Ukridge
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1924. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Green cloth, stamped in black; plain endpapers; 256pp. Straight, rubbed, spine darkened, foxed: Good. MCILVAINE A32a.
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Frozen Assets
by WODEHOUSE, P.G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1964. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo; maroon paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; 220pp, [3] ads. Bookplate to front pastedown, else Fine and clean throughout. Dustjacket is price-clipped, with publisher's new price sticker directly above; lightly rubbed, with a few tiny tears along upper edge tape-mended on verso; Near Fine. A... Read More
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Blandings Castle
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935. First American Edition. First printing. Octavo (20cm). Green cloth, stamped in darker green in front and spine, top edge stained green; plain endpapers; [viii],311pp. A straight, tight copy, lightly faded at spine, rubbed at head, tail, and corners, endpapers browned, internally clean: Very Good. MCILVAINE A53b.
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Uncle Fred in the Springtime
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1939. First U.K. Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Red cloth, titled in gilt on spine; plain endpapers; 311,[5]pp; 3pp of publisher's ads at rear. Bookplate of Douglas R. Vining. A straight, sound copy, spine sunned, edges rubbed, endpapers browned: Very Good. The fifth Blandings novel, preceded by the Doubleday, Doran & Co. US edition of... Read More
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Mr. Mulliner Speaking
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1929. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Orange cloth, stamped in black on boards and spine; plain endpapers; 320pp. A straight, sound copy, rubbed, endcaps frayed, dent to front board near spine, free endpapers browned: Good. MCILVAINE A40a.
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French Leave
by WODEHOUSE, P.G.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1955. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo; red cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 206pp, [1]. Bookplate to front pastedown, else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny nicks and short tears and some clear tape reinforcement on verso; Very Good+. Later Wodehouse novel in which a French... Read More
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Uncle Dynamite
by WODEHOUSE, P.G.
New York: Didier, [1948]. First American Edition. Octavo (20.75cm.); original simulated cloth in pictorial price clipped dust jacket; [8],312pp. Jacket extremities a bit rubbed with a couple of small losses to top edge of upper panel, neither touching text or illustration, spine slightly cocked, else Very Good and sound. The second Uncle Fred novel.
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Heavy Weather
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1933. First U.K. Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Blue cloth, stamped in gold on boards and spine; plain endpapers; 311,[9]pp; 8pp of publisher's ads at rear. A straight, sound copy, spine sunned, head and tail pushed: Very Good. The fourth Blandings novel, preceded by the Boston edition of the same year. MCILVAINE A50b.
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The Luck of the Bodkins
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1935. First Edition. Variant first printing. Orange cloth, stamped in black; plain endpapers; 311,[9]pp; 8pp of publisher's ads at rear. A straight copy, spine darkened, rubbed at head, tail, and corners, scattered foxing: Very Good. MCILVAINE A54a 2.
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Jill the Reckless
by WODEHOUSE, P.G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1921. First U.K. Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Blue cloth, stamped and titled in black on spine and boards; plain endpapers; 313,[7]pp; 6pp of publisher's ads at rear. Straight, cloth rubbed, spine creased and lightly sunned, amateur reinforcement to both hinges (internal), erasure scuff to f.f.e.p., lightly browned with minor scattered foxing: Good, lacking the... Read More
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Big Money
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1931. First U.K. Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Orange cloth, stamped in black; plain endpapers; 314,[6]pp; 6pp of publisher's ads at rear. Bookplate of Douglas R. Vining. A straight, sound copy, spine sunned, rubbed with patches of discoloration at edges, rear endpapers foxed, final leaf of ads browned: Good. Preceded by the American edition of... Read More
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The Old Reliable
by WODEHOUSE, P.G.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); tan paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in red on spine; dustjacket; [ii],[6],7-217,[5]pp. Mild offsetting from jacket flaps onto endpapers, else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.75), gently spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn, with a closed tear at upper front panel, and some faint foxing on verso;... Read More
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The Plums of P.G. Wodehouse
by WODEHOUSE, P.G.; Joe Whitlock Blundell, ed; Paul Cox, illus
London: The Folio Society, 1997. Second printing of this edition, dated 1998 on verso of title page. Octavo; decorated gold-finish cloth hardcover, slipcase, 258pp; illus. Discreet embossed ownership stamp at base of title page, else a Fine copy, with no other evidence of use; in unworn slipcase that is subtly faded at upper third, Near Fine.
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A Gentleman of Leisure
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, [n.d.]. Reprint. Eighth printing making 85,813 copies." Octavo (19cm). Green cloth, stamped and lettered in black on spine and boards; plain endpapers; [i]-viii,[9]-256pp. Bookplate of Douglas R. Vining. Straight and sound, spine sunned, rubbed at head, tail, and corners, patch of discoloration to front board, occasional scattered foxing: around Very Good. MCILVAINE A13b 5. ... Read More
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Meet Mr. Mulliner
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1927. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19.5cm). Green cloth stamped and lettered in black; plain endpapers; 312,[8]pp; 8 pages of publisher's ads at rear. Australian bookseller's ticket to front pastedown. Straight and sound, though gently rubbed with wear to extremities, minor spot to front upper board, erased pencil marks to endpapers, foxing to prelims, ads,... Read More
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Quick Service
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1940. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Red cloth, titled in gilt on spine; plain endpapers; 252,[4]pp; 4pp of publisher's ads at rear. Bookplate of Douglas R. Vining. A straight, sound copy, spine lightly sunned, pushed at head and tail, endleaves browned: Very Good. MCILVAINE A63a.
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The Mating Season
by WODEHOUSE, P.G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, [1949]. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo; orange cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 246pp, [2] ads. Bookplate to front endpaper, hint of a forward lean, with a touch of darkening to upper boards edges; Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, gently sunned at spine, with light edgewear overall and a few closed... Read More
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Summer Moonshine
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1938. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Red cloth, stamped in black on boards and spine, top edge stained red; plain endpapers; 312,[8]pp; 8pp of publisher's ads at rear. Bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown ("Darley's Bookshop, Burton"). Straight and sound, with minor dirt to cloth, edges rubbed, free endpapers browned, minor pencil marks erased on... Read More
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Good Morning Bill: A Three-Act Comedy
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: Methuen, 1928. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19.5cm). Original blue cloth stamped in black; plain endpapers; 160, 8pp; publisher's catalogue at rear. Straight, rubbed, occasional spots of foxing: Very Good. Based on the Hungarian of Ladislaus Fodor. MCILVAINE C3a.
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Wodehouse on Golf
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, [1941]. Sun Dial Press Reissue. Green cloth, stamped in black; plain endpapers; 844pp; list of Wodehouse titles opposite title page. Sound, spine dulled, endpapers browned: Very Good. MCILVAINE B7a 2.
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A Prefect's Uncle
by WODEHOUSE, P. G.
London: A. & C. Black, 1924. Second edition, Black's Boy's Library series. Original orange cloth, stamped in black; plain endpapers; [viii],264pp; color frontispiece. Sturdy but rubbed, spine sunned: Good or better. Early reissue of Wodehouse's relatively uncommon second novel, a school story. MCILVAINE A2a.3.
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The Golden Moth: A Musical Play of Adventure in Three Acts
by WODEHOUSE, P.G. and Fred Thompson (text & lyrics); NOVELLO, Ivor (music)
London: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, Limited, [1921]. First Edition. Quarto (31cm); original pictorial wrappers, backed in maroon cloth; [viii],112,[4]pp. Rubber-stamped signature of Ivor Novello on lower title page. Modest wear and creasing, wrappers dust-soiled, with a few tiny nicks and creases to same, and a small ink notation and small stain to front cover; several creased corners in text,... Read More
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Psmith Journalist
by WODEHOUSE, P.G. (novel); WHITWELL, T.M.R. (illustrations)
London: A & C Black, Ltd, 1915. Second UK Edition. First Impression (and first under this title, originally published as The Prince and Betty in 1912). Octavo (20cm); in the first binding, with the publisher's name measuring 1/8" at base of spine; navy blue cloth, with titling and pictorial elements stamped in gilt, ivory, black, and yellow on spine... Read More
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Love Among the Chickens: A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm
by WODEHOUSE, P.G. (novel); BOTH, Armand (illustrations)
New York: The Circle Publishing Company, 1909. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); tan cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in black and red on spine and front cover; viii,350pp, with frontispiece and five plates of illustrations by Armand Both. Decorative bookplate of Douglas R. Vining to front pastedown, some offsetting to cloth at spine (likely from binders... Read More
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Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the Capitol
by WOLANIN, Barbara (curator)
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1998. First Edition. Quarto (28cm). Pictorial card wrappers (softcover, as issued); 254pp; illus (one folding; many in color). Trace of rubbing to wrapper edges, still a tight, Near Fine copy, almost as-new. Extensively illustrated monograph of the artist's work. Issued as Senate Document 103-27.
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