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HEAVY WEATHER
by Wodehouse, P. G
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1938. Reprint. Cardboard covers. Very Good/Very Good. Small 8vo, decorative blue cloth with maroon lettering on spine and front cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (bevelled corners but not price-clipped) depicting two illustrations with texts on front cover, blue-gray endpapers, 314 pages. SCARCE with the dust jacket and cloth in this VG condition. Solid, clean copy with characteristic uniform age-toning. Bright and clean dust jacket with chipping at head and foot of spine. Sir P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse KBE (1881 - 1975) was a beloved English author who was one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. They include 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3596
- Title
- HEAVY WEATHER
- Author
- Wodehouse, P. G
- Format/Binding
- Cardboard covers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Raffles, London, Britain, Jeeves, Bertie, humor, class, Oxbridge, valets, castles, clubs, New York, Dreever Castle, Shropshire
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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