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The Inimitable Jeeves
by P G Wodehouse
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1940 A near fine copy of the 11th printing of the first edition in bright orange cloth binding with a black silhouette of Jeeves chasing Harold the page boy on the front board. This book contains the immortal story of Bertie Wooster's stay at Twing and the attempts to place bets on entrants to the Vicar's Fete. This printing is circa 1940 and the book is with a slightly later wrap - probably 1949 - in fair condition. The binding is very bright and clean with slight pulling to spine ends and light wear to corners. There is some spotting at the top page edges (not visible internally) and a few spots to the foredge. Contents are very clean with some light foxing spots at the endpapers and a slight pale mark in the gutter at p 224. The paper is lightly toned. The wrap has general edge nibbles with loss at the top and bottom of the spine, and the flap folds. There is some marking to the front panel and some spotting, visible at the edges, and more predominant on the inside of the wrap. The spine, which has a 5/- price at the bottom, is slightly darker. Internally the spine is browned. The last book title on the front flap is The Mating Season, suggesting that it dates from 1949.
Synopsis
'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour.' Stephen Fry.A classic collection of stories featuring some of the funniest episodes in the life of Bertie Wooster, gentleman, and Jeeves, his gentleman's gentleman - in which Bertie's terrifying Aunt Agatha stalks the pages, seeking whom she may devour, while Bertie's friend Bingo Little falls in love with seven different girls in succession (including the bestselling romantic novelist Rosie M. Banks). And Bertie, with Jeeves's help, hopes to evade the clutches of the terrifying Honoria Glossop. . . At its heart is one of Wodehouse's most delicious stories, 'The Great Sermon Handicap.'
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033128
- Title
- The Inimitable Jeeves
- Author
- P G Wodehouse
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins Limited
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Twing; Jeeves; Bertie Wooster; Bingo Little; p g wodehouse; twentieth century humour
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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