A Gentleman Of Leisure

by Wodehouse, P G

A Gentleman of Leisure is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It first appeared as a novella, under the title The Gem Collector, in the December 1909 issue of Ainslee's magazine. Revised and expanded, and with the title changed to The Intrusion of Jimmy, it was published as a book by W.J. Watt and Co. , New York, on 11 May 1910.

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London: Herbert Jenkins 12th printing completing 108,078 copies, undated but 1930s, orange cloth with title on upper board and spine, some soiling to cloth, dustwrapper edgeworn and with small tears, but no loss, text block edges foxed, binding mildly cocked, internally clean, no inscriptions, 256 pp.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1924].. Fourth impression. 8vo. 256 pp. Publisher's green cloth, black borders and lettering to the spine and upper cover, later bookplate to the front free endpaper. Slight bubbling to the cloth, extremities lightly rubbed, else very good. McIlvaine, A13b, 4, with only twelve Wodehouse titles listed on verso of the half title rather than the… Read more about this item
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London: Alston Rivers, 1910. First Edition of a scarce book. Foxed; good; rebound in plain cloth at an early date, with the author’s name and the title on the spine in black.
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London: Everyman, N.D.. The Everyman Wodehouse, First Printing REPRINT from First British Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Small 8vo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4"), light blue-gray cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) uncredited [cover art probably by Anderzej Klimowski], vertical yellow-striped endpapers, 269 pages ... Colophon. Sir P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse KBE (1881… Read more about this item
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London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A Gentleman of Leisure" by P. G. Wodehouse. First edition, fifteenth printing of 120,078 copies. The first printing was published in 1910. No date given on the copyright page but the 11th printing was published around 1935, making the date for this publication sometime in the 1940's. Published by… Read more about this item
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by WODEHOUSE, P.G. [Pelham Grenville] (1881-1975)

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London: Alston Rivers Ltd., 1910. [Modern fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.vi; 351 [1]. An early title in the first issue binding of navy blue cloth lettered in gilt (second issue is red cloth lettered in black). Contents clean, ownership to pastedown. A used copy with flyleaf discreetly replaced, cloth rubbed in places, gilt dulled. Remains presentable; an inexpensive copy… Read more about this item
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First Thus
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2003
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Woodstock: The Overlook Press, 2003. First Thus. Hardcover. Previous owner's rune bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise fine in fine dust jacket.. 12mo. 5.25 x 7.5 in. 269, [3] pp. Full powder blue cloth, titled in gilt on spine, with white & yellow candy stripe endpapers; in pictorial dust jacket. Published as part of The Collector's Wodehouse. A very… Read more about this item
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First Thus
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1921
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UK: Herbert Jenkins, 1921. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. A Gentleman of Leisure by P.G. Wodehouse First Edition Herbert Jenkins 1921. First thus reissued. No inscriptions, no foxing. Blue cloth covers are near fine. In extremely scarce original VG+ pictorial dust jacket.
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1929
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GEORGE NEWNES, LONDON CIRCA 1929, 1929 BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED CARD COVERS, ADVERT PAGES TO INNER FRONT & REAR COVERS, HALF TITLE PRESENT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 7 x 5 INCHES WITH 160 PAGES. SOME CREASES & EDGE WEAR TO COVER, SOME LOSS AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE, CREASES TO SPINE, SEVERAL MARKS TO COVER, MOSTLY TO TOP REAR… Read more about this item
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1950
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UK: Herbert Jenkins, 1950. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint C1950. Book is very good with quite bright boards. Contents good. The wrapper is very good with rubbed, a few small closed tears and nicked edges. Small loss to spine tips. More images can be taken upon request.… Read more about this item
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London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, [n.d.]. Reprint. Eighth printing making 85,813 copies." Octavo (19cm). Green cloth, stamped and lettered in black on spine and boards; plain endpapers; [i]-viii,[9]-256pp. Bookplate of Douglas R. Vining. Straight and sound, spine sunned, rubbed at head, tail, and corners, patch of discoloration to front board, occasional scattered foxing: around Very Good. MCILVAINE A13b 5. … Read more about this item
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UK: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. green bds with black titles to spine and front. spine ends and corners bumped and rubbed. some patchy soiling to bds. spine sunned. foxing. no date circa 1924. 1st UK.. Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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A Gentleman Of Leisure

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2003
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A Gentleman of Leisure

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Gentleman of Leisure, A

by Wodehouse, P.G.

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London: Herbert Jenkins, (1940). 9th pr.. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 256 pages, hardcover, green cloth with black lettering. Stated Ninth Printing on copyright page. Clean, tight copy. Record # 403315
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London: Herbert Jenkins Undated, lists 12 previous titles. Green cloth titled in black on spine and upper front board, thick black border to front board. Tight and tidy, slight tanning to spine, light toning in endpapers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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1940
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London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940. Reprint Edition. Cardboard covers. Very Good +/Very Good. Small 8vo, red cloth with "A Gentleman of Leisure" in black type on the cover and spine, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket with Jimmy Pitt on his knees facing a bulldog, 256 pages. VERY SCARCE in this VG+ condition and with the RARE orange dj with cartoon… Read more about this item
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A Gentleman of Leisure

by Wodehouse, P. G.

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Stated Fifteenth Printing
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London: Herbert Jenkins Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated Fifteenth Printing. 12mo. A nice copy with some very mild fading to spine and slight lean to spine. Text clean. Binding tight. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ].
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