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Service With a Smile
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€147.98€133.18
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About This Item
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
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 862P3
- Title
- Service With a Smile
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Service With a Smile p. g. wodehouse wodehouse uncle fred p. g. wodehouse
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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