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London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1936. 8vo. 311 pp. First edition. Original orange cloth-covered boards, stamped in black, head of spine lightly toned, spine slightly cocked; occasional foxing to gutters around the sewing, one short closed tear to bottom edge of p. 33/34; in the original pictorial dust jacket with 7s6d price to spine panel, moderately toned, wear and chipping to extremities, small loss to top of spine panel, top of front panel affecting the "E" in "Wodehouse" and bottom edge of front panel, old cellotape repair to verso. McIlvaine A56a. Together with: Laughing Gas Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1936. 8vo. First American edition. Original orange cloth-covered boards, stamped in black, gift inscription to front paste-down, previous owner's bookplate to same and to front free endpaper; in the original dust jacket with some soiling and wear to extremities, spine slightly faded. McIlvaine A56b.
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London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1936. 8vo. 311 pp. First edition. Original orange cloth-covered boards, stamped in black, head of spine lightly toned, spine slightly cocked; occasional foxing to gutters around the sewing, one short closed tear to bottom edge of p. 33/34; in the original pictorial dust jacket with 7s6d price to spine panel, moderately toned, wear and chipping to extremities, small loss to top of spine panel, top of front panel affecting the "E" in "Wodehouse" and bottom edge of front panel, old cellotape repair to verso. McIlvaine A56a. Together with: Laughing Gas Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1936. 8vo. First American edition. Original orange cloth-covered boards, stamped in black, gift inscription to front paste-down, previous owner's bookplate to same and to front free endpaper; in the original dust jacket with some soiling and wear to extremities, spine slightly faded. McIlvaine A56b.