Partridge Eric, Signed (45 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used;Very Good. London, 1928; signed and numbered 31/50 by editor; marbled paper covered boards; leather spine and corners; corner wear with board exposed; edge wear; joints cracked with boards hanging on by end papers; tape marks on spine; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; top edges gilt; interior pages in very good condition; Interior is clean and unmarked; 131 pages. Signed by Editor.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. A Glossary of Official Jargon Both English and American. Introduction by Eric Partridge and signed by him .Price clipped dust jacket. signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Second Impression November 1961. Extensively inscribed and signed by the author. With corrections in his hand to book and dustwrapper, the latter complete with the original price. Some soiling to the dustwrapper. All books outside UK sent airmail. All books sent tracked. Paypal accepted. Dustwrappers are all film protected. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Tight and square, covers with moderate wear, toned and some stains on rear. Front hinge cracked but holding firm, rear hinge strong. Some interior foxing but no extraneous marks. Inscribed and signed by Partridge on the front fly leaf. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Second Impression. 70p, octavo. A very good copy in a good dust jacket. Jacket has a few annotations in pen of back cover, front flap prcie clipped. Inscribed by the author to fellow author John Tyree Fain on first free end paper. Foxed.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. signed by Partridge on the limitation page. shows minor wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. V. H. Drummond (illustrator). First Edition. Blue cloth binding with faded gold lettering on spine. 107 pages. Inscribed by author, 25/ix/1953. Mild discoloration to end papers. Covers with edge wear and bumped corners. Contents very good. Signed by Author.

8vo. pp 20. Original publisher's light brown wraps, lettered green on front cover. Presentation (without signature but in EP's familiar hand) from the author on the inside cover, 'Frank Roberts, who certainly doesn't need it, gratuitously from the author, 1955.' No date, [1955]. Partridge has also added a note to the rear supplying the author of a book in the 'Revision Notebook' series as 'A Group of Eton Masters.' Very good plus.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A signed limited edition copy of this scarce collection of articles of literary criticism by Eric Partridge. One of 650 limited edition copies of this scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Inscribed by the author to the front free end paper, dated 1933. Bookplate of Sir Nicholas Wall (1945-2017) to the paste downs. Wall was an English judge who was President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice for England and Wales. Fifteen essays, nine of which were originally published in periodicals, concerning literary criticism. These essays were first written between 1925 and 1932, and are compiled in this volume for the first time. The essays explore the writings of nineteenth century authors such as John Corry and Robert Eyres Landor, and also the history of drama, fiction and censorship. In addition is a collection of criticism of medical works, with some etymology of medical terms.8 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, though faded to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spots and a little offsetting to the first and last few pages. Very Good. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. vii, 190 pages. Inscribed by Partridge to a close friend: "In the hope that there may be a few things of interest ". Jacket toned, soiled, foxed and entirely split along upper joint. Textblock edges foxed. Light staining to first few leaves. One letter authorial correction to text (p. 127). 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing. The book is inscribed, signed and dated by the author on the ffep. The book is near fine with very slight edge wear in a very good+ dust jacket with light edge wear. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. One of 80 numbered copies signed by Partridge. Hardcover, bound in white over green cloth. The boards are mottled. Bookplate on the first blank. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, i-x, 230 pp, blue cloth rather faded on the spine, some spotting to the text, a decent copy of the 2nd impression published the same year as the first edition. A warmly inscribed copy from Eric Partridge to Dr Eric J Holmyard , chemist and authority on the history of science and lecturer at Clifton College. The inscription consists of two paragraphs, hand written and dated 1953. Also loosely inserted is Eric Partridge's 4 page Christmas greeting card for 1955 which is a 4 page essay on the word 'Elephantine'. An interesting copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. ix, 176 pages. Simply inscribed by Partridge to a close friend. Dot of stain to fore-edge; tideline stain to endpapers. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. ix, 317 pages. Inscribed by Partridge to a close friend: "Some of it may interest you; a little of it amuse". Though he has written "photograph taken in 1936" on the colophon, the photo frontispiece is now missing. A few drink-ring and other stains to cloth; light spillage down fore-edge; small stain to front endpapers. 8.7 x 5.75 inches. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 70, [2] pages. Warmly inscribed by Partridge to a close friend in 1962. Spine stained; foxing to textblock edges and occasional light foxing within. A few brief corrections/additions inked in. 8.75 x 6 inches. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: very good. First Edition. 182p, octavo. A very good copy in grey cloth boards, upper corners bumped. Inscribed by author to fellow editor/author John Tyree Fain on first free end paper. Extensive underlining and notes in pencil throughout, appear to be from Fain.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 341. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the author, Hugh Evelyn Wortham, "H. E. Wortham, with the compliments of a long-term admirers, Eric Partridge." Very good in slightly used and rubbed, close very good dust jacket. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: The Scholartis Press, 1927. 8vo, 192 p., original 1/4 vellum over marbled boards. Poetry by Joseph Barton and Thomas Barton the Elder and Younger. One of 150 copies printed on hand made Batcheler paper by Oxford University Press, this being copy No. 103, signed by Eric Partridge. Vellum soiled, boards and board edges rubbed, else VG or better. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Second Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 107. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered silver at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the scholar and philologist, Carl Hunter, "Carl Hunter, who'll find it not too alien from his Greek, with compliments, Eric Partridge - 1958." Fine in fine dust jacket. Eric Partridge has scribbled on the price on the front inside jacket flap; on the verso of the half-title, Partridge has written in "OP" (for out-of-print) next to 2 of the 9 works in the list of books by him. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. #25 of 150cc on English handmade paper signed by Patridge. 251pp. Spine darkened with some light wear to the extremities, else very good in publisher's art vellum backed green cloth with silk bookmark bound in.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. ix, [3], 396 pages. Second edition, revised and enlarged. Inscribed by Partridge to a close friend: "This weighty book, less boring, I believe, than at first sight it may have appeared to be". Textblock edges (and title page) stained. 8.7 x 5.75 inches. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 204. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the scholar and philologist, Carl Hunter, "To Carl Hunter, this smaller guide to respectable British slang, Eric Partridge - 28 February 1961." About fine in very good dust jacket, with a few tiny closed tears. Eric Partridge has scribbled on the price on the front inside jacket flap. Signedes.

Hardcover. 8vo. SIGNED Limited Edition. Number 44 of Only 80 Copies. Signed by Eric Partridge. Publishers Quarter Cloth Over Boards. Cream Cloth Spine. Handmade Paper With Uncut Edges. A VERY GOOD Book. Spine Tanned. Bumped at One Corner. Slight Wear to Edges. From the Library of the Classical Scholar, Richard Livingstone With His Bookplate. SCARCE. PBFA Member. We Welcome Direct Contact With Our Customers. Contact Neil Ewart Rare Books If You Require Any Further Information or Images. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st. Some spotting to covers, musty.; Limited edition, #27 of 155 copies signed by Eric Partridge, who wrote the introduction. ; 8vo; 286 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. xix, 972 pages. Warmly inscribed by Partridge to a close friend at Christmas 1973. Cloth and top edge stained. 10 x 7.75 inches. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, 192 pages., Original publisher's 1/4 vellum over marbled boards. Poetry by Joseph Barton and Thomas Barton the Elder and Younger. One of 150 copies printed on hand made Batcheler paper by Oxford University Press, this being copy No.4, signed by Eric Partridge. Vellum clea, top front corner a little chafed, slight rubbing, endpapers svery slightly tanned. Very good copy. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xiv, 196. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered silver at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper to the scholar and philologist, Carl Hunter, "Carl Hunter, who'll one day be represented in a better and larger Dictionary of Quotations, with regards, Eric Partridge - Christmas 1958." Very good indeed in very good dust jacket, with a few closed tears. Eric Partridge has scribbled on the price on the front inside jacket flap. Front panel of jacket designed by Patricia Davey. Signedes.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Michael Foreman (illustrator). First edition. A superb signed first edition of this Eric Partridge lexicographical work, inscribed by both the author and the illustrator. The first edition, first impression of this work.Inscribed by the author and illustrator to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Maurice, with all good wishes, from Eric Christmas 1963'.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A fascinating and comical lexicographical study, discussing the quirks of the English language.Illustrated with an illustrated title page and illustrations throughout.By the lexicographer Eric Partridge.Illustrated by Michael Foreman.One page of publisher's adverts to the rear, with two ink corrections to the prices to the leaf. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the extremities. Minor edgewear to the dustwrapper. Author's inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Spine is a little sunned, with some light marks to the wraps, including to the reverse. Ink crossing out the price to the front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.