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The Mating Season
by P.G. Wodehouse
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$378.69A$340.82
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About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition, first printing of this humorous novel by British satirist P.G. Wodehouse, enclosed in the original pictorial dust wrapper. The Mating Season is a very entertaining Jeeves & Wooster novel, set in Deverill Hall in which loom five overcritical aunts. This is a classic example of Wodehousian literature, with many interweaving love interests and exaggerated imagery. The first edition, first printing of this work. 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.Enclosed in the original bright dust wrapper. Containing two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart and bright, with just some light bumping and fading to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine. Spine is slightly darkened. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart and bright, with some light chipping and a few small closed tears to the extremities, and a few marks to the rear of the wrap. Internally, front hinge is lightly strained, remaining binding is firm. A few spots to the fore-edge, though pages remain bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour.' Stephen Fry A Jeeves and Wooster novelAt Deverill Hall, an idyllic Tudor manor in the picture-perfect village of King's Deverill, impostors are in the air. The prime example is man-about-town Bertie Wooster, doing a good turn to Gussie Fink-Nottle by impersonating him while he enjoys fourteen days away from society after being caught taking an unscheduled dip in the fountains of Trafalgar Square. Bertie is of course one of nature's gentlemen, but the stakes are high: if all is revealed, there's a danger that Gussie's simpering fiancee Madeline may turn her wide eyes on Bertie instead. It's a brilliant plan – until Gussie himself turns up, imitating Bertram Wooster. After that, only the massive brain of Jeeves (himself in disguise) can set things right.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 830J9
- Title
- The Mating Season
- Author
- P.G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- mating season wodehouse humour satire wodehouse first edition
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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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- Chipping
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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