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1950Best.-Nr. 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
1950Best.-Nr. 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
1950Best.-Nr. 50973London: Hamish Hamilton 1950. First edition 8vo pp. 188; original blue cloth spine sunned the dust jacket not preserved. With a long presentation from the author to the publisher and bookseller Basil Blackwell dated 5 May 1950 beginning: "When first I met you late in 1923 you were an dauntingly efficient young publisher." Partridge goes on to praise Blackwell as both a bookseller and a publisher and presents "this imperfect yet I thihnk readable book with a kindly smile. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1946Best.-Nr. 52327London: Frederick Muller Ltd 1946. First edition small slim 8vo pp. ix 1 85 1; original cloth in blue printed dust jacket minor stain on back cover; jacket edges and spine toned head and tail of spine chipped all else very good. With a presentation inscription from Partridge to his friend Alan Steele "who backs the wrong horse but does it very convincingly bless him!" Laid in is a long 2 p. autograph letter from Partridge to Steele concerning the book "Ch. 3 is the one worth rereading" and word usage in his writing. Frederick Muller Ltd unknown books
1946Best.-Nr. 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
1932Best.-Nr. 52334London: Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press 1932. Edition limited to 650 copies 8vo pp. ix 1 201 9; original blue cloth gilt-lettered spine; spine a touch faded and soiled blue-stained top edge bleeding into lower endpapers a little very good. Inscribed by Partridge to Mr. & Mrs. Angus Scott. Angus Scott was a Scottish painter who provided some material for Partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. Also laid in is a 1 p. A.L.S. to the Scotts written "late Friday night" thanking them profusely for a dinner party and their hospitality. Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press unknown books
1932Best.-Nr. 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
1950Best.-Nr. 291999New York: Macmillan 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Second edition revised and enlarged. Very good in a good dustwrapper that is soiled with small chips at the spine ends small tape shadows near the corners front and rear. Macmillan hardcover books
1959Best.-Nr. 51275London: Hamish Hamilton 1959. First abridged edition 16mo pp. 126; pictorial paper covered boards; fine with an inscription on the front free endpaper from Partridge to "Dick seasonally and always Eric 25 / xii / 1959. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1959Best.-Nr. 50990Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1959. First reprint of the second edition 8vo pp. 20; original printed green wrappers; very good.This copy inscribed "To the Opies' - so conjoined that one has to leave them paired - with the author's appreciation and admiration from Eric Partridge 17-ii-1961. Basil Blackwell unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 52351Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1963. Second reprint of the second edition 8vo pp. 20; original printed green wrappers; very good. This copy inscribed "Ken Spelman - not that he needs it he doesn't - with compliments E.P. 20/7/1965. Basil Blackwell unknown books
1961Best.-Nr. 100533London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1961. XIX, 972 Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Roter Orig.-Leinenband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
1977Best.-Nr. 3118682London & Henley: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1977. XIX, 972 Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Orig.-Leinenband mit Orig.-Schutzumschlag. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
1959Best.-Nr. 628876New York: The Macmillan Company 1959. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Second edition revised. Small quarto. xix 970pp. Water stain on the topedge affecting most of the page ends and light rubbing to the lower spine good or better in price-clipped very good dust jacket with light toning and edgewear. The Macmillan Company hardcover books
1959Best.-Nr. 623754New York: The Macmillan Company 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Second edition revised. Small quarto. xix 970pp. Owner name on front fly bottom edge a bit rubbed with a tiny pinhole rubbed through at the spine base still near fine in a moderately toned and soiled near very good dust jacket with a few tiny chips and tears and shallow loss at the crown. The Macmillan Company hardcover books
1958Best.-Nr. 52451New York: Macmillan Co 1958. First American edition small 4to pp. xix 1 970; about fine in a slightly chipped dust jacket and with one longer tear in the back panel without loss. Laid in is a 1-page A.L.s. from Partridge to "Amici cari mei" enclosing a 'corrigenda' and an 'addenda' which "will make your copies of Origins as 'good' as the 2nd edition." These corrigenda and addenda are not printed but typed presumably by Partridge on 8" x 11" paper and contain a few amendations in pencil and ink. Macmillan Co unknown books
1959Best.-Nr. 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
1959Best.-Nr. 22340New York: Macmillan Co 1959. Second edition revised; small 4to pp. iv 970; about fine in the dust-jacket. Macmillan Co unknown books
1959Best.-Nr. 41340NY: Macmillan 1959. Second edn. Large 8vo pp. xix 970. Red cloth. Cover little scuffed at corners and ends of spine o/w a VG tight copy. Macmillan unknown books
1927Best.-Nr. 57840London: Scholartis Press 1927. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. #25 of 150cc on English handmade paper signed by Patridge. 251pp. Spine darkened with some light wear to the extremities else very good in publisher's art vellum backed green cloth with silk bookmark bound in. Scholartis Press hardcover books
1974Best.-Nr. 49237London: Routledge 1974. Edition limited to 1000 copies this no. 237 8vo pp. 2 ix 1 225 1; original blue cloth with gilt title on spine; spine faded text cocked bookplate else very good. Routledge unknown books
1955Best.-Nr. 45357London: Routledge 1955. New popular edition revised 1961 printing 8vo pp. ix 1 226; original cloth in pale grey price-clipped dust jacket printed in orange and dark blue; jacket edges and spine rather toned shallow tears not affecting text; ownership signature on front free endpaper else interior about fine. Discussion and glossary of the bawdy references in the works of Skakespeare. Routledge unknown books
1955Best.-Nr. 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
1933Best.-Nr. 52453London: George Routledge & Sons 1933. First edition large 8vo pp. ix 1 476; original red cloth spine faded light wear to extremities else very good. With the bookplate of Partridge's friend collaborator and author John Brophy and with a letter laid in from Brophy to 'Dear Preston Here's Partridge's book on slang which I understandb Gueden wants to borrow. I hope you'll be able to get my articles in reviewing in the paper on Sunday. George Routledge & Sons unknown books
1934Best.-Nr. 41819New York: The Macmillan Company 1934. Large 8vo pp. ix 1 476; maroon cloth gilt-lettered spine; ex-Millersville State College Library with usual markings edges a bit rubbed else very good. The Macmillan Company unknown books