7th May, 2020 10:00 EDT
P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis
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Wodehouse, P.G.
The Little Warrior and Jill the Reckless
The Little Warrior New York: George H. Doran Company, (1920). First edition, first issue. 8vo. 384 pp. Original tan cloth-covered boards, slightly cocked, light scattered soiling; all edges trimmed; ownership signature on front free endpaper; book-plate of James H. Heineman on front paste-down. McIlvaine A25a. Together with: Jill the Reckless London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1921. First English edition, first issue. 8vo. 313, (1), (6) (ads) pp. Original blue cloth-covered boards, scattered soiling, spotting to spine; all edges trimmed; presence of erased ownership signature on front free endpaper, front and rear hinges starting; in later (ca. 1923, McIlvaine A25b3) illustrated dust-jacket, worn and soiled, edges chipped and creased. McIlvaine A25b.
First published in the US on October 8, 1920 as "The Little Warrior" and nine months later in the UK as "Jill the Reckless".
Sold for $62
Estimated at $300 - $500
The Little Warrior New York: George H. Doran Company, (1920). First edition, first issue. 8vo. 384 pp. Original tan cloth-covered boards, slightly cocked, light scattered soiling; all edges trimmed; ownership signature on front free endpaper; book-plate of James H. Heineman on front paste-down. McIlvaine A25a. Together with: Jill the Reckless London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1921. First English edition, first issue. 8vo. 313, (1), (6) (ads) pp. Original blue cloth-covered boards, scattered soiling, spotting to spine; all edges trimmed; presence of erased ownership signature on front free endpaper, front and rear hinges starting; in later (ca. 1923, McIlvaine A25b3) illustrated dust-jacket, worn and soiled, edges chipped and creased. McIlvaine A25b.
First published in the US on October 8, 1920 as "The Little Warrior" and nine months later in the UK as "Jill the Reckless".
