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1948Best.-Nr. 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
1948Best.-Nr. 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
1948Best.-Nr. 30857London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition sm. 8vo pp. xi 1 212; near fine copy in the dust-jacket. Secker & Warburg unknown books
1945Best.-Nr. 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
1945Best.-Nr. 41695London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1945. First edition slim 8vo pp. 64; very good copy in original blue cloth. Michael Joseph Ltd unknown books
1945Best.-Nr. 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
1949Best.-Nr. 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
1961Best.-Nr. 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
1961Best.-Nr. 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
1961Best.-Nr. 32296Couverture rigide. 2 volumes, reliures éditeur. 1362 pages. 19 x 25 cm.
1978Best.-Nr. 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
1937Best.-Nr. 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
1961Best.-Nr. 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
1949Best.-Nr. 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
1949Best.-Nr. 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
1950Best.-Nr. 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
1950Best.-Nr. 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
1950Best.-Nr. 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
2013Best.-Nr. 398052013. ISBN-13: 9781584774440; ISBN-10: 1584774444. Partridge Eric Compiler. A Dictionary of the Underworld British and American. Being the Vocabularies of Crooks Criminals Racketeers Beggars and Tramps Convicts the Commercial Underworld the Drug Traffic the White Slave Traffic Spivs. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company 1950. xv 804 pp. Reprinted 2004 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774440. ISBN-10: 1584774444. Hardcover. New. $85. Reprint of the second edition. Thoroughly engrossing A Dictionary of the Underworld offers definitions for such obscure terms and phrases as "witch-hazel man" heroin addict "eason" to tell and "budge a beak" run away. "Once in about every generation a book is published which dominates its field. Such a book is Partridge's Dictionary of the Underworld which is not only the first extensive work on the underworld to appear in the twentieth century but also the largest in the English language. . It is truly a monumental work so monumental that scholars may well be disturbed by its aura of substantiality for it will undoubtedly be cited and quoted or years to come." --David W. Maurer American Speech Vol. 26 No. 1 February 1951 38. One of the great lexicographers of the twentieth century ERIC PARTRIDGE 1894-1979 had a keen interest in slang and unconventional English. He wrote over forty books on the English language and compiled the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Shakespeare's Bawdy and A Dictionary of Catch Phrases. He also wrote novels under the pseudonym Corrie Denison. unknown books
1949Best.-Nr. RO60073718Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1949. In-8. Relié toilé. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 804 pages. Texte sur 2 colonnes. Titre doré sur le dos. Tranche de tête noire.. . . . Classification Dewey : 423-Dictionnaire anglais
1961Best.-Nr. 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
1961Best.-Nr. 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
1950Best.-Nr. 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
1958Best.-Nr. C103482London: Hamish Hamilton 1958. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xiv 196. Original publisher's blue cloth lettered silver at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the scholar and philologist Carl Hunter ""Carl Hunter who'll one day be represented in a better and larger Dictionary of Quotations with regards Eric Partridge - Christmas 1958."" Very good indeed in very good dust jacket with a few closed tears. Eric Partridge has scribbled on the price on the front inside jacket flap. Front panel of jacket designed by Patricia Davey. Hamish Hamilton, hardcover
1958Best.-Nr. 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
