P. G. Wodehouse

Eggs, Beans and Crumpets

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, c1940. Cloth. The first edition of this anthology of short stories from P. G. Wodehouse. First edition, second printing. Including 'Bingo and the Peke Crisis', 'The Editor Regrets', 'Romance at Droitgate Sa' and many others. In a red cloth binding. Externally, smart. Some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Creasing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MOD4-C-9

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: p g wodehouse bingo and the peke crisis the editor regrets EGGS beands and crumpets bingo and the peke crisis None

P. G. Wodehouse

Eggs, Beans and Crumpets

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1963. Cloth. A smart reprint of 'Eggs, Beans and Crumpets', a collection of nine entertaining short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. The Autograph Edition.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper, with a price-sticker to the front fly leaf.A selection of nine short stories by P. G. Wodehouse.This volume includes 'All's Well with Bingo', 'Bingo and the Peke Crisis', 'The Editor Regrets', 'Sonny Boy', 'Anselm Gets', 'His Chance', 'Romance at Droitgate Spa', 'A Bit of Luck for Mabel', 'Buttercup Day', and 'Ukridge and the Old Stepper&apos.Frequent Wodehouse characters who appear in this collection include the Drones Club member Bingo Little, Ukridge, and Mr Mulliner. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A few spots to the top and fore edge. Price sticker to the front flyleaf. A few minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 862P5

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: Eggs, Beans and Crumpets p. g. wodehouse wodehouse short stories p. g. wodehouse bingo and the peke crisis None

WODEHOUSE, P.G.

Eggs, beans and crumpets

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1941. Used - Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket . 1st edition, stated 2nd printing. Not in McIlvaine. Back flap lists 18 titles ending with 'Quick Service', which suggests published late 1940/early 1941. Dust jacket illustration as 1st edition, priced 5/- on spine. Tiny nick in edge of front board; spine slightly bumped; binding tight; dust jacket worn, with loss to front panel, affecting author's name, & head of spine, affecting title; dust jacket protected in removable clear film. Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS153075I

P. G. Wodehouse

The Eighteen-Carat Kid and Other Stories Edited and Introduced by David A. Jasen

New York , Continuum , 1980 . First edition. Hardback. A collection of stories and a novella by P. G. Wodehouse published after his death. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The Eight-Carat Kid and Other Stories was first published in 1980 five years after Wodehouse's death. It is a collection of short stories and novella edited with an introduction by David A. Jasen who was Wodehouse's biographer. The Eighteen-Carat Kid is a fast-paced novella that tells the story of Ogden the son of a wealthy divorced parent who is perused by kidnappers. The story takes place in a tranquil public school setting, but everything is not what it seems. The additional short stories are fresh and funny bringing a smile to the reader. In the original publisher's binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. A small tear in the dust wrapper which has been mended on the reverse with tape. A small ink stain on the tail of the spine on the reverse of the dust wrapper. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 881V8

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: P. G. Wodehouse Modern Edited Modern None

WODEHOUSE, P. G.

A Few Quick Ones

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1959. Hardcover. 1st edition (UK). Yellow cloth boards stamped in black on the spine. Corrected 'never' on p 196 penultimate line. A bright, clean near Fine copy in torn and chipped dust-jacket missing a 1cm piece at top of spine. .

The Glass KeyProfessional seller

Book number: 8967

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: 1st edition

Wodehouse, P. G.

A Few Quick Ones

New York, Simon & Schuster, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 213pp. Cloth backed boards, top edge stained purple. Collects ten short stories, three of which were re-written from other collections. Light toning to spine panel. A near fine copy in very good+ dustjacket with two short closed tears to the upper edge of the rear panel, and light toning to the spine panel. ; Octavo. .

Parigi BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 31831

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: Literature, Short Stories, Anthology, HUMOR

WODEHOUSE P. G.

A Few Quick Ones. [First UK Edition].

Herbert Jenkins,, [1959]. 8vo., First UK Edition; green cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with one short closed tear and chipped with minor loss (just affecting lettering) at heads and tail of backstrip. Collects ten short stories, three re-written from earlier collections, featuring favourite characters including Wooster & Jeeves, Mulliner and the Drones. Published two months after the US edition. Jasen 81a.

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 23395

Catalogue: Modern First Editions0

Keywords: modern firsts, wodehouse, plum, wooster, jeeves, mulliner, prosser, widgeon, p.g. wodehouse, modern first editions, p g wodehouse, pg wodehouse, p. g. wodehouse, pg. wodehouse, p.g wodehouse, pelham grenville wodehouse, few, quick, ones

WODEHOUSE P. G.

A Few Quick Ones. [First UK Edition]. VARIANT BINDING WITH B&J DUSTWRAPPER

Herbert Jenkins,, [1959]. 8vo., First UK Edition; black cloth, gilt back, fore-edge lightly mottled, a very good, bright, clean copy in yellow typographical unclipped dustwrapper. Collects ten short stories, three re-written from earlier collections, featuring favourite characters including Wooster & Jeeves, Mulliner and the Drones. Published two months after the US edition. This copy is a first edition bound in black cloth (rather than the usual red or blue). The typographical dustwrapper, (Barrie & Jenkins £1.50) carries a blurb for the Autograph Edition on rear panel. Jasen 81a.

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 26663

Catalogue: Modern First Editions0

Keywords: modern firsts, wodehouse, plum, wooster, jeeves, mulliner, prosser, widgeon, p.g. wodehouse, modern first editions, p g wodehouse, pg wodehouse, p. g. wodehouse, pg. wodehouse, p.g wodehouse, pelham grenville wodehouse, few, quick, ones

WODEHOUSE P. G.

A Few Quick Ones. [First Edition in Everyman's Library]. FIRST EDITION IN EVERYMAN

Everyman,, [2009]. 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of blue-grey cloth, gilt back, decorative endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 26931

Catalogue: Everyman's Library0

Keywords: wodehouse, everymans library, p.g. wodehouse, everyman's library, p g wodehouse, pg wodehouse, p. g. wodehouse, pg. wodehouse, p.g wodehouse, pelham grenville wodehouse, few, quick, ones

WODEHOUSE, P. G.

A Few Quick Ones

Herbert Jenkins. 1959, Third Printing. Hardcover. Book, Blue boards with black titles. Pictorial dustwrapper. A near fine copy with clean boards. Internally complete. Some light spotting to textblock edges only. No inscriptions. The very good+ dustwrapper has light wear to extremities with a few small nicks. The dustwrapper is now loosely placed in a white backed archival dustwrapper protector. Near fine/Very good+.

Lincolnshire Old Books PBFAProfessional seller

Book number: 027851

Catalogue: First Editions

WODEHOUSE,P.G.

A FEW QUICK ONES

London 2003, hardcover with dust jacket, 9781841591605

Moby DickProfessional seller

Book number: 289120

Catalogue: Novel

WODEHOUSE, P.G.

A few quick ones

Jenkins, 1959. Used - Good. Good hardback in Good dust jacket 1st edition.. Blue cloth with black lettering on spine. Re-issue [McIlvaine A82b(4)]. Dust jacket same as 1st issue, except it is priced at 7/6d. Head of spine a little bumped, with small white marks; loss at head of spine, affecting title; dj not price-clipped & protected in removable clear film Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS201411I

WODEHOUSE,P.G.

A Few Quick Ones

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Good Copy of this book in Publisher's red hardcover cloth with black title lettering to spine,in a Good + Dust-Jacket which one small chips to base of spine and a couple of tiny nicks to head of spine.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's inscriptions or names present.The book is lacking it's front endpaper.This copy has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Text block of the book is slightly spotted along page edges.8vo 207pp First Edition 1st Impression [1959]. Good .

Richard Thornton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 82862

Catalogue: Modern Firsts

Keywords: Pg Wodehouse

WODEHOUSE, P.G.

A Few Quick Ones

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1959. Hardcover. 8vo. Beige cloth spine with black and lavender lettering and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 213pp. Fine/near fine. Handsome, tight and bright first edition of these ten short comic stories. .

Main Street Fine Books & ManuscriptsProfessional seller

Book number: 47726

Catalogue: Books

Keywords: British Literature

P. G. Wodehouse

A Few Quick Ones

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from English humourist, P. G. Wodehouse. First edition. A collection of ten short stories including: The Fat of the Land, The Right Approach, Jeeves Makes an Omelette, Big Business, and Joy Bells for Walter. Written by Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 890T63

Catalogue: Humour

Keywords: Few Quick Ones Wodehouse Quick None