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Selected Stories by P. G. Wodehouse (Modern Library #126.5)
by WODEHOUSE, P. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. [c.1958]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition presenting 15 stories by P. G. Wodehouse, the master British humorist. The stories feature the author's "gentleman's gentleman" character Jeeves, who is valet to the wealthy Bertie Wooster. With his keen intellect, Jeeves often saves Bertie from various troubling situations. Includes an introduction by John W. Aldridge. Volume wrapped in jacket with unattributed color drawing of Jeeves to front panel. --- In Toledano spine 8 / red cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists 383 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1958 (1958 date appears in book). ML #126.5. --- An about-Near Fine copy: bright, unmarked and tightly-bound. Price-clipped dust jacket also in great shape, but with light scuffing to spine ends; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xxv, 382, (8, ads) pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87315
- Title
- Selected Stories by P. G. Wodehouse (Modern Library #126.5)
- Author
- WODEHOUSE, P. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Publisher
- The Modern Library / Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c.1958]
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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