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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
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
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
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
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
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
196151541New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good. 1961. Hardcover. New York: The Macmillan Company 1961. Two Volumes in one Dictionary and Supplement 1362pp. navy boards have gilt stamping on spine a small amount of stains previous owner signed overall a clean Near Fine copy no DJ. . The Macmillan Company hardcover books
198451195London Melbourne and Henley: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1984. First printing of the 8th edition small thick 4to pp. xxix 1 1400; text in double column; fine in original blue cloth gilt lettering on spine and a near fine dust jacket. <br/><br/> Routledge & Kegan Paul hardcover books
194950823London: Theodore Brun 1949. Edition de Luxe limited to 106 copies this being copy 97 of 100 signed by Partridge; large 8vo pp. 4 xvi 1230; publisher's full black morocco stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine t.e.g.; fine copy. <br/><br/> Theodore Brun unknown books
194541694London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1945. First edition slim 8vo pp. 64; fine copy in a fragile war-time dust jacket slightly chipped and split along the front joint. <br/><br/> Michael Joseph Ltd unknown books
194541693London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1945. First edition slim 8vo pp. 64; fine copy in a fragile war-time dust jacket substantially chipped with tears and with some loss on spine and at the top of the panels. <br/><br/> Michael Joseph Ltd unknown books
194541695London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1945. First edition slim 8vo pp. 64; very good copy in original blue cloth. <br/><br/> Michael Joseph Ltd 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
194848647London: Secker & Warburg 1948. First edition small 8vo pp. xi 1 212; original cloth in grey price-clipped dust jacket printed in red and black; covers bowed bookplate else very good. <br/><br/> Secker & Warburg hardcover books