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The Intrusion of Jimmy
de Pelham Grenville "P G" Wodehouse (1881-1975) Inscribed
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Very Good to fine
- Librería
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Sobre este artículo
314 pages with color lithographic frontispiece and 4 black and white illustrations by Will Grefé. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial black cloth stamped in grey and yellow, lettered in gilt, with applied chromolithographic illustration housed in custom cloth clamshell box. Inscribed in bold hand by author. (McIlvaine A13a) First edition.
A Gentleman of Leisure is a novel by P G Wodehouse. The basic plot first appeared in a novella, The Gem Collector, in the December 1909 issue of Ainslee's Magazine.
It was substantially revised and expanded for publication as a book under the title The Intrusion of Jimmy by Tit-Bits between 11 June and 10 September before being published as A Gentleman of Leisure by Alston Rivers Ltd, London, on 15 November 1910. There are minor textual differences between the American and British editions of the book. A Gentleman of Leisure was adapted for the stage in 1911 and has twice been filmed, in 1915 and 1923.
Condition: Inscribed in bold hand by author: "To Miss Margaret Fraser with the author's compliments / P.G. Wodehouse / May 16, 1910." Light rubbing, vertical crease along spine top outside corner of upper cover bumped. Clamshell enclosure lightly soiled and faded else very good to fine in a very good enclosure.
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- Librería
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1278
- Título
- The Intrusion of Jimmy
- Autor
- Pelham Grenville "P G" Wodehouse (1881-1975) Inscribed
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good to fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- W J Watt & Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1910
- Páginas
- 314 pages with color lithographic frontispiece and 4 black and white illustrations by Will Grefé
- Tamaño
- Small octavo
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Humor
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Literature;
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- 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....
- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Octavo
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- G
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- Rubbing
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