The literature of slang.. With an introductory note

by Eric Partridge by W. J. Burke

$125 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition · Signed

New York: New York Public Library, 1939. First edition, 8vo, pp. vii, 1 , 180; very good in original grey printed wrappers. This copy inscribed by the author: For Robert R. Finster, one of the few who take delight in the verbal waywardness of our language, W. J. Burke. Approximately 2000 annotated entries, with collations, extensively indexed. Item #44355

• Binding: Wrappers

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