$150
Estimate: $200 - $300
P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis
Auction: May 7, 2020 11:00:00 AM EDT
Locations vary, 1953-2001. In 23 volumes. Size and condition varies. Includes: 1. Connolly, Joseph P.G. Wodehouse: An Illustrated Biography With Complete Bibliography and Collector’s Guide London, (1979). First edition. McIlvaine H11 2. Donaldson, Frances P.G. Wodehouse: A Biography London, (1982). First edition. McIlvaine H14 3. Donaldson, Frances P.G. Wodehouse: The Authorised Biography (London, 1992). First edition thus. 4. Donaldson, Frances (editor) Yours, Plum: The Letters of P.G. Wodehouse New York, (1990). First edition. Not in McIlvaine 5. Green, Benny P.G. Wodehouse: A Literary Biography (London, 1981). First edition. McIlvaine H20 6. Green, Benny P.G. Wodehouse: A Literary Biography Oxford University Press, 1983. First edition thus. McIlvaine H20 7. Hall, Robert A., Jr. The Comic Style of P.G. Wodehouse (Hamden, Connecticut), 1974. First edition. Dust-jacket wanting. McIlvaine H21 8. Heineman, James H., and Donald R. Bensen (editors) P.G. Wodehouse: A Centenary Celebration, 1881-1981 New York and London, (1981). First edition. McIlvaine H33 9. Jasen, David A. A Bibliography and Reader’s Guide to the First Editions of P. G. Wodehouse No place (but Hamden, Connecticut), 1970. First edition. McIlvaine H2 10. Jasen, David A. P.G. Wodehouse: A Portrait of a Master New York, (1974). First edition. McIlvaine H27 11. Jasen, David A. P.G. Wodehouse: A Portrait of a Master (London, 1975). First English edition. McIlvaine H27 12. McIlvaine, Eileen, et al. P.G. Wodehouse: A Comprehensive Bibliography and Checklist New York and Detroit, no date (ca. 1990). In three volumes. First edition? Proof copy? No copyright page. Text printed on rectos only. 13. McIlvaine, Eileen, et al. Addendum to P.G. Wodehouse: A Comprehensive Bibliography and Checklist No place, no date (ca. 2001). Presumed first edition. 14. Phelps, Barry P.G. Wodehouse: Man and Myth London, (1992). First edition. 15. Sproat, Iain Wodehouse at War (London, 1981). First edition. James H. Heineman‘s copy and with his book-plate on front paste-down. McIlvaine H35 16. Sproat, Iain Wodehouse at War New Haven and New York, 1981. First American edition. McIlvaine H35 17. Usborne, Richard After Hours With P.G. Wodehouse New York, (1991). First American edition. Ex-library. 18. Usborne, Richard Dr Sir Pelham Wodehouse, Old Boy: The Text of an Address Given by Richard Usborne at the Opening of the P. G. Wodehouse Corner in the Library of Dulwich College, October 15,1977 London, 1978. Second printing. McIlvaine H40 19. Usborne, Richard Wodehouse at Work: A Study of the Books and Characters of P.G. Wodehouse Across Nearly 60 years London, (1961). First Edition. McIlvaine H41 20. Wind, Herbert Warren The World of P.G. Wodehouse New York and Washington, (1972). First edition. McIlvaine H43 21. Wodehouse, P.G. Performing Flea: A Self-Portrait in Letters London, (1953). First edition. McIlvaine A76a 22. Wodehouse, P.G. Performing Flea: A Self-Portrait in Letters London, (1953). First edition. McIlvaine A76a (another copy) 23. Wodehouse, P.G. Author! Author! New York, 1962. First edition. McIlvaine A76b.