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réf. ria9781138912243_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; First published in 1942 this dictionary was designed to help civilians and members of H.M. forces to make their way amid the jungle of wartime abbreviations. The preface notes that newspaper readers sailors soldiers and airmen had to paperback
1950réf. 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
1948réf. 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
réf. A9781138155725Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. A9781138912120Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. A9781138159204Hardback. New. hardcover
1968réf. 2047778Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968. Hard cover. Very good/No jacket. Third edition. Cover is in excellent condition. Spine is slightly shaken but binding is secure. Light stain on fore edge of text block not visible on pages. Pages are lightly tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Routledge & Kegan Paul unknown
1974réf. 24341974 two volume set as pictured. A vast collation of British colloquialisms catch phrases solecisms and vulgarisms. Bindings are firm. Blue boards with gold stamping are lightly soiled with slight edge wear. Edges of text blocks lightly tanned. Texts are clean and unmarked. Dust jackets are rubbed with a few small tears along edges. Price includes extra shipping costs due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sOH4 Routledge & Kegan Paul LTD hardcover
réf. A9781138912243Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1937réf. 9976Macmillan Co 1937. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Macmillan Co1937. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Covers are very worn. Corners and edges are rubbed top of spine has piece missing.Front inside hinge is cracked and showing some webbing. Foxing on front and back inside covers and first few pages of text otherwise pages are clean and toned. Good reading copy. Macmillan Co hardcover
réf. 071000088X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1950réf. 013671Theodore Brun Limited. Original BLue cloth. Black topstain. Clipped DJ in archival cover large chips. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1950. Theodore Brun Limited hardcover
1950réf. 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
réf. 62423524The Lawbook Exchange Limited . Hardback. New. pp. 824 The Lawbook Exchange, Limited hardcover
réf. 6438703Taylor & Francis Group . Papeback. New. pp. 272 Taylor & Francis Group unknown
réf. 6420028Taylor & Francis Group . Papeback. New. pp. 412 2nd Edition Taylor & Francis Group unknown
réf. A9781138912274Paperback / softback. New. paperback
réf. A9781138904354Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. A9781138904378Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1961réf. 768P28London: Routledge and Kegan Paul 1961. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Michael Foreman. A superb signed first edition of this Eric Partridge lexicographical work inscribed by both the author and the illustrator. The first edition first impression of this work.Inscribed by the author and illustrator to the recto to the front endpaper 'Maurice with all good wishes from Eric Christmas 1963'.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A fascinating and comical lexicographical study discussing the quirks of the English language.Illustrated with an illustrated title page and illustrations throughout.By the lexicographer Eric Partridge.Illustrated by Michael Foreman.One page of publisher's adverts to the rear with two ink corrections to the prices to the leaf. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally smart. Light bumping to the extremities. Minor edgewear to the dustwrapper. Author's inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Spine is a little sunned with some light marks to the wraps including to the reverse. Ink crossing out the price to the front flyleaf. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Routledge and Kegan Paul hardcover
1965réf. mon0000035166Citadel Press 1965-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-Library. Rebound Hardback. Citadel Press paperback
1970réf. 540148Scribner 1970. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition Later Printing. Published by Scribner 1970. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. Scribner hardcover
1942réf. 870T9New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers 1942. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A very smart edition of this guide for writers and speakers of the English language by Eric Partridge with original unclipped dust wrapper. With original unclipped dust wrapper. A guide to the English and American languages with specific articles on slang similes cliches and grammar. Includes entries of common errors in pronunciation punctuation spelling and usage being corrected. 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 unclipped dust wrapper is smart with chipping and minor loss to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Price stamp to the front endpaper. Pencil inscription to the rear pastedown. Previous owner's bookplate to the rear pastedown. Very Good Indeed Grosset & Dunlap Publishers hardcover
1970réf. Q-0025949705Scribner 1970-11-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Scribner hardcover
1970réf. 008974Scribner. Clipped DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Soft cover. 1970. Scribner paperback
