ID 1029086
Лот 435 | The Swoop and 10 others
Оценочная стоимость
£ 3 000 – 5 000
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975). The Swoop or, Hoe Clarence Saved England. London: Alston Rivers Limited, 1909.
First and only edition. McIlvaine A11. Small octavo. Two full-page illustrations, and in-text illustrations throughout by C. Harrison, two leaves of publisher’s ads at end (light scattered spotting and finger-soiling); original pictorial wrappers printed in orange, white and black (somewhat rubbed and soiled); housed in modern blue cloth box with design from wrapper repeated on lid. Provenance: ownership signature to half-title — loosely inserted The Swoop! Postcard with stamp.
— Bill the Conqueror. His Invasion of England in the Springtime. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1924.
First Edition. McIlvaine A33(a). Octavo. (Scattered spotting.) Original orange cloth, covers and spine lettered in black (extremities faintly rubbed); original dust-jacket after drawings by Frank Marston (a few chips including to spine ends with partial loss of letters, several short tears and creases). Provenance: Angus & Robertson, Sydney (bookseller’s ticket to front pastedown) — Frits Menschaar (no internal evidence of provenance).
— Doctor Sally. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1932.
First edition. McIlvaine A46(a). Octavo. 4 leaves of publisher’s ads at end. Original blue cloth, upper cover and spine decorated and titled in black, untrimmed (endpapers slightly browned); original pictorial dust-jacket (lightly marked, spine sunned, faint creasing and a nick to bottom edge of lower panel, 30mm split to lower flap fold).
— Good Morning Bill! A Three-Act Comedy (Based of the Hungarian of Ladislaus Fodor). London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928.
First edition. McIlvaine under A46(a). Octavo. (Partial browning to half-title.) Original blue cloth, spine and upper cover lettered in black (spine a touch faded); original pictorial dust-jacket (upper edge and foot of spine restored, with one letter on spine in partial facsimile, one corner chipped, light creasing).
— Bill the Conqueror. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1924.
First American edition. McIlvaine A33(b). Octavo. Original mustard cloth, spine and upper cover stamped with titles and decoration in green (spine ends faintly bruised); original dust-jacket, publisher’s ads printed on verso (a few trivial nicks to edges). Provenance: Frits Menschaar (no internal evidence of provenance).
— Week-End Wodehouse. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1939.
First English edition. McIlvaine B6(b). Octavo. Title with vignette and a further 37 in-text illustrations by Kerr (split in block between F8 and G1, K1 with large tear crudely repaired with tape). Original blue-green cloth, upper cover lettered in gilt, spine with green morocco label lettered and bordered in gilt (lightly cocked, spine ends a little bumped); original dust-jacket (head of spine chipped, small hole in one fold, light wear and creasing, somewhat tanned). Provenance: Frits Menschaar (no internal evidence of provenance).
— America I Like You. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956.
First edition. McIlvaine A79(a). Octavo. Illustrated throughout by Marc Simont. Original white cloth-backed blue boards, spine and upper cover lettered in blue and red (extremities lightly rubbed); original dust-jacket with drawings my Simot (extremities very lightly rubbed, minor tears). Provenance: publisher’s advanced copy slips loosely inserted.
— French Leave. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
First edition. McIlvaine A78. Octavo. Original red boards, spine lettered in black, lower cover with publisher’s device stamped in black; original dust-jacket with illustrations by Sax (light wear to folds and edges, tiny nick at foot of spine). Provenance: W. H. Barrett (sticker to front free endpaper).
— Something Fishy. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1957.
First edition. McIlvaine A80(a). Octavo. Original red boards, spine lettered in black, lower cover with publisher’s device stamped in black; original dust-jacket with designs by Sax (extremities lightly rubbed, backstrip very lightly faded, a few creases and short closed tears).
— Spring Fever. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948.
First edition. McIlvaine A67(a). Octavo. Illustrated title and 18 in-text illustrations by Paul Galdone. Original brown cloth, spine lettered and decorated in white (faint wear to extremities); original price-clipped dust-jacket with designs by Galdone (lightly rubbed and creased, backstrip sunned, occasional tiny chips and closed tears repaired on verso with tape). Provenance: Frits Menschaar (no internal evidence of provenance).
— Do Butlers Burgle Banks? New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967.
First edition. McIlvaine A91(a). Octavo. Original blue cloth-backed yellow boards, spine lettered in gilt (spine and top-edge faded, head- and tailcap bruised); original dust-jacket with illustration by John Alcorn (edges lightly tanned and nicked, two pieces of tape to verso, chip to foot of spine crudely repaired with tape).
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