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Plum Pie
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8" by 5". None. A collection of nine wonderful short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, including many of his regular popular characters such as Jeeves. The first edition, first printing.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of nine entertaining P. G. Wodehouse short stories, featuring Jeeves, Blandings, Ukridge, Mr Mulliner, Freddie Threepwood, and more.Including: "Jeeves and the Greasy Bird", "Sleepy Time", "Sticky Wicket at Blandings", "Ukridge Starts a Bank Account", "Bingo Bans the Bomb", "Stylish Stouts", "George and Alfred", and "A Good Cigar Is a Smoke".These stories had previously been published in Argosy, Playboy, or the Saturday Evening Post. This U.K. edition also includes extra chapters in between the stories, containing anecdotes which had originally been published in Punch.P. G. Wodehouse is an influential and very popular humorist author, best known for the creation of his characters Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. He was a prolific author, publishing more than ninety books In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with some a few spots to the fore edge. Dust wrapper is sunned to the backstrip, with a little bubbling to the front joints. A little wear to the extremities, resulting in some loss of colour. Aged tape marks to the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a couple of spots to the first pages. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 826P14
- Title
- Plum Pie
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Plum Pie p. g. wodehouse short stories jeeves p. g. wodehouse ukridge
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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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