Hot Water by WODEHOUSE, Sir P[elham]. G[renville]., 1881-1975 - 1940

London : Herbert Jenkins, [1947]. First British edition. The sixth Blandings Castle novel, with Lord Emsworth, the Empress of Blandings, the Hon. Freddie Threepwood, and Veronica Wedge - "the dumbest beauty listed in the pages of Debrett". First published in New York a few months earlier. Crown 8vo (20cm). 252pp. Original orange cloth, ruled, blocked and lettered in black; faint spine crease; a touch rubbed; a few faint marks; small inked marks to front free endpaper; a few edge-spots, but a good and sound copy.

London : Herbert Jenkins, 1930. First Popular Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 314p. ; 19cm. Notes: Suggested date of publication. Subjects: English fiction.

New York: George H Doran, 1927. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine+. First Printing, with the dates 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, and 1927; the Doran colophon; and "Divots—B—Printed in the United States of America" on the copyright page. 8vo: x,[4],15-316pp. Publisher's orange cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in black and stamped with vignette of two golfers, pictorial end papers, top edge stained brown, fore-edge untrimmed. Near Fine or better, the cloth and end papers lightly soiled, with neat inscriptions on front fly-leaf. Lovely copy. Jasen 37a. Collection of golf stories, published in the United Kingdom as "The Heart of a Goof," including: "The Heart of a Goof," "High Stakes," "The Magic Plus Fours," and "Jane Gets off the Fairway". Note: With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed.

London : Barrie & Jenkins, (1972). First edition. A sequel to "The Luck of the Bodkins" - Monty Bodkin; Gertrude Butterwick, his hockey-playing fiancée from West Dulwich; Sandy Miller, his vivacious secretary; Chimp Twist, Soapy Molloy and other favourites; the Drones Club and the Happy Prawn night-club. Later published in the USA as "The Plot That Thickened". Post 8vo (21cm). (192)pp. Original green boards, blocked and lettered in gilt; a little bruised at foot; a few faint spots, but a good copy in the Osbert Lancaster dust-jacket - the jacket also slightly bruised, with a small chip at foot.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine-/Fine-. Second issue, with half-title corrected. Small 8vo: 205,[1]pp. Publisher's butterscotch cloth, spine lettered in black, illustrated dust jacket. Square, tight, unread copy with fresh, bright pages in about Fine price-clipped jacket, very lightly rubbed to head of spine panel. Jasen 82a. "The eighth Jeeves novel, harking back to 'Jeeves and the Yuletide Spirit.' Bobbie Wickham and the 18th Century Cow-creamer of Uncle Tom's is also a dominant theme." (Jasen) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1963. First Impression. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Impression ("First published . . . 1963), in a variant sky-blue binding, spine stamped in black. Small 8vo: 189,[1]pp. Fine, square and tight, in a Fine first issue (list of 32 Autograph Edition titles on the back panel, beginning with "Hot Water" and ending with "Ukridge") price-clipped dust jacket. Mcilvaine A86b. Preceded by the U.S., published earlier the same year. The ninth Jeeves novel, sequel to Code of the Woosters (1938). Note: With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed.

London : Herbert Jenkins, (1937). First edition : in the primary binding of scarlet cloth. A splendid collection of nine short stories, with Lord Emsworth, Blandings Castle, Mr Mulliner, the Oldest Member, the Drones Club, Ukridge, etc. Crown 8vo (19cm). 312,[viii]pp. Original cloth, blocked and lettered in black; a few faint marks and a couple of hairline splits to cloth; mild tanning of endpapers; some spotting of edges and closing advertisement leaves, but a good and still attractive copy.

London : Barrie & Jenkins, (1972). First edition. A sequel to "The Luck of the Bodkins" - Monty Bodkin; Gertrude Butterwick, his hockey-playing fiancée from West Dulwich; Sandy Miller, his vivacious secretary; Chimp Twist, Soapy Molloy and other favourites; the Drones Club and the Happy Prawn night-club. Later published in the USA as "The Plot That Thickened". Post 8vo (21cm). (192)pp. Original green boards, blocked and lettered in gilt; slight spotting of edges; mild tanning of endpapers, but a very good copy in the Osbert Lancaster dust-jacket - the jacket with some very minor wear, a few faint spots, and some slight darkening at the edges of the laminate (as usual), but still very good. Neat contemporary (December 1972) ownership inscription.

London : Barrie & Jenkins, (1973). First edition. The sequel to "Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin". Ivor Llewellyn, much married and currently divorced head of a Hollywood film studio, returns to London. Post 8vo (21cm). (192)pp. Original green boards, blocked and lettered in gilt; a couple of edge spots, but a very good copy in the Osbert Lancaster dust-jacket - the jacket slightly darkened at edges of the laminate (as usual), with a slight crease to the back panel, but also very good.

London : Herbert Jenkins, (1960). First British edition : the second issue, with the corrected fly title. The eighth Jeeves novel - Aunt Dahlia, Sir Roderick Glossop, Anatole, Bobbie Wickham the one-girl beauty chorus, etc. Originally published a few months earlier in the USA as "How Right You Are, Jeeves". Crown 8vo (20cm). (206),[ii]pp. Original red boards, blocked in blind on lower cover and lettered across spine in gilt; a touch bruised; some spotting and browning to edges and prelims, but a good copy in the original pictorial dust-jacket - the jacket lightly worn and used, with a short tear to the back panel, but also good.