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A GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE
by Wodehouse, P. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1841591238
- ISBN 13
- 9781841591230
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
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 - 1975) was a beloved English author who remains one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Some of his favorite characters include the jolly gentleman of leisure, Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner.<br/><br/>EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects! No remainder markings.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5683
- Title
- A GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE
- Author
- Wodehouse, P. G
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The Everyman Wodehouse, First Printing REPRINT from First Britis
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1841591238
- ISBN 13
- 9781841591230
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- N.D.
- Keywords
- List L10.99 ~ $19; Raffles, London, Britain, Jeeves, Bertie, humor, class, Oxbridge, valets, castles, clubs, New York, Dreever Castle, Shropshire; Blandings, pig, Edwardian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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