7th May, 2020 10:00 EDT

P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis

 
  Lot 39
 
Lot 39 - Wodehouse, P.G.

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Wodehouse, P.G.
Golf Without Tears

New York: George H. Doran Company, (1924). First American edition, first issue. 8vo. 330 pp. Original green cloth-covered boards, stamped in dark green; top edge stained yellow, other edges trimmed; illustrated endpapers; front joint slightly cracked, ownership inscription on first free leaf; in original illustrated dust-jacket, extensively and skillfully restored and filled in, small open tear at bottom portion of rear panel; in red linen-covered fall-down-back box. McIlvaine A27b.

Originally featured in magazines between 1919-22. The first English edition was published under the title "The Clicking of Cuthbert," with many details of the stories being changed in this edition to fit an American audience.

Sold for $375
Estimated at $1,200 - $1,800


 

New York: George H. Doran Company, (1924). First American edition, first issue. 8vo. 330 pp. Original green cloth-covered boards, stamped in dark green; top edge stained yellow, other edges trimmed; illustrated endpapers; front joint slightly cracked, ownership inscription on first free leaf; in original illustrated dust-jacket, extensively and skillfully restored and filled in, small open tear at bottom portion of rear panel; in red linen-covered fall-down-back box. McIlvaine A27b.

Originally featured in magazines between 1919-22. The first English edition was published under the title "The Clicking of Cuthbert," with many details of the stories being changed in this edition to fit an American audience.

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