PARTRIDGE, Eric.

8vo., xv+173pp. in original unclipped dust-wrapper. A very good copy in very good dust-wrapper. Clean and tight. An erudite but also enthusiastic and engaging work by one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated lexicographers. Eric Partridge was particularly known for his works on Slang, ‘Cant’ and vernacular English. He published prolifically and his books are always a joy to consult.