Wodehouse, P.G., Group of 16 Titles Set at Blandings
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Wodehouse, P.G.
Group of 16 Titles Set at Blandings Castle
Locations vary, 1929-1977. In 16 volumes. Condition varies. Includes:
1. Summer Lightning
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1929). First English edition, first issue. Original orange cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; in restored second reissue illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A41b3. McIlvaine A41b.
2. Summer Lightning
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1929). Presumed first English edition, first issue. Variant orange-red cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; lacking dust-jacket. McIlvaine A41b.
3. Blandings Castle
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. First American edition, first issue. Original green cloth-covered boards, stamped in dark green; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A53b.
4. Full Moon
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, (1947). First English edition, first issue. Original orange coth-covered boards, stamped in black; in original illustrated dust-jacket, later price sticker on bottom front flap. McIlvaine A66b.
5. Nothing Serious
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, (1950). First reissue. Original orange cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; in illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A70a2.
6. Nothing Serious
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1951. First American edition, first issue. Original red cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A70b.
7. Nothing Serious
London: Herbert Jenkins, no date (ca. 1951). 12mo. Original limp red wrappers. McIlvaine A70a5.
8. Pigs Have Wings
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. First American edition, first issue. Original gray cloth-covered boards, stamped in white; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A73a.
9. Pigs Have Wings
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1952). First English edition, first issue. Original red cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; in original illustrated price-clipped dust-jacket. McIlvaineA73b.
10. Service With a Smile
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1962). First English edition, first issue. Original red cloth-covered boards, stamped in gilt; in original illustrated price-clipped dust-jacket. McIlvaine A85b.
11. The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1964). First American edition, first issue. Original quarter yellow cloth over mustard-yellow paper-covered boards, stmaped in blue; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A88a.
12. Galahad at Blandings
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1965). First English edition, first issue. Original red cloth-coverd boards, stamped in gilt; in original illustrated price-clipped dust-jacket. McIlvaine A88b.
13. Plum Pie
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1967). First American edition, first issue. Original quarter plum cloth over blue paper-covered boards, stamped in silver; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A89b.
14. A Pelican at Blandings
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1969), First English edition, first issue. Original black cloth-covered boards, stamped in silver; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A92a.
15. No Nudes is Good Nudes
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1970). First American edition, first issue. Original quarter dark orange cloth over orange paper-covered boards, stamped in black; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A92b.
16. Sunset at Blandings
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1977). First American edition, first issue. Original brown cloth-covered boards, stamped in white; in original illustrated price-clipped dust-jacket. McIlvaine A100b.
Together with one framed newspaper clipping illustrating the grounds of Blandings Castle by Ionicus, from the November 5, 1977 issue of the Times Saturday Review. 12 1/2 x 17 in. (31.7 x 43cm).
Group of 16 Titles Set at Blandings Castle
Locations vary, 1929-1977. In 16 volumes. Condition varies. Includes:
1. Summer Lightning
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1929). First English edition, first issue. Original orange cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; in restored second reissue illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A41b3. McIlvaine A41b.
2. Summer Lightning
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1929). Presumed first English edition, first issue. Variant orange-red cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; lacking dust-jacket. McIlvaine A41b.
3. Blandings Castle
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. First American edition, first issue. Original green cloth-covered boards, stamped in dark green; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A53b.
4. Full Moon
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, (1947). First English edition, first issue. Original orange coth-covered boards, stamped in black; in original illustrated dust-jacket, later price sticker on bottom front flap. McIlvaine A66b.
5. Nothing Serious
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, (1950). First reissue. Original orange cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; in illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A70a2.
6. Nothing Serious
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1951. First American edition, first issue. Original red cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A70b.
7. Nothing Serious
London: Herbert Jenkins, no date (ca. 1951). 12mo. Original limp red wrappers. McIlvaine A70a5.
8. Pigs Have Wings
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. First American edition, first issue. Original gray cloth-covered boards, stamped in white; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A73a.
9. Pigs Have Wings
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1952). First English edition, first issue. Original red cloth-covered boards, stamped in black; in original illustrated price-clipped dust-jacket. McIlvaineA73b.
10. Service With a Smile
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1962). First English edition, first issue. Original red cloth-covered boards, stamped in gilt; in original illustrated price-clipped dust-jacket. McIlvaine A85b.
11. The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1964). First American edition, first issue. Original quarter yellow cloth over mustard-yellow paper-covered boards, stmaped in blue; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A88a.
12. Galahad at Blandings
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1965). First English edition, first issue. Original red cloth-coverd boards, stamped in gilt; in original illustrated price-clipped dust-jacket. McIlvaine A88b.
13. Plum Pie
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1967). First American edition, first issue. Original quarter plum cloth over blue paper-covered boards, stamped in silver; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A89b.
14. A Pelican at Blandings
London: Herbert Jenkins, (1969), First English edition, first issue. Original black cloth-covered boards, stamped in silver; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A92a.
15. No Nudes is Good Nudes
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1970). First American edition, first issue. Original quarter dark orange cloth over orange paper-covered boards, stamped in black; in original illustrated dust-jacket. McIlvaine A92b.
16. Sunset at Blandings
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1977). First American edition, first issue. Original brown cloth-covered boards, stamped in white; in original illustrated price-clipped dust-jacket. McIlvaine A100b.
Together with one framed newspaper clipping illustrating the grounds of Blandings Castle by Ionicus, from the November 5, 1977 issue of the Times Saturday Review. 12 1/2 x 17 in. (31.7 x 43cm).
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Wodehouse, P.G., Group of 16 Titles Set at Blandings
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