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Jeeves series: 9 works

Lot 437
29.09.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 437 | Jeeves series: 9 works
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£ 2 500 – 3 500
A group of nine volumes, comprising:

WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975). The Man with Two Left Feet. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1917.  
First edition. McIlvaine A21(a).  Octavo. 16 leaf insert of publisher’s ads at end (spotting throughout, ads browned and with a few marginal tears). Original red cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in black (lacking dust-jacket, slightly cocked, extremities rubbed, some staining, spine tanned). Provenance: Christopher Pulling (bookplate; gift inscription to half-title).

— Carry On, Jeeves! New York: George H. Doran, 1925.  
First American edition. McIlvaine A34(b). Octavo. Original brown boards, spine and upper cover with title and decoration stamped in orange (light wear to edges, light browning to endpapers); original dust-jacket with illustrations by M.F. (folds and lower panel very lightly rubbed and soiled). Provenance: James H. Heineman (biographer to author; bookplate) —Frits Menschaar (no evidence of provenance).

— The Inimitable Jeeves. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [n.d., but c.1931] 
First edition, sixth printing. McIlvaine A30.6. Octavo. (Textblock splitting in places, a few faint marginal marks.) Original green cloth, upper cover lettered and with illustration, lower cover with publisher’s device, spine with title and publisher’s device, all stamped in black, green cloth portfolio affixed to lower cover, dos-à-dos style, containing the upper panel from the original dust-jackets of 18 Wodehouse titles (lacking the dust-jacket, extremities rubbed, some staining, spine faded and joint fraying).

— Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit. London: Herbert & Jenkins, 1954.  
First edition. McIlvaine A77(a). Octavo. One integral leaf of publisher’s ads and list of author’s books at end. Original red cloth, spine lettered in black; original price-clipped pictorial dust-jacket (light edge wear). Provenance: Fritz Menschaar (no internal evidence of provenance). 

— Jeeves in the Offing. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1960. 
First English edition. McIlvaine A83(b). Octavo. Original red boards, spine lettered in gilt, lower cover with publisher’s device stamped in blind (top edge faded, edges lightly spotted); original pictorial dust-jacket, bookseller’s label on front pastedown (edges lightly rubbed, one small nick to front panel and a few short closed tears repaired with tape on verso).

— How Right You Are, Jeeves. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960.  
First edition. McIlvaine A83. Octavo. Original cream cloth-backed decorative boards, spine lettered and decorated in black and orange; original dust-jacket designed by Robert Shore (lightly tanned, light wear to edges and spine ends). 

— The Cat-Nappers. A Jeeves and Bertie Story. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. 
First American edition.  McIlvaine A97(b). Octavo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper cover with cat illustration stamped in black (extremities lightly rubbed); original pictorial dust-jacket (edges and lower panel lightly tanned).

— Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963.  
First edition. McIlvaine: A86(a). Octavo. Grey cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in blue and yellow (faint sunning and tiny nicks to edges); original dust-jacket (short tear to upper panel). Provenance: Library of Charles F. Ducan II (gold sticker to front free endpaper).

— Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1963. 
First English edition. McIlvaine A86(b). Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, publisher’s device stamped in blind on lower cover (head- and tailcap very lightly bruised, two bumps to edges); original dust-jacket (spine tanned, lower cover tanned, small chip to head of spine, light edge wear).
Place of origin:United Kingdom
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