THE ADVENTURES OF SALLY.

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus. [Originally and first published,UK,Herbert Jenkins Ltd.,1922.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip removal from rear of dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour illustration by Andrzej Klimowski, illustrated front of dw/dj with a wrap-around white band to top edge with capitalised, black-lettered author's name+title to front and back of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with author's capitalised,black-lettered name to white band capitalised,black-lettered title to pale grey background strip and publisher's capitalised,short name to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with black-lettered synopsis to a grey background. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without blemish/foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,a gold headband,and immaculate yellow+white vertical stripe illustrated endpapers. UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,9-282pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with thumbnail b/w illustration of front cover to its verso,title page,a title separator page,a Contents list/table with author's dedication [to George Grosssmith] to its verso,and to the rear,2pp blanks,a list of Wodehouse titles thus far,in the EverymanWodehouse with a blank verso,and as last page,an explanation of book's edition prepared from the first British edition of the title and the typeface used and its history. A prolific writer throughout his life,publishing more than ninety books,forty plays,two hundred short stories and other writings between 1902 and 1974. In 2000,on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death,he was published for the first time in Everyman.There are now seventy-eight titles in the series.The Everyman Wodehouse will eventually contain all the novels and stories,edited and reset. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 10+ year-old age. It really is an exceptional exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. A handsome, collectable hardback edition. A transatlantic comedy set in worlds Wodehouse knew well: American theatres,English country houses, and the theatrical boarding-houses where young men and women dream of finding fame and fortune. Coming into a modest inheritance,one of these young women,Sally,is able to leave her boarding-house at last,and looks forward to a quiet life in a small apartment. Instead,she finds herself swept up in a series of adventures with her ambitious brother and her playwright fiance,along with an accident-prone, dog-loving Englishman she meets on a French beach and his supercilious cousin,who pursue her across the Atlantic.While losing most of her inheritance backing a play,she sheds the unsatisfactory fiance,rejects the supercilious cousin,falls in love with the accident-prone Englishman and finds happiness in a kennel on Long Island. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **