PARTRIDGES CONCISE DICTIONARY of SLANG and UNCONVENTIONAL ENGLISH - From A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge
by Partridge, Eric; abridgement by Paul Beale
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine unmarked.
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Co, 1990. Book Club edition. Trade paperback in glossy color illus wraps.. Fine unmarked.. The standard concise reference work on slang, a stupendous work. Bright tight clean unused copy.
7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 534 pp, thumb-index markings.
7-1/2 x 9-1/4, 534 pp, thumb-index markings.
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- Seller
- edburynbooks (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 39079
- Title
- PARTRIDGES CONCISE DICTIONARY of SLANG and UNCONVENTIONAL ENGLISH - From A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge
- Author
- Partridge, Eric; abridgement by Paul Beale
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback in glossy color illus wraps.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine unmarked.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Macmillan Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
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edburynbooks
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Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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