A Damsel in Distress by Wodehouse P G, First Edition (20 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A very good copy in a near fine dust jacket of the first edition, first printing, of this novel in the very collectible Everyman Wodehouse Series. Dust Jacket: cream coloured textured paper with black lettering to all faces, some white lettering to spine and rear, colour cartoon by Andrzej Klimowski to front, and coloured background to 'blurb' on spine and rear; in near fine condition; very clean and bright; little or no sign of shelf wear; not price clipped (now protected). Cover: blue/grey cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine; in very good condition; very clean and bright apart from 2 faint water? marks on front (may be caused by underlying glue as no corresponding mark on dust jacket) ; no other visible signs of shelf wear. Internally: very clean and tightly bound; no markings, inscriptions or book plates; looks unread. 288 pp. We have 60+ other titles in this series. If you are looking for a particular volume, please do get in touch.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Bottom of the creased spine and first few pages torn.

Condition: Fair. 1961. First Edition Thus. 254 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. Some ink scribbles on front.

Condition: Good. 1956. First Edition Thus. 206 pages. Orange patterned jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Mild marking to some pages throughout; text is not obscured. Binding is firm. Price inscription to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Gilt remains bright. Small white marks to rear board. Unclipped jacket. Noticeable tanning and foxing to all surfaces. Panels have light edgewear, with small tears, chips and creases, heavier to spine ends. Small water stain to tail of spine.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Square tight copy with light wear on covers.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1961 Penguin paperback 1st edition 1st impression, very good+ clean tight copy Classic Orange Penguin.

8vo., First Edition thus, page edges tanning faintly; original orange wrappers printed in black, backstrip minutely chafed at head and tail, a very good, bright, clean copy. Penguin 1599.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 260 grams. By the author of Picadilly Jim. Thirteenth printing.

TWENTY-FIRST PRINTING, octavo, orange buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 319pp, VG (moderate bruising to spine & board corners, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, minor cracking to front gutter) in d/w, VG- (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, heavy loss to spine, light to moderate creasing & light chipping to edges, moderate chafing & soiling).

1st ed. thus hardback with dust jacket Fine small octavo 206pp., Lovely copy in like price-clipped dust jacket with two small closed tears to jacket. This edition has a new preface by Wodehouse.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Very Good. 1st edition thus. small octavo, black hardback, 1st ed. thus (re-issue with new preface 1975), 206 pages in Very Good (price-clipped, short tears to spine ends) Dust Jacket. One lightly bumped corner. cocked spine; text unmarked. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. A Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. New Preface by the Author.

Blue-grey card cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and with inscription to upper edge. 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 89pp.

Samuel French, London. 1930. First Edition. Paperback. Illustrated with photographic plates. Spine and margins of covers sunned with ownership signature to top of front panel, light damp stain along lower part of spine and front cover, spine slightly creased o/w a clean tight copy.

Boards in d.j. 1st thus. 1st edition thus, octavo, original green cloth boards with Wodehouse's signature blindstamped upper board, red and gilt title label, pp 206. The "Autograph Edition", first thus, with facsimile signature upper board and title page. Very small hole to the edge of the rear inner flap of d.j., very clean, near-fine condition in like original dustjacket, protected. An early novel by Wodehouse, featuring a mysterious young lady and a series of comic misunderstandings. The first printing of the "Autograph Edition". "This series has been reproduced in response to the request of many readers for a collector's library of the books by P.G. Wodehouse in uniform format" (publisher's blurb, inner flap of dustjacket).

No Binding. Condition: Good. No Jacket. HENRY RALEIGH (illustrator). 1st Edition. THIS IS A SERIES OF EIGHT DISBOUND PAGES FROM "THE SATURDAY EVENING POST" WEEKLY MAGAZINES FROM MAY 10, 1919 TO JUNE 28, 1919, THE MAGAZINE PAGES CONTAIN 24 CHAPTERS OF THE FIRST PRINTINGS OF P. G. WODEHOUSE'S (PELHAM GRENVILLE WODEHOUSE) NOVEL THAT WAS LATER PUBLISHED IN MULTIPLE BOOK FORMATS AND A MOVIE STARRING FRED ASTAIRE. THE TITLE OF THE NOVEL IS "A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS." THERE ARE THIRTY - ONE B/W ILLUSTRATIONS THAT ARE DRAWN BY THE MAGAZINE'S ARTIST HENRY RALEIGH. THE SEVENTH MAGAZINE SECTION HAS ONLY THREE ILLUSTRATIONS, ALL OTHER ISSUES HAVE FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS. THE PERIOD CLOTHING IN THE DRAWINGS IS CHARACTARISTIC OF THE INTERVAL FOLLOWING WORLD WAR ONE. THERE ARE SMALL EDGE TEARS ON A FEW OF THE WEEKLY PAGES FROM HANDLING AND STORAGE BUT THERE IS NO LOSS OF THE TEXT. THE B/W ILLUSTRATIONS IN ALL ISSUES ARE ARE BY THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY ARTIST, HENRY RALEIGH. THE 101 YEAR OLD MAGAZINE IS IN AMAZINGLY GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY A MILD TONING OF THE MAGAZINE PAPER WITH AGE. Size: 11" x 14".

Condition: Very Good. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, n.d. Twenty-first printing, completing 212,036 copies. Green Label series. 12mo hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 319pp. Very Good book in Good dust jacket. Edges foxed and lightly soiled. Bookseller label to the lower front pastedown. Jacket edgeworn. (humor, humorous fiction, blandings castle) Inquire if you need further information.

First Edition. Scarce first printing of this text of the play for Wodehouse's adaptation (along with Ian Hay) of his famed novel of the same name,Êwhich opened at the New Theatre, London, on 13 August 1928, had a successful run of 234 performances.ÊBound in the publisher's stiff paper wrappers. Contents lightly toning. The wrappers are a worn, with some mild toning at the extremities.

First Edition. Scarce first printing of this text of the play for Wodehouse's adaptation (along with Ian Hay) of his famed novel of the same name,Êwhich opened at the New Theatre, London, on 13 August 1928, had a successful run of 234 performances. Bound in the publisher's stiff paper wrappers. Contents lightly toning. The wrappers are a bit worn, with some mild toning at the extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine copy of the first issue without the logo on the copyright page in the first popular issue wrapper 1921 which has had minor restoration.I cant remember the last time a first was offered in a first wrapper but its a while ago as its a rare item. Language: eng.