Boards have some wear namely bumping to corners and spine ends. Content has light toning with small blemishes to fore pages. No DJ as its been permanently laminated to boards. Ex-library with all the usual stamps etc.
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The author of almost a hundred books and the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner, P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881 and educated at Dulwich College. After two years with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank he became a full-time writer, contributing to a variety of periodicals including Punch and the Globe. He married in 1914. As well as his novels and short stories, he wrote lyrics for musical comedies with Guy Bolton and Jerome Kern, and at one stage had five musicals running simultaneously on Broadway. His time in Hollywood also provided much source material for fiction.
At the age of 93, in the New Year's Honours List of 1975, he received a long-overdue knighthood, only to die on St Valentine's Day some 45 days later.
A Blandings novel
Unwelcome guests are descending on Blandings Castle - particularly the overbearing Duke of Dunstable, who settles in the Garden Suite with no intention of leaving, and Lady Constance, Lord Emsworth's sister and a lady of firm disposition, who arrives unexpectedly from New York. Skulduggery is also afoot involving the sale of a modern nude painting (mistaken by Lord Emsworth for a pig). It's enough to take the noble earl on the short journey to the end of his wits.
Luckily Clarence's brother Galahad Threepwood, cheery survivor of the raffish Pelican Club, is on hand to set things right, restore sundered lovers and even solve all the mysteries.
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Vendeur : HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. N° de réf. du vendeur S_413580909
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Vendeur : Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Afrique du sud
Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. First Edition. shelf wear on the boards. mild foxas1ing and markings. a few inscriptions and stamps. text is clear and legible. fairly good copy. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. N° de réf. du vendeur a41af
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Vendeur : Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. The book is bound in black boards with bright silver letters on the spine. There is very light wear on the spine tips & cover corners. Previous owners ink name on the front endpaper. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. States: "First published 1969". The dust jacket is price clipped, otherwise clean, bright & unmarked. N° de réf. du vendeur 2248 (Box 98)
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Vendeur : Sabra Books, Naperville, IL, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. DJ is covered with Mylar sheet. Binding is not tight. Minor discoloration to pages. Some wear along the DJ edges and tips. Some rubbing wear to DJ covers and to the Mylar sheet. Minor wear along the edges and tips of the book itself. N° de réf. du vendeur 116369
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Vendeur : BRIMSTONES, Lewes, Royaume-Uni
Etat : UNSPECIFIED. 1st edition, hardback, 222pp, edges foxed and browning, text clean and binding sound, no inscriptions, black cloth, Good condition in Very Good dustwrapper, not price-clipped. ISBN: 0257650962. N° de réf. du vendeur 35556
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Vendeur : Bramble Books, Ipswich, Royaume-Uni
Hard Cover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Black boards with silver titles to the spine. Clean pages. Firm binding. Jacket is price clipped. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging and dust jackets are placed in removable protective covers. N° de réf. du vendeur s17188
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Vendeur : Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Afrique du sud
Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition. jacket is shelf rubbed and a bit chipped. edge wear and knocking on boards. thorough foxing and marks. sound binding. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. N° de réf. du vendeur blbl
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Vendeur : Trumpington Fine Books Limited, Gilmilnscroft, Ayrshire, Scotland, Royaume-Uni
Black Boards. Etat : Very Good Plus. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good Plus. 1st Edition Thus. 222pp. A first edition thus, being the first publication of this book by Barrie & Jenkins with wrapper. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. Light bumps to the head and tail of the spine. The slightest of soil marks to the lower fore edges, otherwise the book is fresh and clean. Dust wrapper is price clipped though has a price label to the front flyleaf. Light crease to one corner of the front flyleaf, otherwise minimal shelf wear. A lovely , very good, tight copy. N° de réf. du vendeur 215714
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Vendeur : MHO - Collectors' Books, Fittleworth, Pulborough, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Jacket design by Osbert Lancaster, 1st printing, no owner's name or other inscription, price clipped, some age toning to page ends, D/j has some light shelf wear at head but D/j has no tears, nicks or marks and is now protected by a clear removable sleeve. N° de réf. du vendeur 050175
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Vendeur : dsmbooks, Liverpool, Royaume-Uni
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Very Good. book. N° de réf. du vendeur D8S0-3-M-0257650962-4
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