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Ring for Jeeves
by P G Wodehouse
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1953 A near fine copy of the 1st edition in fair to good contemporary wrap. The red cloth binding has black titles and is bright and clean. It is slightly cocked to the front and there is some spotting at the top page edge. Contents very clean with publisher's listing at the rear. The wrap has a darker spine with loss at the top and bottom. There is darkening to the folds with light loss at the ends. There is some edge tearing with archive tape repair and light spotting on the back panel. Internally it has some blue spotting around the front panel. It is not price clipped and has the price 9/6 at the bottom of the front flap. The latest title on the back flap is Pigs have Wings.
Synopsis
Ring for Jeeves is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the UK on 22 April 1953 by Herbert Jenkins, London and in the U.S. on 15 April 1954 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. , New York, under the title The Return of Jeeves. It features the ingenious valet, Jeeves, one of Wodehouse's best-loved characters, and has a minor role for his usual master, Bertie Wooster.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033130
- Title
- Ring for Jeeves
- Author
- P G Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- Sax (wrapper)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- p g wodehouse; jeeves;
- 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.
Glossary
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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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