Blandings Castle and Elsewhere

London : Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1935 A good copy of the 1st issue of Blandings Castle in contemporary wrapper. The pale blue cloth binding is, as usual, faded to a dark cream on the spine. The boards retain the blue colour with fading round the edges and some spotting - particularly on the front board. The corners are lightly turned. Internally there is a large and flamboyant signature dated August 1938 to the fep. The contents are complete and very clean with the occasional spot to the foredge and some light spotting at pp 154/155. 8 pages of adverts at the rear. The wrap has a sticker for 2/6 on the spine which is covering the original price of 7/6 (still visible if viewed from the inside under strong light). It has adverts for Heavy Weather, Hot Water and Mulliner Nights at 7/6. The jacket is clean with a slightly darkened spine. There is edge nibbling with loss - particularly the back corner of the back panel at the flap fold; across the top of the spine; and at the bottom edge close to the spine. Small loss at flap fold ends. Internally the wrap is toned with some spots. There is some archive tape repair to stabilise edges. The jacket is in a removable protective wrap.