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1958870T31London: Hamish Hamilton; Routledge & Kegan Paul; Andre Deutsch 1958-1976. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Michael Foreman. A set of four smart volumes from lexicographer Eric Partridge. Four volumes. Written by Eric Partridge a New Zealand-British lexicographer of English slang. This set includes: A First Book of Quotations 1958. First edition. A collection of over one thousand quotations arranged by subject with historical commentary and corrections for common misquotations. Comic Alphabets: Their Origin Development Nature 1961. First edition. An entertaining study of the origin and development of the comic and rhyming alphabet since Victorian times. Illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman a British author and illustrator known for his children's books. 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. The Gentle Art of Lexicography as Pursued and Experienced by an Addict 1963. First edition. Part language study part memoir this work explores Partridge's early years in New Zealand and his lifelong desire for learning. Smaller Slang Dictionary 1976. Reprint of the second edition originally published 1961. Written for the general public this work includes important words that have survived generations and the slang of the twentieth century. In the original cloth binding. Externally very smart with light shelf wear only. Original dust wrappers are all unclipped other than the Smaller Slang Dictionary. Dust wrappers are smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities with the odd small closed tear and light sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning. Near Fine Hamish Hamilton; Routledge & Kegan Paul; Andre Deutsch hardcover
194758970London 1947. Each printed on stiff card and folded to make 4 pages except as noted all 8vo all fine except as noted all with prose essays by Partridge on a variety of subjects many pertaining to some aspect of words or language. Laurie Atkinson Esq. whose name appears with some frequency below was an amateur lexicographer a reader and contributor to Eric Partridge and his works for many years. These cards started appearing in 1927 and were issued annually until 1976 with a couple of interruptions notably during the years of World War II. Partridge died in 1979. 1947 / 1948: Spivs and Phoneys. 1949 / 1950: We are the People inscribed "To all there Eric." 1950 / 1951: Westward to the Fortunate Isles; pp. 8; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. 1951 / 1952: The Real McCoy and the Real Mackay; pp. 8; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. 1952 / 1953: Imagination and Good Sense in Etymology; with a 4" x 6" prospectus laid for Partridge's You Have Point There addressed to Laurie Atkinson; also with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. 1953 / 1954: The Etymology of Etymology; with a 4" x 6" prospectus laid for Partridge's Concise Usage and Abusage addressed to Laurie Atkinson; also with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson; slight glue residue at the top from envelope. 1954 / 1955: Babes Babblers Barbarians; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. 1955 / 1956: Elephantine; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. 1957 / 1958: Aspects of Emptiness; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson Esq. together with a typed carbon reply from him to Partridge. 1958 / 1959: . Nor any Drop to Drink; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. 1959 / 1960: A Square Digs Beatnick; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. 1960 / 1961: Annus Laud Mirabilis; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson Esq. 1961 / 1962: Merely Another Year; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson Esq. 1962 / 1963: A Few Things Done; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson moderate glue residue at the top from envelope. 1963 / 1964: An Optical Illusion; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson together with a one-and-a-half page draft A.L.s to Partridge regarding an ill-fated trip to New York. 1964 / 1965: The Women Have It: Some Lawn Tennis Players I have Watched; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson together with a one-and-a-half-page draft A.L.s to Partridge regarding tennis. 1968 / 1969 "How Did You Come to Write Your Dictionary of Slang Or Indeed Your Usage and Abusage" With the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson together with a one-page A.L.s to Partridge from Atkinson regarding catch-phrases. 1969 / 1970 Below the Surface; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson Esq. 1970 / 1971: In Memoriam Julian Franklyn; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. 1971 / 1972: What's in a Catch-Phrase; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson · 1973 / 1974: Report on a Work in Progress i.e. A Dictionary of Catch Phrases; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. 1974 / 1975: Still Progressing: A Further Report on Catch Phrases; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson; with a draft 1-p. A.L.s. from Atkinson to Partridge expressing thanks and offering memories. 1975 / 1976 No Man is an Island; inscribed "Dear Laurie all good wishes et multos ad Annos Eric"; together with a 1-p. typed letter to Partridge from Atkinson regarding "hundreds of new definitions for DSUE." 1976 / 1977: Four Linguistic Brevities; inscribed "Dear Laurie Nos. I - II are ; IV less stolid. Regards! Eric"; with the original mailing envelope addressed in Partridge's hand to Laurie Atkinson. unknown
1982SONG0233974113Wiley-Blackwell 1982-01-01. paperback. Used: Good. 0.00x0.00x0.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Wiley-Blackwell paperback
1937869Q33London: George Routledge & Sons LTD 1937. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A varied anthology of twenty-seven essays by British-New Zealand lexicographer Eric Partridge. This work is in publisher's original cloth binding. First edition of the work. An interesting and varied collection of essays written by Eric Partridge many of which were previously unpublished. These essays explore topics including Essays on Words Fiction and 'Near' History. Also included is a sketch on Piracy. Partridge was a British-New Zealand lexicographer who wrote many books and essays surrounding etymology and the history of slang. With a frontispiece of the author.With owners inscription to front endpaper. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Light rubbing to extremities. Age toning and offsetting to endpapers with the occasional spot. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional spot. With owners inscription to front endpaper. Very Good Indeed George Routledge & Sons, LTD hardcover
193752446London: George Routledge & Sons 1937. First edition 8vo pp. ix 1 317 2; photographic frontispiece portrait; endpapers spotted; a very good copy in original terracotta cloth in a chipped dust jacket with spine a bit spotted. Partridge's friend Alan Steele's signature on upper free endpaper. Twenty-seven essays by the noted New Zealander mostly unpublished in book form. George Routledge & Sons unknown
193741690London: George Routledge & Sons 1937. First edition 8vo pp. ix 1 317 2; photographic frontispiece portrait; smudge on spine; a good sound copy in original terracotta cloth gilt lettering on spine. Twenty-seven essays by the noted New Zealander mostly unpublished in book form. George Routledge & Sons unknown
193741690London: George Routledge & Sons 1937. First edition 8vo pp. ix 1 317 2; photographic frontispiece portrait; smudge on spine; a good sound copy in original terracotta cloth gilt lettering on spine. Twenty-seven essays by the noted New Zealander mostly unpublished in book form. <br/><br/> George Routledge & Sons hardcover books
193752446London: George Routledge & Sons 1937. First edition 8vo pp. ix 1 317 2; photographic frontispiece portrait; endpapers spotted; a very good copy in original terracotta cloth in a chipped dust jacket with spine a bit spotted. Partridge's friend Alan Steele's signature on upper free endpaper. Twenty-seven essays by the noted New Zealander mostly unpublished in book form. <br/><br/> George Routledge & Sons hardcover books
19822090202120408817--Routledge & Kegan-Paul 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 --Routledge & Kegan-Paul paperback
196758605p10Detroit: 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
1948869Q17London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. An amusing collaboration of ex-military veterans presenting their experience of slang in the British army navy and air force between 1939 and 1945. This work is presented in original publisher's red cloth binding in original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work. This humorous piece of work was created as a result of the collaboration of three ex-military servicepeople. Eric Partridge was a lexicographer who served in the Army Education Corps and the RAF correspondence department during World War Two. Patridge edited the work. Frank Roberts contributed his knowledge of army slang and Wilfred Granville presented naval slang from their careers. This work contains a list of this slang described as vivid allusive and sometimes obscure. With a foreword and introduction by the editor. Original publisher's advertisements to rear of dust wrapper. In original publisher's red cloth binding and original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart with minor shelf wear only. Damp staining to cover. Bright colour to cloth. The occasional spotting to endpapers. Dust wrapper is unclipped and in very good condition. Age toning to dust wrapper particularly to spine. Minor chipping and light sunning to dust wrapper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional spot and light age toning. Very Good Indeed Secker & Warburg hardcover
1950012824-09Macmillan 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
19498846London England.: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. A Dictionary of the Underworld. British & American. By Eric Partridge. Subtitled: Being the vocabularies of Crooks Criminals Racketeers Beggars Tramps Convicts the Commercial Underworld The Drug Traffic the White Slave traffic Spivs Blue Cloth hard covers in very good condition. <br/> <br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd hardcover
1961261<p>Condition: 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.</p> Bonanza Books hardcover
1974729709London: 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
1950013671Theodore Brun Limited. Original BLue cloth. Black topstain. Clipped DJ in archival cover large chips. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1950. Theodore Brun Limited hardcover
19379976Macmillan 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
19682047778Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968. Hard cover. Very good/No jacket. Third edition.<br /> <br /> Cover is in excellent condition. Spine is slightly shaken but binding is secure. Light stain on fore edge of text block not visible on pages. Pages are lightly tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Routledge & Kegan Paul unknown
197424341974 two volume set as pictured. A vast collation of British colloquialisms catch phrases solecisms and vulgarisms. Bindings are firm. Blue boards with gold stamping are lightly soiled with slight edge wear. Edges of text blocks lightly tanned. Texts are clean and unmarked. Dust jackets are rubbed with a few small tears along edges. Price includes extra shipping costs due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sOH4 Routledge & Kegan Paul LTD hardcover
195013588London: 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
196132296Routledge et Kegan Paul LTD 1961. Hardcover. <b>Livre en anglais</b>. Couverture rigide. Colloquialisms and catch-phrases solecisms and catachreses nicknames vulgarisms and such americanisms as have been naturalized. 2 volumes reliures éditeur. 1362 pages. 19 x 25 cm. <i>ref. 32296</i> Routledge et Kegan Paul LTD hardcover
1982157007London / Adelaide: Routledge & Kegan Paul / Mary Martin 1982. 1st ed. thus. Very nice copy. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket xxi 1528pp. One volume edition including the supplement. Neat ownership signature o/w very nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket Routledge & Kegan Paul / Mary Martin hardcover
194888400London: Secker & Warburg 1948. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket xi 212pp. With sections on Naval Slang by Wilfred Granville; Army Slang by Frank Roberts; Air Force Slang by Eric Partridge. Neat ownership inscription o/w a nice copy. Uncommon in this condition Secker & Warburg unknown
198480911London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1984. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Boards tidy. Light tanning to reading/bottom hard edges. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. Spine and part of back cover heavily faded. Hard. Good Plus/Good. 4to. Routledge & Kegan Paul Hardcover
1986x-041505916XRoutledge 1986. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 416 pages. 9.53x7.40x1.26 inches. Routledge paperback
