A Dictionary Of Slang and Unconventional English

Some edge wear but pages are crisp and clean.

London: 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,… Read more about this item

Macmillan Co, 1937. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Macmillan Co,1937. 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… Read more about this item

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1953. Reprint. Quarto (26cm). Blue cloth, in dark blue dust jacket; xvi,1230pp. A straight copy, rubbed, spine sunned, endleaves foxed but otherwise clean: Good. Jacket sunned, foxed, rubbed, and much chipped, with cellotape repairs to verso: Fair.

London: 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.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Bound in blue buckram. Cover is plain. Gilt lettering on the spine. Content includes Colloquialisms and Catch-phrases, Solecisms and Catachreses, Nicknames, Vulgarisms, and such Americanisms as have been Neutralized. 1230pp.<br><br>CONDITION: Covers and spine heavily rubbed. Library stamps and labels on spine, inside cover, and… Read more about this item

London: 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… Read more about this item

Scribner. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0025949705 . Binding solid. Pages unmarked and barely aged. Red cloth cover with minor wear to edges, but otherwise fine. Dustjacket slightly discolored and worn along top edge. ; 9.4 X 6.5 X 2.9 inches; 1528 pages .

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1984. Eighth and final edition of Partridge's magnum opus, a vast collection of 'improper' English, revised by Beale & published after Partridge's death. Now mostly of historic interest, slang being a moving target; the current version of the iconic title, from 2005, has been completely rewritten. First printing thus, with full number string. Stout hardcover,… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1984. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, xxix, 1400 pages. In Very Good Condition with Good Dust Jacket. Spine is black with white lettering. Dust jacket has shelf wear, closed tearing of varying sizes and degrees, some creasing, rubbing, and a library identification sticker on the spine. Text block has some pencil writing on copyright page… Read more about this item

MacMillan Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. Nice condition, no markings, binding still tight ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London:: Routledge & Kegan Paul,, 1979. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good + in Good DJ. Two volume set.Both volumes: Light shelf wear. Dj lightly creased, sunned and soiled.

Routledge. Very Good. 2002. Eighth Edition. Soft Cover. (Q38) .

Scribner, 1970-11-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

UsedVeryGood. Some foxing on the edges Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

UsedAcceptable. DJ has lots of wear and tears. Loose binding. Page edges have marks. Clean pages.

The MacMillan Co., January 1961. Hardcover. VG-/Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is a bit worn about the edges and somewhat scuffed, but without any serious tears. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. spine somewhat sun faded. previous owner's name on front flyleaf.… Read more about this item

London: 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.

Macmillan General Reference, 0000-00-00. Subsequent. hardcover. Used: Good.

UsedGood. NO DUST JACKET. 1984 8th hardcover ed. Text is mostly clean & readable.