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Sam in the suburbs
by Wodehouse, P. G
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
-
San Mateo, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
George H. Doran, 1925. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Published first as "Sam the Sudden" in the United Kingdom, the American edition was initially published as a serial in the Saturday Evening Post throughout 1925. Sam in the Suburbs was written before Wodehouse, one of the most popular humorists of the early 20th century, had reached the peak of his influence about a decade later. 7" x 5". 346 pp. Green cloth boards with black stamped pictorial cover design and titles to front and spine. Pictorial yellow dust jacket, illustration and title to front, title and $2.00 price to spine, short summary of book to rear, advertisements for other Doran publications on front and rear flaps. First American edition, "--Q--" on copyright page. Dust jacket is fair; front cover is vibrant and illustration is intact, but 1" chip to head fore edge, heavy rubbing to all edges, 2" chip missing from spine in center, ½" chip missing from rear cover, repairs were made to head, tail, and spine of jacket with a cloth-based adhesive. Jacket now protected in Mylar. Boards are heavily rubbed at head and tail, black titles and design are intact. Gift inscription on ffep dated 1925, text is bright and without any foxing. G+ in fair dj.
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Details
- Bookseller
- B Street Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2011-L793
- Title
- Sam in the suburbs
- Author
- Wodehouse, P. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George H. Doran
- Date Published
- 1925
Terms of Sale
B Street Books, ABAA
We accept returns of any book within 30 days and refund the price, so long as the book is returned in the same condition it was sent.
About the Seller
B Street Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
San Mateo, California
About B Street Books, ABAA
We buy and sell used, rare, collectible and antiquarian books and are conveniently located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area peninsula. We are San Mateo's only used bookstore and have served the area for over 10 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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