Nothing Serious
by WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, 1951. First Edition, as stated. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. First Edition (so stated). 8vo: 222pp. Publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in black; cream-colored pictorial dust jacket, priced $2.50 Near Fine (thin line of sunning to top cover, dusty top edge, neat gift inscription to front fly-leaf); Very Good or better jacket with two closed tears and associated creasing to front panel and light rubbing to toe of spine, but no chips or losses. McIlvaine A70b. Jasen 69a. Diverse collection of short stories featuring assorted Drones, The Oldest Member and Ukridge, and including "Bramley Is So Bracing," the final story Wodehouse published in the Strand, first collected in the American edition of Eggs, Beans and Crumpets. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Fine Editions Ltd (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BB0176
- Title
- Nothing Serious
- Author
- WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, as stated
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN FIRSTS;
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Fine Editions Ltd
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About Fine Editions Ltd
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