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Laughing Gas
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1936. First US Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, stated first edition on the copyright page. Orange cloth boards show some spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues at boards though there is a slight pulling at the title page. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings. The front end page does show faint indentation of where a price was penciled in the corner and then later erased and there is a indentation of 575 in the upper center area - almost like somebody wrote it on a piece of paper on top of the page. Paper is toned due to age and there is scattered foxing and spotting present. The end pages in pastedowns are toned the most and also show the most foxing areas.
Synopsis
P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881. He is the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner stories and novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2230204
- Title
- Laughing Gas
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 303
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Humor;
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Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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All of the book pictures were taken at the time the book was listed and we never use generic or stock photos in any listing. If you would like additional photos or information on any listing please let us know and we will be more than happy to comply.
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