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The Prince and Betty.
by WODEHOUSE, P. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: W. J. Watt and Company,, 1912. An exceptional copy in the very scarce dust jacket True first edition, first printing, of the author's early romance novel, preceding the first British edition by three months. We can trace only two other copies in the jacket in auction records. Provenance: from the collection of the Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (1941-2021), with his posthumous bookplate. Octavo. Original black cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, two oval onlaid illustrations to front cover. With dust jacket. Frontispiece, with tissue guard, and 4 illustrated plates by Will Grefé. Binding remarkably bright, just a few small bumps to extremities; dust jacket slightly soiled, edges lightly chipped with some loss to head of spine affecting first word of title, flaps without price as issued: a fine copy in an exceptionally well-preserved dust jacket. Jasen 15; McIlvaine A15a.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 172482
- Title
- The Prince and Betty.
- Author
- WODEHOUSE, P. G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: W. J. Watt and Company,
- Date Published
- 1912
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
All major credit cards are accepted. Both UK pounds and US dollars (exchange rate to be agreed) accepted. Books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason, please notify first of returned goods.
About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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