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1980Embry 188706Macmillan 1980. First edition first printing. Fine in near fine lightly rubbed dust jacket with a tiny tear to lower front panel in mylar cover. Macmillan, 1980. First edition, first printing. unknown books
198521824Boston: Little Brown 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. 368pp index. Very good hardback in a very good jacket that has a small chip and a couple of closed tears to the front panel <br/><br/> Little Brown hardcover books
1990170924Cornwall: The Patten Press 1990. First edition. Softcover. 37 pages. Number 177 from an edition of 350 copies. Includes 6 tipped in illustrations of which 1 is in color. A fine copy in wrappers. A very fresh copy. The Patten Press unknown books
18851316076New York: E.L. Kellogg & Co 1885. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. 12mo; pp 182; Fair/no-DJ; brown spine with gilt text; cloth has some lightly sunned exterior; noticeable wear to edges; minor fraying to spine edges; text block shows slight age toning to exterior edge; deckled edges; patterned endpapers; interior lightly toned; slight cracking to front gutter; frontispiece. 1316076. FP New Rockville Stock. E.L. Kellogg & Co hardcover books
1983222167Boston: Little Brown 1983. f. hardcover. very good/very good. Illustrated. 308pp. 8vo cloth-backed boards d.w.; small dampstain to tail of spine. Boston: Little Brown 1983. First American edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Little Brown unknown books
1983242509Boston: Little Brown 1983. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. Illustrated in black & white. 308pp. 8vo cloth-backed boards slightly rubbed d.w. Boston: Little Brown 1983. First American edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Little Brown unknown books
197941828New York: Stein and Day 1979. First edition thus 4to pp. ix 1 278; text printed in double columns; original blue and yellow printed wrappers upper cover fore-edge a bit rubbed damage to top edge of back cover not affecting text; interior fine. A Scarborough Book no. 6037. <br/><br/> Stein and Day unknown books
197252436London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1972. Later printing after the 4th edition 12mo pp. ix 1 261 1; green cloth; boards bowed top edge lightly soiled else near fine in a near fine price-clipped pink dust jacket. <br/><br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd hardcover books
196142158London: Andre Deutsch 1961. Second impression slim 8vo pp. 70 2; original boards in orange printed price-clipped dust jacket shallow chips and tears along edges not affecting text; a good copy. Forms part of the Language Library edited by Partridge. <br/><br/> Andre Deutsch hardcover books
195244224New York: British Book Centre 1952. First edition American issue 8vo pp. 140; original cloth in pale green dust jacket rear jacket cover torn but complete in mylar cover. Compiled by Partridge under the pseudonym Vigilans "as he does not wish to become the victim of a man-hunt effected by a horde of enraged civil servants" jacket blurb. Forms part of the Language Library. <br/><br/> British Book Centre hardcover books
195042159London: Hamish Hamilton 1950. Second edition 8vo pp. 188; original cloth in white dust jacket soiling printed in maroon and blue; jacket spine darkened ends chipped; faint bookseller rubber stamp on front pastedown previous ownership has been excised from top right-hand corner of ffep else interior very good. Partridge "considers topics as diversified as the verbal eccentricities of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll South America's linguistic contributions to North America the language of showmen and of the underworld the slang of the licentious soldiery and the euphemisms of the Victorians" from the jacket. <br/><br/> Hamish Hamilton hardcover books
196952426New York: Books for Libraries Press 1969. Small slim 8vo pp. vii 3 85 1; blue cloth red and gilt spine; edges spotted else a near-fine copy. A reprint of author and publisher Eric Partridge's short memoir. <br/><br/> Books for Libraries Press hardcover books
194942163London: Secker and Warburg 1949. First edition 8vo pp. xv 1 644; original red cloth gilt-lettered spine; spine a bit faded else fine. <br/><br/> Secker and Warburg hardcover books
194941725London: Secker and Warburg 1949. First edition 8vo pp. xv 1 644; original red cloth gilt-lettered spine; spine faded and a bit cocked; faint rubber stamps on front pastedown ffep and half title page else interior fine. <br/><br/> Secker and Warburg hardcover books
198341815London: Bell & Hyman Limited 1983. First edition thus 10th printing small slim 8vo pp. 95; original purple pictorial wrappers mostly fine. A guide to the origins and meanings of personal names. <br/><br/> Bell & Hyman Limited unknown books
196441824London: Routledge and Kegan Paul 1964. Second edition "with a few corrections and addtions" 1972 printing 8vo pp. ix 1 204; original boards in black and yellow printed price-clipped dust jacket minor soiling light shelf wear to jacket edges else very good. <br/><br/> Routledge and Kegan Paul hardcover books
195541715New York: Philosophical Library 1955. First American edition 8vo pp. ix 1 219; text printed in double columns; original boards in white dust jacket soiled printed in green; jacket spine browned shallow chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text; interior mostly fine. A shortened and simplified version of the author's famous Usage and abusage omitting very difficult or theoretical matter and including some new material. <br/><br/> Philosophical Library hardcover books
196341717London: Andre Deutsch 1963. First edition 8vo pp. 119; a bit of spotting to the fore-edge else a fine copy in lightly worn dust jacket. A classic and entertaining text on making dictionaries. <br/><br/> Andre Deutsch unknown books
196341718London: Andre Deutsch 1963. First edition 8vo pp. 119; a bit of spotting to the fore-edge else a fine copy in lightly worn price-clipped dust jacket. A classic and entertaining text on making dictionaries. <br/><br/> Andre Deutsch unknown books
196334106London: Andre Deutsch 1963. First edition 8vo pp. 119; a bit of spotting to the fore-edge else a fine copy in the dust jacket. A classic and entertaining text on making dictionaries. <br/><br/> Andre Deutsch unknown books
194742153London: Hamish Hamilton 1947. Second impression "revised" 8vo pp. 381; text in double columns; original cloth in dust jacket printed in red and black; jacket spine quite toned shallow chips and tears along edges only one affecting text small loss to spine head; interior very good. <br/><br/> Hamish Hamilton hardcover books
196442165New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1964. 12mo pp. xii 196; original stiff white wrappers a bit soiled edges toned 2 small stains to textblock fore-edge else very good. "A Dutton Paperback." <br/><br/> E.P. Dutton & Co paperback books
192741729London: The Scholartis Press 1927. 8vo pp. 250 1; original half red cloth over marbled boards red-lettered spine; top border of upper cover damp-stained boards scuffed extremities a bit worn; contemporary gift inscription on front pastedown else interior very good. <br/><br/> The Scholartis Press hardcover books
195241831New York: British Book Centre 1952. First edition American issue 8vo pp. 140; original cloth in pale green price-clipped dust jacket a bit soiled chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text jacket spine and endpapers toned. Compiled by Partridge under the pseudonym Vigilans "as he does not wish to become the victim of a man-hunt effected by a horde of enraged civil servants" jacket blurb. Forms part of the Language Library. <br/><br/> British Book Centre hardcover books
195241816New York: British Book Centre 1952. First edition American issue 8vo pp. 140; original cloth in pale green price-clipped dust jacket a bit soiled chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text jacket spine and endpapers toned. Compiled by Partridge under the pseudonym Vigilans "as he does not wish to become the victim of a man-hunt effected by a horde of enraged civil servants" jacket blurb. Forms part of the Language Library. <br/><br/> British Book Centre hardcover books
