A classical dictionary of the vulgar tongue... Edited with a biographical and critical sketch and an extensive commentary by Eric Partridge

London: Issued for private subscribers by the Scholartis Press, 1931. Edition limited to 550 copies printed at the Alcuin Press, large 8vo, pp. [12], 396; 4-page "corrigenda and consideranda" and spare label tipped in; original red cloth, paper label on spine; red rubberstamp on pastedowns, and with small blindstamps in the top corners of the preliminaries; very good copy. Reprinted from the third edition of 1796. "Grose''s Dictionary is especially valuable because it does present so wonderful a picture of 18-century colloquialisms, slang and cant." From a textual point of view this is undoubtedly the best edition. (Inventory #: 15700)