed in very good dust jacket with a few closed tears. Eric Partridge has scribbled on the price on the front inside jacket flap. Front panel of jacket designed by Patricia Davey. Hamish Hamilton, hardcover
1927rif. C105205London: Scholartis Press 1927. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 192 pages. Original publisher's 1/4 vellum over marbled boards. Poetry by Joseph Barton and Thomas Barton the Elder and Younger. One of 150 copies printed on hand made Batcheler paper by Oxford University Press this being copy No.4 signed by Eric Partridge. Vellum clea top front corner a little chafed slight rubbing endpapers svery slightly tanned. Very good copy. Scholartis Press, hardcover
1952rif. C103481London: Hamish Hamilton 1952. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 14 146. This copy inscribed ""To Carl Huter with kind regards Eric Partridge 9 July 1958."" 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 and 34. D/w slightly tanned. Excellent condition. Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket. Hamish Hamilton, hardcover
1953rif. C53822London: Faber And Faber 1953. Second Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Fine. Second Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 107. Original publisher's blue cloth lettered silver at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the scholar and philologist Carl Hunter ""Carl Hunter who'll find it not too alien from his Greek with compliments Eric Partridge - 1958."" Fine in fine dust jacket. Eric Partridge has scribbled on the price on the front inside jacket flap; on the verso of the half-title Partridge has written in ""OP"" for out-of-print next to 2 of the 9 works in the list of books by him. Faber And Faber, hardcover
1998rif. C81091London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1998. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo.pp.256. ISBN:0297842463. Signed presentation from the author:""For Trader from Frances with much love."" Autobiography. Eight pages of colour photographs illustrate the text. Original publisher's binding in B.R Green with gilt lettering at spine. Cover photograph of Frances Partidge. From the library of Ronald ""Trader"" Faulkner 1927 Ã 2021 the Australian actorwriter raconteur and flamenco dancer best known for his work in the UK in films and on stage and television. Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, hardcover
1974rif. C54279Welwyn Garden City: Privately Printed 1974. Very Good. 8vo .Each 4 pages. Printed card folded at middle. Partridge would send out a Christmas 'report of work in progress. 1973 one is about his work on a Dictionary of Catch Phrases about 1000 words. The 1974 card is about continuing research with detailed discussion of phrase such as 'The answer is a lemon' and 'California here I come' and 'Be good' 'Be a Devil' etc. It also has a signed greeting from him wishing the recipient a 'healthy happy prosperous year.' Very good indeed. Privately Printed, unknown
1990rif. C94053London: Collins 1990. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publishers red cloth lettered gilt at the spine. Signed by the author on the title page to Harriet Hill born 1943 artist / sculptor. She is the daughter of George Heywood Hill founder of the London bookshop and Lady Anne Catherine Dorothy Gathorne-Hardy. The Gathorne-Hardy family are mentioned several times in the book. ISBN: 0002157357 Pages: 256 Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket. No inscriptions not price-clipped. Collins, hardcover
1990rif. C96521London: Collins 1990. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo.pp. 186. Signed presentation copy: ""To Anne with fondest love from Frances"" Signed by the author on the title page. Handwritten notes on the rear end paper by George Heywood Hill noting the pages he and his family mentioned. BOOK:Original publisher's binding in cherry red lettered gilt at spine. Dust jacket in red and yellow with a black and white photograph of the author and her husband when they were young and an old portrait of FP. Black and white photographs illustrate the text. Autobiography. ISBN:0002157357. /George Heywood Hill founder of the London bookshop and Anne Gathorne-Hardy are mentioned several times in the book. Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket. Collins hardcover
1960rif. C103483London: Hamish Hamilton 1960. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 190. Original publisher's red cloth lettered gilt at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the scholar and philologist Carl Hunter ""Carl you might find one or two things of interest three or four to amuse you Christmas 1960 - Eric."" Very good indeed in very good dust jacket with slight foxing. One tiny correction by Eric Partridge on p127. Hamish Hamilton, hardcover
1996rif. A68098Turin: Societa Editrice Internazionale 1996. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardback Hardcover. New. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Text in Italian. ISBN: 8805056456 Pages: 206 F/NF dust jacket faintly used. Societa Editrice Internazionale, hardcover
2000rif. C95876London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2000. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo.pp. 715. Loosely inserted typed signed letter on headed paper and stamped addressed envelope from Celia Goodman in Cambridge to Professor Seton Lloyd at Oxford dated April 1992. The letter details a visit from Francis Partridge with a good description of a spring garden and her knowledge of Botany. Mentions also of Dadie Rylands Leigh Fermor and Magdalene Librarian Richard Luckett. BOOK:Original publishers binding in dark Mulberry lettered Silver at spine with Rich red endpapers. Dust jacket in glossy black lettered White and featuring a colour photograph of the author. Mostly black and white photographs of the Bloomsbury set illustrate the text. Celia Goodman mentioned in text. ISBN: 0297 646664./ Celia Mary Goodman 1916-2002 Editor and author. Goodman was a society intellectual perhaps best known for her friendships with authors George Orwell and Arthur Koestler. Very good in very good dust jacket. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, hardcover
1961rif. C103484London: Routledge 1961. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 204. Original publisher's green cloth lettered gilt at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the scholar and philologist Carl Hunter ""To Carl Hunter this smaller guide to respectable British slang Eric Partridge - 28 February 1961."" About fine in very good dust jacket with a few tiny closed tears. Eric Partridge has scribbled on the price on the front inside jacket flap. Routledge, hardcover
1951rif. C75798London: Andrew Dakers 1951. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 341. Original publisher's black cloth lettered gilt at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the author Hugh Evelyn Wortham ""H. E. Wortham with the compliments of a long-term admirers Eric Partridge."" Very good in slightly used and rubbed close very good dust jacket. Andrew Dakers, hardcover
2003rif. C106287London: Artists' Choice Editions 2003. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 4to. pp 32. Original publisher's decorative papered boards lettered black on spine. Pictured in rhyme & colour by Graham Ovenden with decorative borders by Brian Patridge. Limited edition of 240 copies this being no. 121 - signed by Graham Ovenden. 12 colour pates by Ovenden- heads of young girls. Fine in fine acetate jacket. Artists' Choice Editions, hardcover
1998rif. 043326London: Constable 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. large Octavo. pp XIII 284. 1st printing. An unread book in an as new condition dust jacket. Constable hardcover
2002rif. 043318London: Constable & Robinson 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. large Octavo. pp XII 354. 1st printing. An unread book in an as new condition dust jacket. Constable & Robinson hardcover
2016rif. 1-1908279788Jawbone 2016. Paperback. New. 398 pages. 7.00x5.00x1.00 inches. Jawbone paperback
1976rif. SBBIH-K4BYZMLKM5GWChurchill Livingstone 1976. paperback. Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining water damage writing missing dustjacket etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Churchill Livingstone paperback
rif. 3681729-6Springer. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Springer unknown
rif. 4398418Routledge. New Ed. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. Simply Brit welcome to our online used book store where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books from classics to hidden gems ensuring theres something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. 05/24/1984 Routledge hardcover
