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A9781138904378Paperback / softback. New. paperback
A9781138904354Hardback. New. First published in 1961 this book explores the form of the comic alphabet. Whether through poems prose or phonetics the alphabet has become a way in which mankind has taken pleasure in playing with words and phrases. Indeed approaches can vary significantly from the almost moronically humorous to the ingenious and genuinely witty and this book looks at the reasons how and why the comic alphabet came to possess the arguably sophisticated form in which people know it today. hardcover
1965mon0000035166Citadel Press 1965-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-Library. Rebound Hardback. Citadel Press paperback
1942870T9New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers 1942. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A very smart edition of this guide for writers and speakers of the English language by Eric Partridge with original unclipped dust wrapper. With original unclipped dust wrapper. A guide to the English and American languages with specific articles on slang similes cliches and grammar. Includes entries of common errors in pronunciation punctuation spelling and usage being corrected. Written by Eric Partridge a New Zealand-British lexicographer of the English language and its slang. Previously held in the library of Nicholas Wall an English judge President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with chipping and minor loss to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Price stamp to the front endpaper. Pencil inscription to the rear pastedown. Previous owner's bookplate to the rear pastedown. Very Good Indeed Grosset & Dunlap Publishers hardcover
1970Q-0025949705Scribner 1970-11-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Scribner hardcover
1970008974Scribner. Clipped DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Soft cover. 1970. Scribner paperback
0331927373.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1959971P14Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1959. Paperback. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The third impression of Eric Partridge's guide to punctuation signed by the author. The third impression.Signed by the author inscribed to the front paste down "Miss J. M. Bosdel with the author's thanks - gratitude - good wishes Eric Partridge 15/4/961" alongside his notes to the list of his works and to the rear wrap. 'Notes on Punctuation' in a concise monograph on punctuation penned by the noted lexicographer Eric Partridge. This work "provides a clear summary of this tricky subjects" presenting easily digested facts and guidelines about the usage of punctuation in the English language. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally generally smart with a chip to the spine and a small tidemark to the head of the spine. Minor edge wear and handling marks to the wraps. Tear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good Basil Blackwell paperback
6438735Taylor & Francis Group pp. 992 . Hardback. New. Taylor & Francis Group hardcover
2009207663New York: Routledge 2009. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Near Fine in wraps. Routledge unknown
1959909Y42London : Routledge & Kegan Paul 1959. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 10" by 7.5". None . The second edition of Eric Partridge's etymological dictionary in the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The second edition of this work.In the very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. Eric Partridge was a New Zealand-British lexicographer particularly of English slang. 'Origins' is one of Partridge's etymology-focused works with small paragraphs of information relating to the words origins and the evolutions of its semantics. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally with light shelf wear and marks to the boards. Dust wrapper is edge worn with a couple closed tears and light chipping to the spine. Spotting and handling marks to the wrap heaviest to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Ink inscription to the copyright page. Very Good Indeed Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover
1959600910New York: MacMillan 1959. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Fading on spine. Two stains on rear panel.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. MacMillan hardcover
A9781138912342Paperback / softback. New. paperback
ria9780415255530_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This classic work fully explains the whole range of sexual scatological language and allusion in Shakespeare's works. Consisting of an alphabetical glossary with cross-references this book helps the modern reader to make sense of the hardcover
Q-0525470557Plume 1960-04-29. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Plume paperback
0710062702.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
A9780415255530Hardback. New. Here Partridge combined a detailed knowledge of Shakespeare and Elizabethan slang/innuendo to create 'a literary and psychological essay and a comprehensive glossary' of this long-avoided aspect of Shakespeare criticism. hardcover
2001Q-0415254000Routledge 2001-05-18. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Routledge paperback
1933869Q34New York: Bonanza Books 1933. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 10" by 6". None. The revised third edition of Partridge's work documenting the development of slang throughout history. This is the revised third edition of the work. Dated from similar copies of the third edition on JISC. In original publisher's cloth binding and with original unclipped dust wrapper. This interesting work by Partridge explores the history of slang covering many different types including modern American Cockney military medical and rhyming. The work focuses on slang from the sixteenth century up until the 1930s. Eric Partridge is a lexicographer who has written many books on this subject. With a bookplate of Nicolas Wall to front paste down. In original publisher's cloth binding with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with some light shelf wear only. Light bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to front paste down. The occasional handling mark to endpapers. Dust wrapper in good condition. Some chipping to wrap with occasional tear causing loss to extremities of wrap. Slight sunning to wrap with age toning and slight spotting. Occasional mark to wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean Very Good Indeed Bonanza Books hardcover
1933783R12London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd. 1933 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7". None. A wonderful first edition guide and history of English slang covering three continents written by expert Eric Partridge. Containing a history of slang as well as vocabularies of English American and Australian slang.Written by Eric Partridge 1894-1979 a lexicographer of the English language specialising in slang. His works numbered forty lexicographical books and included dictionaries of slang as well as 'Songs and Slang of the British Soldiers' 'A Charm of Words' 'A Dictionary of RAF Slang' and 'Usage and Abusage: a Guide to Good English'.A rather smart first edition of this fascinating lexicographical work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart; the spine is slightly faded but otherwise just a little general wear. Internally generally firmly bound; front hinge is a little exposed but remains tight. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. hardcover
A9781138912113Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1953871T4London: Faber and Faber Limited 1953. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". V. H. Drummond. A smart first edition of this instructive tale from Eric Partridge with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated throughout. An instructive and entertaining work on the art of story-telling with reference to the "Shaggy Dog" story its origin and the ways in which it has developed and changed over time. Written by Eric Partridge a New Zealand-British lexicographer of English slang. Illustrated by Violet Hilda Drummond a British children's author and illustrator. Previously held in the library of Nicholas Wall an English judge President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Near Fine Faber and Faber Limited hardcover
ria9780367605308_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Drawn from the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English with the emphasis on the expressions used or coined before 1914. paperback
1927950Q29London: The Scholartis Press 1927 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. The author's presentation copy of this collection of verse from Thomas Warton the Elder and his sons Thomas Warton the Younger and Joseph Warton inscribed by the editor Eric Partridge to fellow author Edward Thompson. First edition.Bound in the publisher's quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. Inscribed by Partridge to the author Edward Thompson "To Edward Thompson no grubber in respectable admiration from an unwilling grubber the editor. October 6 1934". In this work Eric Partridge has put together a selection of verse by the Three Wartons; Thomas Warton the Elder and his two sons Thomas Warton the Younger and Joseph Warton. Up until this publication there were very few reprints of the Warton's work so Partridge aimed to bring light to this and give a selection of poetry from all three Wartons. Thomas Warton the Elder was an English clergyman and a professor of poetry at Oxford. Joseph Warton and Thomas Warton the Younger were both well-known for their academia in English with the latter being appointed Poet Laureate in 1785. Partridge included many of their verse as well as a note and a select bibliography of the Warton's work. Bound in the publisher's quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. Externally generally smart with rubbing to extremities and some fading to the boards and spine. A little loss to paper to the front board. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good The Scholartis Press hardcover
A9781138904446Paperback / softback. New. paperback
