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Hot Water
by Wodehouse, P. G
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1932. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original orange cloth stamped in black. Near Fine with former owner book plate and shelf stamp to front paste down, his name and date to title page. Creasing to rear free endpaper and hinge there slighly over-opened. In a dust jacket correctly priced 7/6 on the spine, Very Good, with several short closed tears, chipping with some loss at the base of the spine, two pencil marks to the rear panel. Scarce in the correct dust jacket.
Synopsis
P.G. Wodehouse was born in 1881. He is the creator of Jeeves, Blandings Castle, Psmith, Ukridge, Uncle Fred and Mr Mulliner stories and novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944793
- Title
- Hot Water
- Author
- Wodehouse, P. G
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- First Edition
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- Title Page
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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...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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