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Service With a Smile
de P. G. Wodehouse
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of the eighth of Wodehouse's Blandings Castle novels, and his final to feature Uncle Fred. The first edition, first printing.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.'Service With a Smile' is the eighth Blandings Castle novel, and the fourth and final to feature Uncle Fred.The novel begins with a wealth of unhappy characters at the Castle, into which Uncle Fred arrives to try and resolve their problems.P. G. Wodehouse is an influential and very popular humorist author, best known for the creation of his characters Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. He was a prolific author, publishing more than ninety books.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of very small marks to the boards. Spots to the fore edge. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, resulting in a couple of closed tears, to the head and tail of the spine and to the rear wrap. Light discolouration to the wraps, including some spots to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Sinopsis
Service With a Smile is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on October 15, 1961 by Simon & Schuster, Inc. , New York, and in the United Kingdom on August 17, 1962 by Herbert Jenkins, London. It is the eighth full-length novel set at the beautiful Blandings Castle, and features the unstoppable Uncle Fred in his fourth and final novel appearance.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 862P3
- Título
- Service With a Smile
- Autor
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Herbert Jenkins
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1962
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Service With a Smile p. g. wodehouse wodehouse uncle fred p. g. wodehouse
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre 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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- 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....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
