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Frozen Assets
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins , 1964 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this entertaining novel set in the publishing world, written by popular author, P. G. Wodehouse. First edition, first impression. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the price-clipped dust wrapper.'Frozen Assets' is a brilliant romantic comedy novel set in the publishing world, following an English editor who falls in love with an American journalist. 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. With three pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth, with the price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear and one or two marks. Light marking to endpapers. Dust wrapper is very good, with light edge wear and the odd small closed tear. Wraps are lightly sunned to extremities, with the occasional spot or handling mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with light spotting to the fore edge, and the very occasional spot to pages. Near Fine
Synopsis
Frozen Assets is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on July 14, 1964 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. , New York under the title Biffen's Millions, and in the United Kingdom on August 14 1964 by Herbert Jenkins, London. Set in the publishing world, Frozen Assets is a romantic comedy featuring the recurring Wodehouse characters, publishing magnate Lord Tilbury and his devious lackey Percy Pilbeam.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 893Q23
- Title
- Frozen Assets
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- P. G. Wodehouse Frozen Assets first edition dust wrapper Frozen Assets publishing
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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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