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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
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
194952395London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1949. Third edition "revised and much enlarged" 4to pp. xvi 1230; text printed in double columns; original blue cloth gilt-lettered spine top edge blue; binding shaken title page loosening and front hinge cracked; a good copy only with the Foulis and Baskerville Press's bibliographer Philip Gaskell's ownership stamp on upper pastedown and correspondence between him and Partridge laid in one autograph postcard one typed letter with enclosures and a 5-p. MS "Army Slang. Compiled April '45 / B.L.A." <br/><br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd hardcover books
196152397London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1961. Fifth edition the first in 2 volumes; small 4to pp. xvi 974; v 1 975-1362; text in double column; some spotting to the covers else a very good set in original blue cloth gilt-lettered spine. Both volumes inscribed by Partridge to his friend and sometimes collaborator John W. Clark dated June 26 1961. Covers words and phrases from the fifteenth century to the present day. Laid in is a lengthy newspaper article on Partridge from the N.Y. Times Magazine Oct. 2 1977. <br/><br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 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
194941820London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1949. Third edition "revised and much enlarged" 4to pp. xvi 1230; text printed in double columns; original blue cloth a bit soiled gilt-lettered spine top edge blue; binding quite shaken joints weak contemporary pencil gift inscription on ffep else interior mostly very good. <br/><br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 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
1961021995New York: Macmillan Company 1961. 5th Edition. 2 volumes in one xiv 1362p. original cloth. Contents: v. 1 The dictionary. v. 2 The supplement. Macmillan Company 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
1950Embry 75977Macmillan 1950. First U.S. edition. Faint wear still fine in near fine dust jacket with some light edgewear a one-half inch chip to lower rear panel and a one inch horizontal piece missing from upper rear panel. Macmillan, 1950. First U.S. edition. unknown books
195052350London: Theodore Brun Ltd 1950. First edition limited to 250 numbered copies this is copy 114 small 4to pp. xv 1 804; publisher's full black morocco gilt; near fine throughout. Issued simultaneously with the trade edition. The first 100 of this issue were signed by Partridge. <br/><br/> Theodore Brun, Ltd unknown books
195052349London: Theodore Brun Ltd 1950. First edition limited to 250 numbered copies this being one of 100 copies signed by Partridge; small 4to pp. xv 1 804; publisher's full black morocco gilt; near fine throughout. Issued simultaneouly with the trade edition. <br/><br/> Theodore Brun, Ltd unknown books
195052277New York: Macmillan Co 1950. First American edition small 4to pp. xvi 804; dust jacket slightly chipped at the top of the spine else a very good copy in original blue cloth. "Language of the criminal and near-criminal world compiled upon historical lines" jacket blurb. <br/><br/> Macmillan Co hardcover books
195034156London: Theodore Brun Ltd 1950. First edition limited to 250 numbered copies this is copy 198 small 4to pp. xv 1 804; publisher's full black morocco gilt; near fine throughout. Issued simultaneously with the trade edition. The first 100 of this issue were signed by Partridge. <br/><br/> Theodore Brun, Ltd unknown books
196134157New York: Bonanza Books 1961. Reprint edition "with new addenda" 4to pp. xi 3 817pp. generally a fine copy in a rubbed dust jacket. <br/><br/> Bonanza Books unknown books
2013398052013. ISBN-13: 9781584774440; ISBN-10: 1584774444. Partridge Eric Compiler. A Dictionary of the Underworld British and American. Being the Vocabularies of Crooks Criminals Racketeers Beggars and Tramps Convicts the Commercial Underworld the Drug Traffic the White Slave Traffic Spivs. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company 1950. xv 804 pp. Reprinted 2004 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774440. ISBN-10: 1584774444. Hardcover. New. $49.95 Reprint of the second edition. Thoroughly engrossing A Dictionary of the Underworld offers definitions for such obscure terms and phrases as "witch-hazel man" heroin addict "eason" to tell and "budge a beak" run away. "Once in about every generation a book is published which dominates its field. Such a book is Partridge's Dictionary of the Underworld which is not only the first extensive work on the underworld to appear in the twentieth century but also the largest in the English language. . It is truly a monumental work so monumental that scholars may well be disturbed by its aura of substantiality for it will undoubtedly be cited and quoted or years to come." --David W. Maurer American Speech Vol. 26 No. 1 February 1951 38. One of the great lexicographers of the twentieth century ERIC PARTRIDGE 1894-1979 had a keen interest in slang and unconventional English. He wrote over forty books on the English language and compiled the Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Shakespeare's Bawdy and A Dictionary of Catch Phrases. He also wrote novels under the pseudonym Corrie Denison. unknown books
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. <br/><br/> Theodore Brun Limited hardcover books
195851197London: Hamish Hamilton 1958. First edition 8vo pp. xiv 196; fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. This copy inscribed to "Laurie Atkinson a learned and generous contributor to a noble cause with many yet far too few thanks from Eric Partridge for his valuable notes. 17/iii/1959." Also with a postcard to Atkinson laid in written less than two weeks later saying Partridge is "working on your material now; have just begun it; so the additional matter is v. useful." As usual Partridge has scribbled through the price on the jacket flap. <br/><br/> Hamish Hamilton unknown books
196034798NY: Bonanza Books 1960. Hardcover. Very good. 235pp index. Page edges and prelims foxed else a very good hardback in a lightly rubbed jacket. <br/><br/> Bonanza Books hardcover books
1960132844New York: Bonanza 1960. hardcover. very good/very good. 247pp. 8vo cloth d.w.; chipped. New York: Bonanza Books 1960. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Bonanza unknown books
1978Embry 169806Universe Books 1978. First edition first printing. Light rubbing to spine tips near fine in near fine lightly toned dust jacket in mylar cover. Universe Books, 1978. First edition, first printing. unknown books
182310556NY: Wallis & Co. for the author 1823. First Edition. 8vo pp. 288. Includes a single folding table and an advertisement for Dye Stuffs being sold by Partridge at his store in New York. Bound in chipped full calf front cover loose some knawing to the lower foredge of the title page but a good copy. Rink 1864 Imprints 13674. Taking knowledge from the English experience Partridge wrote this book for Americans. Wallis & Co., for the author unknown books
1823WRCAM28193New York: H. Wallis and Company 1823. 2288pp. plus folding table. Contemporary calf rebacked with original backstrip laid down red gilt morocco label. Slightly rubbed. Very good. Contains "the most improved methods pursued in the West of England.a correct description of Sulphuring Woollens and Chemical Bleaching of Cottons" with many dye recipes. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 13674. RINK 1864. H. Wallis and Company unknown books
182353858NY: Wallis & Co. for the author 1823. First Edition. 8vo pp. 288. Includes a single folding table and an advertisement for Dye Stuffs being sold by Partridge at his store in New York. Bound in chipped full calf front cover loose some knawing to the lower foredge of the title page but a good copy. Rink 1864 Imprints 13674. Taking knowledge from the English experience Partridge wrote this book for Americans. Wallis & Co., for the author unknown books
1834378New York: Published by the Author 1834. 8vo. 190 x 120 mm. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. viii 9-179 pp. Original cloth boards rebacked with cloth remnants of original spine laid down. Light foxing throughout. With faults a good sound copy. Second edition originally published in New York by H. Wallis in 1823 which included information on British practices. In the self-published edition of 1834 Partridge remove much of this material and focused more on the extraction of colors from wood the chemistry of scouring and dyeing and color preparation. The first 40 pages of the book describe in detail the methods and materials used in scouring raw wool and cotton to ensure that all oils and natural elements are removed and cleansed out. The next 100 pages are devoted to dyes. Partridge discusses in detail the which natural materials produce colors pigments how to make the extractions and finally how to mix the extracts with solvents and oils to create a color that will fix when applied to textile material. The final part of the book has to do with preparing silks and cotton and some variations on the techniques for producing and fixing colors. A notice on the verso of the title-page reads "The author informs Manufacturers and Dyers that he is at all times willing and desirous to give any information and recipes that may be in his power respecting the manufacture of woollens and dying free of cost." In addition to writing and publishing his Practical Treatise William Partridge was a textile dyer and seller who also built a business in NYC that imported and extracted pigments from wood sources which was to become one of the largest of its kind on the East Coast before the Civil War. American Imprints 26133. Rink 1864 for the 1823 edition. See C. R. Delaney "The Real American Dyestuff Industry" Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association Chemical Publishing Co. Easton PA Volume XIV 1919. 378. Published by the Author unknown books