A Damsel in Distress
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£240.00£216.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, c1940. Cloth. Good/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The twenty-first printing of Wodehouse's comedic novel, A Damsel in Distress. Twenty-first printing completing 212,036 copies. Green Label series. Golf-loving American composer, George Bevan, falls in love with a mysterious young lady who takes refuge in his taxicab one day. When he later tracks her down to a romantic rural manor, mistaken identity leads to all manner of commotion. Written by Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. In the original orange cloth binding. Externally, sound with bumping to the extremities and tide marks to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light shelf wear and minor chipping to the extremities. A small closed tear to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Good
Synopsis
P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881. He is the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner stories and novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 855T37
- Title
- A Damsel in Distress
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1940
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Damsel Distress Wodehouse Distress
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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