Eric PartridgeBiblio.com
rif. A9781138912342Paperback / softback. New. paperback
rif. A9780415255530Hardback. New. Here Partridge combined a detailed knowledge of Shakespeare and Elizabethan slang/innuendo to create 'a literary and psychological essay and a comprehensive glossary' of this long-avoided aspect of Shakespeare criticism. hardcover
2001rif. Q-0415254000Routledge 2001-05-18. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Routledge paperback
rif. 0710062702.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. Q-0525470557Plume 1960-04-29. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Plume paperback
rif. 217077New York: Bonanza N.D. Third Edition; revised. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Cocked spine. 1 inch open tear at top of rear gutter. Bonanza hardcover
1933rif. 869Q34New York: Bonanza Books 1933. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 10" by 6". None. The revised third edition of Partridge's work documenting the development of slang throughout history. This is the revised third edition of the work. Dated from similar copies of the third edition on JISC. In original publisher's cloth binding and with original unclipped dust wrapper. This interesting work by Partridge explores the history of slang covering many different types including modern American Cockney military medical and rhyming. The work focuses on slang from the sixteenth century up until the 1930s. Eric Partridge is a lexicographer who has written many books on this subject. With a bookplate of Nicolas Wall to front paste down. In original publisher's cloth binding with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with some light shelf wear only. Light bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to front paste down. The occasional handling mark to endpapers. Dust wrapper in good condition. Some chipping to wrap with occasional tear causing loss to extremities of wrap. Slight sunning to wrap with age toning and slight spotting. Occasional mark to wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean Very Good Indeed Bonanza Books hardcover
1933rif. 783R12London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1933 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". None. A wonderful first edition guide and history of English slang covering three continents written by expert Eric Partridge. Containing a history of slang as well as vocabularies of English American and Australian slang.Written by Eric Partridge 1894-1979 a lexicographer of the English language specialising in slang. His works numbered forty lexicographical books and included dictionaries of slang as well as 'Songs and Slang of the British Soldiers' 'A Charm of Words' 'A Dictionary of RAF Slang' and 'Usage and Abusage: a Guide to Good English'.A rather smart first edition of this fascinating lexicographical work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart; the spine is slightly faded but otherwise just a little general wear. Internally generally firmly bound; front hinge is a little exposed but remains tight. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. hardcover
rif. 6104117263Papeback. New. pp. 484 unknown
rif. A9781138912113Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1953rif. 871T4London: Faber and Faber Limited 1953. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". V. H. Drummond. A smart first edition of this instructive tale from Eric Partridge with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated throughout. An instructive and entertaining work on the art of story-telling with reference to the "Shaggy Dog" story its origin and the ways in which it has developed and changed over time. Written by Eric Partridge a New Zealand-British lexicographer of English slang. Illustrated by Violet Hilda Drummond a British children's author and illustrator. 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 only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Near Fine Faber and Faber Limited hardcover
2014rif. SBBIH-VHDY3VG74AVQRoutledge 2014. hardcover. Very Good. Most of our very good books have only minor imperfections such as shelf wear consistent with a new book that's sat on a bookshop shelf for a year or two. Occasionally we may miss other minor imperfections as we have to grade books at speed. 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. Routledge hardcover
1927rif. 950Q29London: The Scholartis Press 1927 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. The author's presentation copy of this collection of verse from Thomas Warton the Elder and his sons Thomas Warton the Younger and Joseph Warton inscribed by the editor Eric Partridge to fellow author Edward Thompson. First edition.Bound in the publisher's quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. Inscribed by Partridge to the author Edward Thompson "To Edward Thompson no grubber in respectable admiration from an unwilling grubber the editor. October 6 1934". In this work Eric Partridge has put together a selection of verse by the Three Wartons; Thomas Warton the Elder and his two sons Thomas Warton the Younger and Joseph Warton. Up until this publication there were very few reprints of the Warton's work so Partridge aimed to bring light to this and give a selection of poetry from all three Wartons. Thomas Warton the Elder was an English clergyman and a professor of poetry at Oxford. Joseph Warton and Thomas Warton the Younger were both well-known for their academia in English with the latter being appointed Poet Laureate in 1785. Partridge included many of their verse as well as a note and a select bibliography of the Warton's work. Bound in the publisher's quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. Externally generally smart with rubbing to extremities and some fading to the boards and spine. A little loss to paper to the front board. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good The Scholartis Press hardcover
rif. A9781138904446Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1948rif. 870T10London: Hamish Hamilton 1948. Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A fourth edition of this guide to the English language with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With original unclipped dust wrapper. Fourth edition. A guide to good English which combines scholarship with readability for an accessible reference book. With reference to the influence of war on language. Written by Eric Partridge a New Zealand-British lexicographer of the English language and its slang. In the original red cloth binding. Externally smart with light shelf wear and fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is worn with chipping and loss to the head and tail of the spine as well as the front board. The odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Hamish Hamilton hardcover
rif. B9780393317091Paperback / softback. New. paperback
2006rif. Q-076078051Xbarnes & Noble 2006= 2006-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! barnes & Noble (2006=) hardcover
1933rif. 869M28London: Methuen & Co. 1933. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. A scarce first edition in book form of Eric Partridge's fascinating work on the philology of British slang including soldiers' slang. The first edition in book form of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A scarce to see first edition in book form of this collection of articles on the etymology slang including soldiers' slang rhyming slang euphemisms and many more. These articles were originally published in a variety of newspapers and periodicals such as 'The London Quarterly Review' and 'The New Statesman'. They were written by Eric Partridge 1894-1979 a New ZealandBritish lexicographer. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart with just a little fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for some offsetting to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good Methuen & Co. hardcover
rif. A9781138915473Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1952rif. 870T32London: Andre Deutsch 1952-1963. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. Three smart volumes from The Language Library edited by Eric Partridge. Three volumes. Edited by Eric Partridge a New Zealand-British lexicographer of English slang. This set includes: Chamber of Horrors 1952. First edition. A full glossary of British and American jargon in alphabetical order. Written by "Vigilans" a pseudonym of Eric Partridge. Adventuring Among Words 1961. Second impression November 1961. Originally published September 1961. A work dealing with the etymology of slang with commentary on the impact of world history. Written by Eric Partridge. Swift's Polite Conversation 1963. First edition. A language study on the colloquial English language and slang of the eighteenth century as detailed originally by Jonathan Swift an Anglo-Irish satirist essayist and author. In the original grey cloth binding. Externally very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also smart with light shelf wear minor chipping and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Pen annotations to the rear two pages of volume three. Very Good Indeed Andre Deutsch hardcover
rif. A9781138134768Hardback. New. hardcover
rif. A9780415050753Paperback / softback. New. This standard work on punctuation has long been judged the foremost study of the subject. It reveals punctuation to be both an indispensable craft and an invaluable art - a friend not an enemy. paperback
rif. B9780415050753Paperback / softback. New. This standard work on punctuation has long been judged the foremost study of the subject. It reveals punctuation to be both an indispensable craft and an invaluable art - a friend not an enemy. paperback
rif. 6438611Taylor & Francis Group . Papeback. New. pp. 244 Taylor & Francis Group unknown
1950rif. 13588London: Theodore Brun Limited 1950. Full leather. Very Good. The 1950 Limited Deluxe Edition which was issued simultaneously with the trade edition. 250 copies were issued in the Limited Deluxe Edition but this copy specifically is among the first 100 copies in the limitation #21 which were the only ones Eric Partridege signed. Bound in a full dark-leather as well and includes bright gilt-design and lettering along the front panel and spine respectively. A bit of light scuffing to the panels and light wear along the spine ends. Still though solidly VG to VG and very presentable. Thick octavo 804 pgs. In a long wonderful career of offering up linguistic and lexical oddities this remains one of Eric Partridge's most beloved works. Theodore Brun Limited unknown books
