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Wodehouse on Wodehouse
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1980. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition thus of 'Wodehouse on Wodehouse' by P. G. Wodehouse. Consisting of: 'Bring on the Girls' (with Guy Bolton), 'Performing Flea' and 'Over Seventy'. "First published between 1953 and 1957 and out of print for many years, the three books which in effect comprise the autobiography of P. G. Wodehouse have long been cherished by Wodehouse's countless admirers." In a brown cloth binding in an an unclipped dustwrapper in an acetate protective covering. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is an ink inscription to the recto of front free end papers. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD10-G-6
- Title
- Wodehouse on Wodehouse
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- p g wodehouse bring on the girls guy bolton performing flea bring on the girls
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- G
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