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Best.-Nr. B9781166474423New. unknown
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Best.-Nr. 0666817901.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0267656459.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. A9781165036806Hardback. New. hardcover
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Best.-Nr. B9781165036806Hardback. New. hardcover
1927Best.-Nr. 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
2011Best.-Nr. Atlantic-9781845533601Routledge 2011. 1. Paperback. New. Routledge paperback
2011Best.-Nr. Atlantic-9781845533601Routledge 2011. 1. Paperback. New. Routledge paperback
1989Best.-Nr. BTETM0001481Wordsworth Editions 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. Please email for Photographs or further information.1989A DICTIONARY OF THE UNDERWORLDBy Eric PartridgeKEY DETAILSCondition: Very GoodFormat: Hardcover Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.Published By: Wordsworth Editions 1989Language: EnglishCollation: pp. 804ISBN: 9781853269356 SKU: BTETM0001481Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5 L: 30 W: 25 Units: cm W: 2KgTracked Shipping Insurance Coverage as per Customer RequestCONDITION COLLATION & COPY NOTESPlease see Photos as part of condition report. Wordsworth Editions hardcover
1962Best.-Nr. 193805New York: MacMillan 1962. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Faint spotting along top text block edge. Lightly toned spine. MacMillan hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 870T11New 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
1958Best.-Nr. 870T31London: Hamish Hamilton; Routledge & Kegan Paul; Andre Deutsch 1958-1976. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Michael Foreman. A set of four smart volumes from lexicographer Eric Partridge. Four volumes. Written by Eric Partridge a New Zealand-British lexicographer of English slang. This set includes: A First Book of Quotations 1958. First edition. A collection of over one thousand quotations arranged by subject with historical commentary and corrections for common misquotations. Comic Alphabets: Their Origin Development Nature 1961. First edition. An entertaining study of the origin and development of the comic and rhyming alphabet since Victorian times. Illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman a British author and illustrator known for his children's books. 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. The Gentle Art of Lexicography as Pursued and Experienced by an Addict 1963. First edition. Part language study part memoir this work explores Partridge's early years in New Zealand and his lifelong desire for learning. Smaller Slang Dictionary 1976. Reprint of the second edition originally published 1961. Written for the general public this work includes important words that have survived generations and the slang of the twentieth century. In the original cloth binding. Externally very smart with light shelf wear only. Original dust wrappers are all unclipped other than the Smaller Slang Dictionary. Dust wrappers are smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities with the odd small closed tear and light sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning. Near Fine Hamish Hamilton; Routledge & Kegan Paul; Andre Deutsch hardcover
1937Best.-Nr. 869Q33London: 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
1961Best.-Nr. 1019B8London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1961-63. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 8". None. The complete two-volume set of Eric Partridge's significant dictionary of English slang. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Complete in two volumes. With the book plate of A. Douglas Drury to the front paste down of each volume followed by the inscription: "The original volume which was given to A.D. by Walter de le Mare and contained his inscription was lost by E.G.M. This copy and the supplement have been gifted by the latter as a replacement. 1963". The influential English dictionary of slang colloquialisms catch-phrases solecisms catachreses nicknames vulgarisms and Americanisms as compiled by significant lexicographer Eric Partridge. First published in 1937 the text saw numerous revisions and reprintings. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. With the book plate of A. Douglas Drury to the front paste down of each volume followed by the inscription: "The original volume which was given to A.D. by Walter de le Mare and contained his inscription was lost by E.G.M. This copy and the supplement have been gifted by the latter as a replacement. 1963". Externally lovely condition with only minor bumping and rubbing subtle fading along the spines and light marking to both volumes. Internally firmly bound. More noticeable spotting and discolouration to the first and last few pages of each text becoming lighter and less frequent throughout. Very Good Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd hardcover
1968Best.-Nr. BN523879Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968. 1968. Hardcover. A Dictionary of the Underworld: British & American being the vocabularies of crooks criminals racketeers beggars and tramps convicts the . drug traffic the white slave traffic spivs A Dictionary of the Underworld: British & American being the vocabularies of crooks criminals racketeers beggars and tramps convicts the . drug traffic the white slave traffic spivs Eric Partridge Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover
1968Best.-Nr. 220234New York: Macmillan 1968. Third Edition; revised. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 886 pages. Macmillan hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. 729709London: 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
1961Best.-Nr. 261Condition: 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. Bonanza Books hardcover
1978Best.-Nr. 200959New York: Stein & Day 1978. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. 1 inch closed tear at top of front panel. Stein & Day hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 012824-09Macmillan 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 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. Macmillan hardcover
1948Best.-Nr. 869Q17London: 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
Best.-Nr. A9781138155725Hardback. New. hardcover
