The Code of the Woosters
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1938. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart copy of the third full-length Wooster and Jeeves novel, the first edition of this entertaining work by Wodehouse. The first edition, first impression, with no subsequent impressions listed. 'The Code of the Woosters' is the third of Wodehouse's novels to feature Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. This novel introduced Totleigh Towers and its owner, Sir Watkyn Bassett.Without the original uncommon dust wrapper.Eight pages of adverts to the rear.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. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with only a few light marks to the boards and spine, a little heavier to the rear board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a very small chip to the tail of the rear joint. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
Synopsis
The Code of the Woosters is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on October 7, 1938, in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States by Doubleday Doran, New York. It features Wodehouse's best-known creation, Jeeves, and his master Bertie Wooster.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874P23
- Title
- The Code of the Woosters
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Code of the Woosters p. g. wodehouse bertie wooster jeeves p. g. wodehouse
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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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