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19771st edition, 278 pages. Near Fine condition hardback in a faded dust jacket. ISBN 0710085370. 50901. eng
réf. UPARDIC00acmfE. P. Dutton. Very Good. Partridge Eric. A Dictionary of Cliches. NY: E. P. Dutton ND. 259pp. 16mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good with yellowed edges. Lightly bumped panels. E. P. Dutton paperback books
1947réf. 52465London: George Routledge & Sons ltd 1947. Third edition revised 12mo pp. ix 3 260; green cloth gilt; near fine in very good dust jacket. Inscribed by Partridge to Laurie Atkinson contributor of a number of terms and phrases to his projects and with a peppering of annotations by Partridge noting on the list of his works which titles are out of print and which are in later editions and crossing out the price on the dust jacket. George Routledge & Sons ltd unknown books
1948réf. 48647London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition small 8vo pp. xi 1 212; original cloth in grey price-clipped dust jacket printed in red and black; covers bowed bookplate else very good. Secker & Warburg unknown books
1948réf. 42152London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition small 8vo pp. xi 1 212; original cloth in grey price-clipped dust jacket back cover a bit soiled printed in red and black; light edge wear else very good. Secker & Warburg unknown books
1948réf. 42171London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition sm. 8vo pp. xi 1 212; original cloth in grey printed dust jacket a bit soiled jacket edges lightly shelf worn else very good. Secker & Warburg unknown books
1948réf. 30857London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition sm. 8vo pp. xi 1 212; near fine copy in the dust-jacket. Secker & Warburg unknown books
1945réf. 41694London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1945. First edition slim 8vo pp. 64; fine copy in a fragile war-time dust jacket slightly chipped and split along the front joint. Michael Joseph Ltd unknown books
1945réf. 41695London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1945. First edition slim 8vo pp. 64; very good copy in original blue cloth. Michael Joseph Ltd unknown books
1945réf. 41693London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1945. First edition slim 8vo pp. 64; fine copy in a fragile war-time dust jacket substantially chipped with tears and with some loss on spine and at the top of the panels. Michael Joseph Ltd unknown books
1949réf. 50823London: Theodore Brun 1949. Edition de Luxe limited to 106 copies this being copy 97 of 100 signed by Partridge; large 8vo pp. 4 xvi 1230; publisher's full black morocco stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine t.e.g.; fine copy. Theodore Brun unknown books
1961réf. 627878New York: The Macmillian Company 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fifth edition newly revised and enlarged. Two volumes in one The Dictionary and The Supplement. Quarto. 1362pp. Thin stains on bottom edge with spotting on topstain small dampstains on rear endpapers very good in a roughly price-clipped very good dust jacket with soiling and a sunned spine with small tears at the crown. The Macmillian Company hardcover books
1961réf. 615970New York: The Macmillian Company 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Fifth edition newly revised and enlarged. Two volumes in one The Dictionary and The Supplement. Quarto. 1362pp. Some bumping at the spine ends else fine in very good lightly toned dust jacket that is sunned on the spine chip to the crown and wear to the corners. The Macmillian Company hardcover books
1978réf. 625867New York: The Macmillian Company 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Later printing of the Seventh Edition. Two volumes in one: The Dictionary and The Supplement. Small quarto. xiv 1528pp. Red topstain a tiny bit sunned at the crown else fine in a lightly tanned very good dust jacket with the author's name on the spine sunned tiny tears at the crown and a very small chip at the spine base. The final edition of this most excellent work that was published in Partridge's lifetime. The Macmillian Company hardcover books
1937réf. 50981New York: Macmillan Co 1937. First American edition sm. 4to pp. xv 1; 999 1; clipped dust jacket a bit chipped at top of spine causing loss to 1 word chipped also at bottom else a very good copy in original. blue cloth. The book has been through nine editions and remains in print at $150. Macmillan Co unknown books
1961réf. 52397London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1961. Fifth edition the first in 2 volumes; small 4to pp. xvi 974; v 1 975-1362; text in double column; some spotting to the covers else a very good set in original blue cloth gilt-lettered spine. Both volumes inscribed by Partridge to his friend and sometimes collaborator John W. Clark dated June 26 1961. Covers words and phrases from the fifteenth century to the present day. Laid in is a lengthy newspaper article on Partridge from the N.Y. Times Magazine Oct. 2 1977. Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd unknown books
1949réf. 52395London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1949. Third edition "revised and much enlarged" 4to pp. xvi 1230; text printed in double columns; original blue cloth gilt-lettered spine top edge blue; binding shaken title page loosening and front hinge cracked; a good copy only with the Foulis and Baskerville Press's bibliographer Philip Gaskell's ownership stamp on upper pastedown and correspondence between him and Partridge laid in one autograph postcard one typed letter with enclosures and a 5-p. MS "Army Slang. Compiled April '45 / B.L.A. Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd unknown books
1949réf. 41820London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1949. Third edition "revised and much enlarged" 4to pp. xvi 1230; text printed in double columns; original blue cloth a bit soiled gilt-lettered spine top edge blue; binding quite shaken joints weak contemporary pencil gift inscription on ffep else interior mostly very good. Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd unknown books
1950réf. 52381London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1950. First edition 4to pp. xv 1 804; text in double column; original blue cloth dust jacket a little chipped and with a few short tears; front hinge cracked; very good. "Owing to production delays this book was not published until 1950" - tipped in note on p. v. This copy with a note on the front free endpaper pasted in with a presentation from Partridge reading: "Dear Alan You wouldn'tknow anything about this As ever Eric. 5 May 1950. Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd unknown books
1950réf. 52349London: Theodore Brun Ltd 1950. First edition limited to 250 numbered copies this being one of 100 copies signed by Partridge; small 4to pp. xv 1 804; publisher's full black morocco gilt; near fine throughout. Issued simultaneouly with the trade edition. Theodore Brun, Ltd unknown books
1950réf. 52350London: Theodore Brun Ltd 1950. First edition limited to 250 numbered copies this is copy 114 small 4to pp. xv 1 804; publisher's full black morocco gilt; near fine throughout. Issued simultaneously with the trade edition. The first 100 of this issue were signed by Partridge. Theodore Brun, Ltd unknown books
1961réf. 627879New York: Bonanza Books 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Reprinted with new addenda. Quart. 817pp. Offsetting on endpapers dampstain on page edges very good in a price-clipped about very good dust jacket with creases a chip affecting a bit of text and a couple interior tape repairs. Bonanza Books hardcover books
1961réf. 615809New York: Bonanza Books 1961. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Reprinted with new addenda. Quart. 817pp. Fine in lightly rubbed very near fine dust jacket. Bonanza Books hardcover books
1958réf. 51197London: Hamish Hamilton 1958. First edition 8vo pp. xiv 196; fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. This copy inscribed to "Laurie Atkinson a learned and generous contributor to a noble cause with many yet far too few thanks from Eric Partridge for his valuable notes. 17/iii/1959." Also with a postcard to Atkinson laid in written less than two weeks later saying Partridge is "working on your material now; have just begun it; so the additional matter is v. useful." As usual Partridge has scribbled through the price on the jacket flap. Hamish Hamilton unknown books
1961réf. 51545London: Andre Deutsch 1961. Second impression slim 8vo pp. 70 2; original gray cloth orange-printed dust jacket near fine. Forms part of the Language Library edited by Partridge. This copy inscribed by Partridge "Dear Norman It's quite readable. Regards! Eric. Christmas 1963." Additionally Partridge has crossed out the price on the dust jacket and made two corrections to the list of books published in The Language Library series and 8 or so other corrections to the list of his own books at the back. Norman is likely Norman Davis a fellow New Zealander and a professor of English at Oxford. Andre Deutsch unknown books