7th May, 2020 10:00 EDT
P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis
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Wodehouse, P.G.
The Clicking of Cuthbert
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1922. First reissue, in variant binding. 8vo. 256 pp. Wodehouse's father's (Henry Ernest Wodehouse) copy, with his signature and date on title-page. Variant sage-green pictorial pebbled cloth-covered boards, lightly soiled and rubbed, stamped in dark green; all edges trimmed; scattered minor spotting, annotations on contents page; lacking dust-jacket. McIlvaine A27a2.
Henry Ernest Wodehouse's copy of his son's first collection of golf stories. According to David A. Jasen in "P.G. Wodehouse: A Portrait of a Master", Henry was a "golf addict" (Jasen, p. 12) and likely contributed to P.G.'s lifelong fascination with the sport.
Sold for $375
Estimated at $600 - $900
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1922. First reissue, in variant binding. 8vo. 256 pp. Wodehouse's father's (Henry Ernest Wodehouse) copy, with his signature and date on title-page. Variant sage-green pictorial pebbled cloth-covered boards, lightly soiled and rubbed, stamped in dark green; all edges trimmed; scattered minor spotting, annotations on contents page; lacking dust-jacket. McIlvaine A27a2.
Henry Ernest Wodehouse's copy of his son's first collection of golf stories. According to David A. Jasen in "P.G. Wodehouse: A Portrait of a Master", Henry was a "golf addict" (Jasen, p. 12) and likely contributed to P.G.'s lifelong fascination with the sport.
