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1900143584New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1900. Hardcover. VG- Cover and hinges are good with only slight soiling to cover pages are crisp and clean . except where two newspaper clippings have been variously tucked over the years and have darkened parts of pages; the clippings are included; WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ARTIST-AUTHOR on faux tp. Green cloth gilt letters on spine & front cover gilt top edges 213 pp. plus ads 2 BW plates. A novel written by American sculptor William Ordway Partridge 1861-1930 who also signed this copy. The action surrounds an artist's studio. Two plates rendered by A.lbert Beck Wenzell 1864-1917 supplement the text. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
193050393London: Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press 1930. 8vo pp. vii 1 222 2; orange cloth title gilt direct on spine top edge stained green; near fine in a near fine dust jacket. <br/><br/> Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press hardcover books
196552254London: Andre Deutsch 1965. Uncorrected proof copy of the "revised and rewritten" edition 8vo pp. 239 1; original gray printed wrappers; very good. Originally published as The Songs and Slang of the British Soldier 1914-18 in 1930. <br/><br/> Andre Deutsch unknown books
194752465London: 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. <br/><br/> George Routledge & Sons ltd hardcover books
194830857London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition sm. 8vo pp. xi 1 212; near fine copy in the dust-jacket. <br/><br/> Secker & Warburg unknown books
193750981New 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. <br/><br/> Macmillan Co hardcover books
196351501Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1963. Third printing of the second edition small 8vo pp. 20; original green printed wrappers. This copy inscribed "To Bob Moore - This little distillation from a large book; O.P. some two years now worse luck! From Eric Partridge 11 Sept. 1974." Partridge has also annotated the list of books published by him on the inside front wrapper by noting "O.P." next to three of the titles and the general note "All prices very much increased." <br/><br/> Basil Blackwell unknown books
192750364London: Scholartis Press 1927. Edition limited to 960 copies this copy out of series 8vo pp. 250 2; quarter art vellum over green cloth boards gilt title direct on spine t.e.g.; spine toned very good. A presentation copy from Partridge with an Xmas inscription to "Alan Steele" on flyleaf and signed again by Partridge on limitation page. The third book published by The Scholartis Press. <br/><br/> Scholartis Press hardcover books
194052452Oxford: Clarendon Press 1940. 8vo pp. 2 175-196 i.e. 24pp. in all; original printed wrappers unopened; fine. Issued as Tract no. LV in the publisher's Society for Pure English series. <br/><br/> Clarendon Press unknown books
193352453London: George Routledge & Sons 1933. First edition large 8vo pp. ix 1 476; original red cloth spine faded light wear to extremities else very good. With the bookplate of Partridge's friend collaborator and author John Brophy and with a letter laid in from Brophy to 'Dear Preston Here's Partridge's book on slang which I understandb Gueden wants to borrow. I hope you'll be able to get my articles in reviewing in the paper on Sunday." <br/><br/> George Routledge & Sons hardcover books
1939027267San Francisco: The Book Club of California 1939. Limited Edition. Quarto. . Limited to 455 copies printed by the Grabhorns. Tipped in is an original leaf from the May 11 1712 issue of The Spectator. Bound in 1/4 natural linen over marbled paper covered boards paper spine label. A fine copy. The Book Club of California unknown books
1939WRCLIT63166San Francisco: Book Club of California 1939. Small folio. Canvas backed boards paper spine label. Lower fore-tips bruised and boards a bit edgeworn bookplate otherwise a very good copy. First edition. One of 455 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. The issue tipped into this copy is for 20 July 1711. Book Club of California hardcover books
192852279London: The Scholartis Press 1928. Edition limited to 315 copies this one of 270 numbered copies on Ellerslie mould-made paper 8vo pp. xxiv 20; green and black cloth near fine dust jacket lightly worn on top edge. With a long introduction by the editor and printed by the Curwen Press. <br/><br/> The Scholartis Press hardcover books
192850887London: Scholartis Press 1928. First edition one of 500 copies on antique laid paper 8vo pp. 256; original brown cloth gilt title direct on spine; fine in dust jacket with a slip pasted across the spine "Sole distributor in the United States Walter V. McKee . publisher and importer . New York City." Short stories and a novella before during and after World War I. <br/><br/> Scholartis Press hardcover books
192850318London: The Scholartis Press 1928. First edition limited to 100 copies numbered and signed by the author as Corrie Denison 8vo pp. 256; original red cloth gilt title direct on spine t.e.g.; prelims lightly foxed; else fine. Short stories and a novella before during and after World War I. <br/><br/> The Scholartis Press hardcover books
192952283London: The Scholartis Press 1929. First edition this one of 100 copies numbered and signed by each author large 8vo pp. 8 405 1; map frontispiece one additional text map; original black cloth gilt-lettered spine t.e.g.; small dark spot on top edge of text block not touching text covers a touch rubbed very good. Contents include Mottram's "A Personal Record"; Easton's "Broadchalk a Chronicle"; and Partridge's "Frank Honywood Private." <br/><br/> The Scholartis Press hardcover books
194852328London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition 8vo pp. xi 1 212; red cloth spine and top corner of covers lightly sunned in a near-fine possibly supplied dust jacket; this copy inscribed by Partridge to his friend and sometimes collaborator John W. Clark on front free endpaper and 1 marginal note by him in the text. <br/><br/> Secker & Warburg hardcover books
193752394London: George Routledge & Sons 1937. First edition 4to pp. xv 1 974; original blue cloth gilt title direct on spine; light sunning and waterstaining to boards very good. Newspaper clippings about words pasted in on the terminals. Together with: Supplement to the first edition of A dictionary of slang and unconventional English London 1961 pp. 2 975-1051 1; original blue cloth spine a bit sunned. <br/><br/> George Routledge & Sons hardcover books
193841829London: George Routledge & Sons 1938. Second edition revised and enlarged 4to pp. xviii 1051; original cloth in blue dust jacket back cover and flaps foxed; shallow chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text inside of jacket has been reinforced with tape; minor foxing to endpapers else interior very good. <br/><br/> George Routledge & Sons hardcover books
196741697London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1967. 2 volumes 4to dust jackets worn with slight chipping; very good. A reprint of the 5th and best edition of 1961 with the added supplementary volume which here is additionally revised. <br/><br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul unknown books
195052381London: 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." <br/><br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd hardcover books
195752429London: Phoenix House 1957. First edition 12mo pp. 46 2; original printed wrappers lightly soiled else very good in original yellow wrappers printed in black. Inscribed by the author to "Richmond" on half title dated 18 April 1957. A complaint against bureaucratic and communist language. An uncommon Partridge title. <br/><br/> Phoenix House unknown books
193252334London: Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press 1932. Edition limited to 650 copies 8vo pp. ix 1 201 9; original blue cloth gilt-lettered spine; spine a touch faded and soiled blue-stained top edge bleeding into lower endpapers a little very good. Inscribed by Partridge to Mr. & Mrs. Angus Scott. Angus Scott was a Scottish painter who provided some material for Partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. Also laid in is a 1 p. A.L.S. to the Scotts written "late Friday night" thanking them profusely for a dinner party and their hospitality. <br/><br/> Eric Partridge Ltd. at the Scholartis Press hardcover books
195552466London: Faber & Faber 1955. Third impression originally published in 1953; 12mo pp. 107 1; blue cloth gilt in pictorial dust jacket; light spotting to edges else near fine. Inscribed by Partridge to Anthony Clarkson "with whom it has been a pleasure for me to do businesss." Additionally Partridge has crossed out the jacket price and has made a small notation on the list of other works noting one title as out of print. <br/><br/> Faber & Faber hardcover books
195352439London: Hamish Hamilton 1953. First edition 8vo pp. x 230; original blue cloth tan and red dust jacket with a couple shallow chips at spine and small closed tear on lower panel. Inscribed May 8 1953 from Partridge to his friend Alan Steele on the front free endpaper and with the dust jacket price crossed out in his hand. <br/><br/> Hamish Hamilton hardcover books
