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The Luck of the Bodkins
P. G. Wodehouse
1936
Little, Brown and Co : Boston
8" by 5.5"
4-298pp
SUMMARY
A bright copy of the first US edition of P.G. Wodehouses comic novel.
First Edition,Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 22.99
EU Postage: £ 16.99
European Postage: £ 17.99
Asia Postage: £ 22.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99
DESCRIPTION
The first US edition, first impression of this humorous P.G. Wodehouse novel, first published in the UK the year prior.
In the publishers original price clipped dust wrapper.
Though the plot remains the same, the UK and US editions differ significantly, with Wodehouse rewriting and editing the length of the US edition.
A movie mogul, womens hockey player and Hollywood starlet are about the luxurious ocean liner the S.S. Atlantic alongside the amiable Monty Bodkin, the nephew of Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, who had previously appeared in Wodehouses Heavy Weather.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine head and tail, with discolouration to back strip and board perimeters. Rear hinge starting, with board holding firm. Lacking rear free endpaper. Light spotting to fore edge of text block. With an age toned protective glassine partially adhered to the rear wrap, back strip and front wrap. Small closed teat to head of front joint, with small loss to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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