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Uneasy Money
by P. G. Wodehouse
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. LTD., 1934. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A very good copy of this later reprint of a unique novel by P. G. Wodehouse, following a young man who comes into an unexpected fortune. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A lesser known novel by P. G. Wodehouse , following an amiable young man who suddenly inherits a fortune from an American man he once helped in golf. The young Lord Dawlish discovers that the American man left his niece out of his will, and decides to split his inheritance with her. This novel was serialised in the U.S. in the 'Saturday Evening Post', and in the U.K. in the 'Strand Magazine'.The seventeenth edition.One page of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with a faint damp stain to the front board. A couple of small marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, mostly to the the head and tail of the spine, with small chips to the tail. Wraps are a little discoloured with some light spots, including to the reverse. A few small neat tape repairs to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages ae bright and clean. Very Good
Synopsis
Uneasy Money is a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, first published in the U.S. on March 17, 1916 by D. Appleton & Co. , New York, and in the U.K. on October 4, 1917 by Methuen & Co. , London. The story had earlier been serialised in the U. S in the Saturday Evening Post from December 1915, and in the UK in the Strand Magazine starting December 1916. It was the second novel Wodehouse sold to George Lorimer of the Post, after Something Fresh.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 862P2
- Title
- Uneasy Money
- Author
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. LTD.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Uneasy Money p. g. wodehouse long island new york city p. g. wodehouse lord dawlish
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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- G
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- Publisher's cloth
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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