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Do Butlers Burgle Banks?
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$358.29A$322.46
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About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. An excellent first edition of this 1968 P. G. Wodehouse novel, in the price unclipped original dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of this comic P. G. Wodehouse novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. First published in the US the month prior to this first UK edition.In this novel, Mike Bond has inherits an insolvent bank, and fears what will happen if the truth is discovered. He needs someone to rob the bank so that the examiners will not know much money was there originally. As it happens, Mike's new butler, Horace Appleby, is the leader of a gang of burglars.A wonderful first edition from the prolific twentieth century humourist. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally fine. Minor discolouration to dust wrapper back strip and head of front wrap. Two small closed tears repaired to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 826F28
- Title
- Do Butlers Burgle Banks?
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Do Butlers Burgle Banks? humour Jeeves and Wooster Horace Appleby humour
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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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