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1948réf. 004657London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 21.5 by 14 cm. xi 1 212 pp. A fun collection of that most ephemeral area of language. Most of the terms or their meaning at the time now obscure. Slight edge bump by upper front edge and light wear to DJ. DJ is NOT price clipped! Otherwise a near fine copy both the book itself and the DJ. Secker & Warburg unknown 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
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
19771st edition, 278 pages. Near Fine condition hardback in a faded dust jacket. ISBN 0710085370. 50901. eng
1943réf. 42174London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1943. Revised and enlarged edition slim 8vo pp. 105; text in double columns; original blue cloth gilt-lettered spine; spine quite toned preliminaries foxed else very good. Constitutional Club Library bookplate on front pastedown. George Allen & Unwin Ltd unknown books
1982réf. 2090202120408817--Routledge & Kegan-Paul 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 --Routledge & Kegan-Paul paperback
1967réf. 58605p10Detroit: Gale Research Company 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A facsimile reprint of the original 1889 edition. Two voumes. Original cloth hard covers with gilt titles to spines. Ex libris non-lending library with typical marks. Light bumping to covers. Otherwise clean tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome set. . Gale Research Company Hardcover
2002réf. BN501818Routledge 2002. 2002. A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases Fossilised Jokes and Puns General Nicknames Vulgarisms and Such Americanisms As Have Been Naturalised A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases Fossilised Jokes and Puns General Nicknames Vulgarisms and Such Americanisms As Have Been Naturalised Beale Paul und Eric Partridge Routledge unknown
1961réf. 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
1968réf. 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
1967réf. MD28355Routledge and Kegan Paul 1967. First Edition. Hardback. Very good condition. 1967 reprint. Dust jacket: No dust jacket. 5th or later printing 2 Volumes Routledge and Kegan Paul hardcover
1968réf. 220234New York: Macmillan 1968. Third Edition; revised. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 886 pages. Macmillan hardcover
1974réf. 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
réf. ria9781584774440_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company 1950. xv 804 pp. Reprint of the second edition. Thoroughly engrossing A Dictionary of the Underworld offers definitions for such obscure terms and phrases as "witch-hazel man" he hardcover
réf. ria9781138912120_inpHardcover. 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 hardcover
1961réf. 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
1978réf. 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
réf. ria9780415059169_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A catch phrase is a well-known frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7000 such phrases. paperback
réf. ria9781138155725_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; An abridged version of Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Catch Phrases concentrating on those phrases in current use in the English-speaking world. hardcover
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
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. 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
