Literature
The Labours of Hercules [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 98 and 99, numbers 587 to 597.
London: George Newnes, November 1939 to September 1940. [Literary Magazine] First appearance. Eleven magazine issues in their original colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 1s. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.[7-8] 104 [9-16]; pp.[1-2] [15-16] 105-208 [17-24]; pp.[8] 209-312 [9-16]; pp.[8] 313-416 [9-16]; pp.[12] 417-520 [13-20]; pp.[12] 521-624 [13-20]; pp.[12] 104 [13-20];..... More
The Strand Magazine, July-Dec (1926) and Jan-June (1927).
London: The Strand Magazine, 1926, 1927. [Literature] FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes. Octavos (24 x 28cm), pp.666; pp.630. Consecutive bi-annuals uniformly bound in publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Black and white illustrations throughout (1927 edition has some coloured illustrations and title pages), double columns. All edges speckled red..... More
The Girl on the Boat.
London: Herbert Jenkins, No date [1922]. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.312; [8], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's illustrated orange cloth. Toning to flyleaf and previous owner's inscription in black ink, wear to publisher's cloth on back board, rolling to spine, bumping to corners. Very good. Sam Marlowe..... More
Something New.
New York, NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1915. [Classic Humour] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[6]; 347; [3]. With four photogravure plates after F.R. Gruger, including a frontispiece. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, green and gilt scarab devices to upper board. Textblock..... More
Jeeves and the impending Doom [within] The London Omnibus. Introduction by Carl Van Doren.
New York, NY: Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc., 1932. [Classic Humour] FIRST ANTHOLOGY EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm). Publisher's pale green cloth blocked in dark green, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at $2.50. Jacket just a touch dusty and marginally sunned to spine else a particularly fine copy which appears to be..... More
The Adventures of Sally.
London: Herbert Jenkins, No date [1923]. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.312; [8], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's pictorial orange cloth, titles in brown to upper and spine. Previous owner's name written in black ink to flyleaf, toning to edges of textblock, bumping and rolling to spine, a lovely..... More
Barmy in Wonderland.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1952. [Classic Humour] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 222 [4]. Recently re-bound in tan half calf, with gilt titles to spine, raised bands, and matching cloth over boards. Toning to edges, with spotting also to edges, and to the first few leaves. Presented in..... More
Big Money.
New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, 1931. [Humour] FIRST US EDITION, early issue with 'Ganville' for 'Grenville' on copyright page, title appears to be a cancel, in 1932 [A.L. Burt] dust-wrapper. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[vi] 316. Publisher's orange cloth blocked in black, 'Doubleday Doran' imprint on spine, top..... More
Big Money.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1931. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.314; [6], adverts. Publisher's orange cloth, lettered in black. Supplied with later printing of the dust-wrapper. No inscriptions, contents clean, edges toned, some splashes to covers, spine sunned. Jacket is priced 5s. net and dates from 1949/50 (The Mating..... More
Blanding's Castle and Elsewhere.
London: Herbert Jenkins, [1935]. [Humour] Vintage hardback. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312 [8 of advertisements]. Publisher's orange cloth blocked in black, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Abbey, priced 3/- on spine. Third printing. School prize label to pastedown, edges dusty/spotted, jacket with some chips and tears. Very good. A riotous..... More
Blanding's Castle and Elsewhere.
London: Herbert Jenkins, [1935]. [Humour] Vintage hardback. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8 of advertisements]. Publisher's orange cloth blocked in black, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Abbey, priced 5/- on spine. Fourth printing. A clean, fine copy of the book. Jacket a little edgeworn, chipped to lower edge (copy infill..... 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
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
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
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
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