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Mike At Wrykyn
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$374.59$337.13
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About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. An bright example of the first edition thus of this cricketing tale, in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition thus, first impression. One of Wodehouse's earliest works, 'Mike' (1909), was largely forgotten until his career was more established, when it was revised and republished on both sides of the Atlantic as 'Mike at Wrykyn'. This volume contains the first part of the original book, where the second part was published as 'Mike and Psmith', also in 1953.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.An entertaining and humorous school cricket novel.With an advertisement leaf to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Shelf wear to spine tail, with minor bump to spine head, otherwise externally excellent. Front hinge lightly strained. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright, with light edgewear to back strip head, and minor loss to back strip tail. Light marks to rear wrap. Internally, binding somewhat strained to the centre of the work. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890F74
- Title
- Mike At Wrykyn
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Mike At Wrykyn Mike and Psmith school story Mike and Psmith
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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