Literature
Blandings Castle and Elsewhere.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1935. [Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8 of advertisements]. Publisher's turquoise cloth blocked in black, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Abbey, priced 7'6 on spine. Contents and edges clean, ink ownership to flyleaf, cloth with some discolour through bleaching, clean, bright jacket expertly..... More
Carry On Jeeves.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1925. [Jeeves and Wooster] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's green cloth, with black titles and decoration to spine and boards, illustrated dust-jacket priced 3/6 and conforming to the bibliography in every respect. Contents clean with some light spotting to edges of text block on..... More
The Clicking of Cuthbert.
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1922. [Humour] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Recently bound in green half morocco, with gilt titles and raised bands to spine, and publisher's illustrated green cloth covers over boards. All edges lightly trimmed. A crisp, clean copy in an attractive new leather binding..... More
The Code of the Woosters.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1938. [Jeeves and Wooster] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8 of advertisements]. Publisher's green cloth blocked in black to spine and boards, top edge tinted green, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Fenwick, priced 7'6 on spine. Some spotting to edges, top edge tint not..... More
Company for Henry.
London, Herbert Jenkins Ltd., 1967. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.222; [2], blank. Publisher's orange cloth titled in white to spine in an amusing pictorial dust-jacket designed by Osbert Lancaster, priced at 21s. A fine book in near fine wrapper, slightly toned to spine..... More
Do Butlers Burgle Banks?
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1968. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp. 188; [4]. Publisher's dark green cloth lettered in silver to spine, humorous illustrative dust-jacket designed by Osbert Lancaster with photograph of Wodehouse to back. Very light rolling to spine, wearing to top of dust-jacket, price clipped..... More
Doctor Sally.
London: Methuen, 1932. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[4] 156; 8. Publisher's blue cloth with black titles to upper and spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket. Advertisements to rear. Interior lightly toned and faintly foxed throughout. Previous ownership inscription in black ink to flyleaf, small booksellers label to..... More
Eggs, Beans and Crumpets.
New York, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1940. [Classic Humour] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[8] 312. Publisher's green cloth with blue titles and illustration to spine. Top edge yellow, others untrimmed. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket. Endpapers browned. Some spotting to cloth. Jacket sunned and rubbed to spine..... More
Eggs, Beans and Crumpets.
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1940. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.284; [4], ads. Orange cloth blocked in black, with original dust-wrapper with illustration by Fenwick, priced at 7/6. Contents clean, book store stamp to free endpaper, cloth sunned to extremities and beneath chips, jacket with some edgewear..... More
Eggs, Beans and Crumpets.
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1951. [Modern literature] Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.244; [1], blank. Red cloth blocked in black, with original dust-wrapper with illustration by Fenwick, priced at 5s. Contents clean, no inscriptions, production crease to p.245 (not properly trimmed- inoffensive). Jacket rather bright and fresh. A near fine copy..... More
Enter Psmith.
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, no date [1935]. [Classic Humour] FIRST US EDITION. Using the British sheets. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.viii; 247; [1]. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Anderson. Reading lean, textblock browned. Jacket with some rubbing to edges, and chips..... More
A Few Quick Ones.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1959. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.207; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine, illustrative dust-jacket. Previous owner's name written in blank ink to fly-leaf, tope edge of toned, slight bumping to spine, price clipped, wearing to dust-jacket edges, small chip to..... More
French Leave.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1955. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.206; [1 of adverts]; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, in an amusing pictorial dust-jacket designed by 'Sax'. A clean, near fine copy of the book, in a very good wrapper with some edgewear and rubbing, a...... More
French Leave.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1955. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.206; [1 of adverts]; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, in the amusing pictorial dust-jacket designed by 'Sax', priced at 10/6. Contents clean, some spotting to edges, faint ink name, jacket a little rubbed and with two..... More
Frozen Assets.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1964. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.219; [5], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 15/- net to front flap. Contents and edges clean, faint ink number and erasure to title (although does not..... More
Frozen Assets.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1964. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.219; [5], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with printed price of 15/- net to front flap. Contents clean, light toning and spotting to edges of textblock, jacket is near fine..... More
Full Moon.
London: Herbert Jenkins, no date [1947]. [Comedy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine and upper. Contents clean, neat ink note to flyleaf, covers lightly handled A very good copy without jacket. "The thought of being cooped up in Blandings Castle with..... More
Full Moon.
London: Herbert Jenkins, No date [1947]. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp. 252. Publisher's bright red cloth lettered in black to front boards and spine, illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 8/6 to front flap. Toning to edges of textblock, rolling to spine, wearing..... More
Galahad at Blandings.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1965. [Classic humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 16-/ net to front flap. Toning to edges of textblock, very light bumping to corners and spine, dust-jacket spine a little sunned..... More
A Gentleman of Leisure.
London: Alston Rivers Ltd., 1910. [Modern fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.vi; 351 [1]. An early title in the first issue binding of navy blue cloth lettered in gilt (second issue is red cloth lettered in black). Contents clean, ownership to pastedown. A used copy with flyleaf discreetly replaced, cloth rubbed..... More
The Girl in Blue.
London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1970. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.191; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dust-jacket with a photograph of the author to back with printed price of 26s/£1.30 to front flap. Very slight rolling to spine, sunning to dust-jacket. Near..... More
Hot Water.
London: Herbert Jenkins, No date [1940]. [Classic Humour] SIXTH PRINTING. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's bright orange boards lettered in black to upper and spine, illustrative dust-jacket. Toning to edges of textblock, bumping to spine and corners, wearing and creasing to edges of dust-jacket, price to..... More
Ice in the Bedroom.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, primary binding. Crown octavo, (19 x 13cm), pp.223; [1], advertisement. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in variant pictorial dust-wrapper lettered only in white to both spine and upper (some are lettered in white and yellow). Dust-wrapper price-clipped, with a...... More
Ice in the Bedroom.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, primary binding. Crown octavo, (19 x 13cm), pp.223; [1], advertisement. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in pictorial dust-jacket lettered in yellow and white to both spine and upper. No inscriptions, a few minor spots to edges. Price-clipped jacket is..... More
Ice in the Bedroom.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, primary binding. Crown octavo, (19 x 13cm), pp.223; [1], advertisement. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in pictorial dust-wrapper lettered in white and yellow to both the spine and upper panel (some are lettered in white only), priced at 13/6..... More