7th May, 2020 10:00 EDT
P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis
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Wodehouse, P.G.
Leave it to Psmith
New York: George H. Doran Company, (1924). First American edition, first issue. 8vo. (ii), 347, (3) pp. Inscribed by Wodehouse to his bibliographer and biographer David A. Jasen on front free endpaper: "To/David/from/Plum/P.G. Wodehouse." Original blue cloth-covered boards, spine darkened and soiled, front and rear boards soiled, stamped in dark blue; all edges trimmed; small area of dampstaining at top edge of most text leaves, short closed tear in gutter of pp. 11/12, 2-in. closed tear at bottom edge of pp. 289/290; original illustrated dust-jacket (with $2.00 price on spine, but with 11 titles on front flap and eight titles on rear flap), tape repairs to verso, soiled and worn. McIlvaine A31b.
The final Psmith novel.
Sold for $938
Estimated at $500 - $800
New York: George H. Doran Company, (1924). First American edition, first issue. 8vo. (ii), 347, (3) pp. Inscribed by Wodehouse to his bibliographer and biographer David A. Jasen on front free endpaper: "To/David/from/Plum/P.G. Wodehouse." Original blue cloth-covered boards, spine darkened and soiled, front and rear boards soiled, stamped in dark blue; all edges trimmed; small area of dampstaining at top edge of most text leaves, short closed tear in gutter of pp. 11/12, 2-in. closed tear at bottom edge of pp. 289/290; original illustrated dust-jacket (with $2.00 price on spine, but with 11 titles on front flap and eight titles on rear flap), tape repairs to verso, soiled and worn. McIlvaine A31b.
The final Psmith novel.
