Wodehouse introduces Blandings Castle
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Author: Wodehouse, P.G.
Title: Something New
Place Published: New York
Publisher:D. Appleton and Company
Date Published: 1915
Description:
Author: Wodehouse, P.G.
Title: Something New
Place Published: New York
Publisher:D. Appleton and Company
Date Published: 1915
Description:
[6], 346, [1] pp. Illustrated with 4 plates after designs by F.R. Gruger. Original red cloth stamped on cover with gilt and green scarab ornaments. First book edition.
First edition of Pelham Grenville aka "Plum" Wodehouse's first book introducing the oft-revisited Blanding's Castle. Originally published serially in the Saturday Evening Post from June-August 1915, the first book edition would be published on 3 September, 1915. The British edition would be published by Methuen later in the same month, on 16 September, 1915 under the title Something Fresh. McIlvaine A18a. "62" inked at top left of front free endpaper with offsetting to pastedown.
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Rubbing with mild fraying at ends of somewhat sunned, creased and leaning spine, mild soiling; front hinge just starting from head, rear hinge repaired, light foxing to title page and frontispiece; about very good.
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Wodehouse introduces Blandings Castle
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