A Gentleman of Leisure by Wodehouse P G, First Edition (35 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, eleventh printing. Not dated - c1930? Hardback. 256 pp. orange cloth black titles and border Near Very Good condition No inscriptions No dust jacket. Decent copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Stated Fifteenth Printing. A nice copy with some very mild fading to spine and slight lean to spine. Text clean. Binding tight. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ] Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine to Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Everyman edition 2003, excellent fine interior, just a tiny knock to lower corner of front board; d/jacket shows just a slight hint of previous usage otherwise near fine appearance.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Stated Fifteenth Printing. A nice copy with some very mild fading to spine and slight lean to spine. Text clean. Binding tight. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ] Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Andrzej Klimowski dust wrapper (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 269 pp pale blue cloth gilt title to spine, yellow striped endpapers. Book and wrapper clean and sound slight shelf wear. Others in this edition available.

Cloth. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. Small 8vo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4"), light blue-gray cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) uncredited [cover art probably by Anderzej Klimowski], vertical yellow-striped endpapers, 269 pages . Colophon. Sir P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse KBE (1881 - 1975) was a beloved English author who remains one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Some of his favorite characters include the jolly gentleman of leisure, Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects! No remainder markings. The Everyman Wodehouse, First Printing REPRINT from First British Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Front cover and FFEP have slight separation from spine lining, else fine. Light wear to d-j.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. Assumed later printing. Pencil gift inscription to previous owner dated Xmas 1923. Very Good copy in original green, cloth-covered boards as issued. Overseas buyers please read shipping terms and estimated transit times prior to ordering.' 'We are established reputable First Edition sellers and understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging'.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green Cloth, Titles & Decoration In Black, 256 Pages. No Date Or Printing History Stated (Thirteen Titles Listed On Reverse Of Half-Title). A Soundly Bound Book But Covers Are Rather Shelf-Worn, Previous Owner's Name. Not Ex Library. Overall Not Quite "Good".

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Near Fine copy in a similar 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 rear and spine, 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 near fine condition; very clean and bright; no visible signs of shelf wear. Internally: very clean and tightly bound; no markings, inscriptions or book plates; looks unread. 272 pp. We have 60+ other titles in this series. If you are looking for a particular volume, please do get in touch.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. There are a few small spots on back of d-j. D-j pc'd.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good++ / Near Fine. First Thus. A UK first edition thus. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is bright and complete. It has been clipped and re-priced with a sticker. The blue lettering on the spine is - unusually - unfaded. The inside flaps show one or two foxing marks. Looks sharp in protective plastic. THE BOOK : The book is square and tight. The boards are very clean and are unfaded. The corners are sharp. The pages are clean. No foxing. The closed page edges are sound - the top edge is almost invisibly flecked. There are no loose or dog-eared pages. The binding is solid and without cracked hinges. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. A very nice copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 2003 Everyman's Library Hardback 1st in this edition. Fine clean tight binding in fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Thirteenth printing. 256pp. Orange boards with black lettering front and spine. 12mo. Minor lean. Cloth rubbed and rounded at corners and spine tips. Text block edges lightly toned. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original worn and torn dust jacket, mildly soiled, chapped all round edges, the word Black written on front panel, minor loss at spine based and along leading edges, more significant at head of spine. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper fitted without the use of tape of adhesives.

1st edition hardback in original cloth Very Good small octavo 256pp., Twelve titles on verso of half-title. Some light spotting o/w nice clean tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Printing. Original blue cloth, gilt titled to front and spine, 347 printed pages complete with 3 pages of adverts at the rear. Condition: Rubbed and bumped to the corners and spine ends, the boards are also quite rubbed, 1.5 cm closed tear to the bottom of the front free end paper, a few pages creased to the top corner, light brown stain (tea?) to pages 312/313 (shown in the last photo), light dent towards the bottom of the first few pages, no inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. A Gentleman of Leisure by P.G. Wodehouse First Edition Herbert Jenkins 1921. First thus reissued. No inscriptions or signs of previous ownership and no foxing. Contents unblemished throughout. A fine copy, covers unmarked and no bumping or rubbing to corners or edges. In seldom seen original VG+ pictorial dust jacket with no toning or darkening to spine. Scarce. In A Gentleman of Leisure, Jimmy Pitt, a wealthy and carefree American, wagers he can commit a burglary. While attempting this lark, he stumbles upon a real burglary, leading to misunderstandings and entanglements with Molly McEachern, the daughter of a former policeman turned wealthy entrepreneur. Jimmy, smitten with Molly, follows her to England, where romantic complications arise, including the schemes of her overbearing father and an eccentric aristocracy. Through humorous twists, mistaken identities, and clever banter, Jimmy proves his charm and resourcefulness. Wodehouse crafts a delightful romantic comedy, blending high society antics with lighthearted crime capers and wit.

First Edition. Bookplate on front paste-down. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some wear to front hinge. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: viii, 256p. ; 19cm. Notes: Suggested date of publication. Subjects: English fiction. 1 Kg.

Cardboard covers. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Small 8vo, red cloth with "A Gentleman of Leisure" in black type on the cover and spine, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket with Jimmy Pitt on his knees facing a bulldog, 256 pages. VERY SCARCE in this VG+ condition and with the RARE orange dj with cartoon figures. (The original dj was white; the first edition of this very popular, humorous tale was published by Alston Rivers in the UK & Watt in the US during 1910). Bookplate on front pastedown. Jasen 13: records the first editions. "How Jimmy Pitt [a character from "Raffles"] bet he would commit a burglary and what came of it."--jacket. Sir P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse KBE (1881 - 1975) was an English author who was one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His early novels were mostly school stories, but he later switched to comic fiction, creating several regular and amusing characters. They include jolly gentleman of leisure, Bertie Wooster, and his sagacious valet Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr Mulliner.--Wiki A one inch piece of Scotch tape has nearly successfully tried to close a clean tear along the lower margin of the dj. 15th printing, around the 1940's.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated with four black and white plates by Will Grefe. First American edition. Precedes the British edition, published as A GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE. Moderate shelf wear and aging, previous owner's book-plate on front paste-down, missing frontispeice, half-title page is loose, occasional foxing, else good. No dust jacket. ; 314 pages.

First Edition. Bookplate on front paste-down. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some wear to front hinge. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: viii, 256p. ; 19cm. Notes: Suggested date of publication. Subjects: English fiction. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Some major darkening to pages throughout, Binding firm, Light wear to edges, A little toning to endpapers, Some fading to spine. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "A Gentleman of Leisure" by P. G. Wodehouse. First edition, fifteenth printing of 120,078 copies. The first printing was published in 1910. No date given on the copyright page but the 11th printing was published around 1935, making the date for this publication sometime in the 1940's. Published by Herbert Jenkins in London. Small octavo, 256 pp. With its original dust jacket. The dust jacket is in good condition. Minor wear to the panels and spine. Tape repairs to the verso at the top rear panel and along the rear hinge to attach the spine to the rear panel. The original price of 5/- net is present on the front flap. The book is in very good plus condition. The red cloth boards are well preserved with crisp edges. Minor foxing to the fore-edge of the textblock and at the paste-downs. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. Inventory # (C12-124).

First Edition of a scarce book. Foxed; good; rebound in plain cloth at an early date, with the author's name and the title on the spine in black. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition in original blue cloth. Staining to cover & foxing throughout. Front end paper removed but no evidence of library ownership. Binding intact. More pictures available on request.

First UK edition. Primary binding of dark blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine and upper cover. A near fine copy, exceptionally bright and crisp with just a hint of toning to the spine. Published earlier that year in the US as The Intrusion of Jimmy. McIlvaine A13b.

[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 in places, gilt dulled. Remains presentable; an inexpensive copy of a scarce Wodehouse novel in first edition. Previously published in America under the title 'The Intrusion Of Jimmy.'. McIlvaine A13b.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A better than very good copy in better than very good second issue wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy with washed blue cloth in better than VG first issue wrapper with red frame on back panel, and prices on both flaps This was Ella King Halls copy who was Wodehouses agent from 1912 until her death in 1934. She was also the dedicatee of Indiscretions of Archie ,Not George Washington and The Globe by the Way. A very rare item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 256 pages. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in original publisher's apple green cloth lettered in black, heavy black border and lettering upper board in original publisher's later jacket. (McIlvaine: A13b.3) Third issue. McIlvaine A13b.3 which is stated to be third issue, 1921 but the latest in eight titles listed is The Girl on the Boat (June 1922) and The clicking of Cuthbert (February 1922), does not mention Ukridge which is one of the points of A13b.4. Jacket circa 1940 with Eggs, Beans and Crumpets listed on the back flap (green 5' net price label on spine). A Gentleman of Leisure, a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, with the basic plot first appearing in a novella, The Gem Collector, in the December 1909 issue of Ainslee's Magazine. It was substantially revised and expanded for publication as a book under the title The Intrusion of Jimmy, by W J Watt and Company, New York, on 11 May 1910. It was serialized under that title in the British weekly magazine Tit-Bits between 11 June and 10 September, before being published as A Gentleman of Leisure by Alston Rivers Ltd, London, on 15 November 1910. There are minor textual differences between the American and British editions of the book. A Gentleman of Leisure was adapted for the stage in 1911 and has twice been filmed, in 1915 and 1923. In 1911, Wodehouse and playwright John Stapleton collaborated in adapting A Gentleman of Leisure as a stage play. Starring Douglas Fairbanks and Ruth Shepley as Jimmy and Molly, the play opened on 24 August 1911 at New York's Playhouse Theater. The play was revived at McVicker's Theater in Chicago on 30 March 1913 under the title A Thief for a Night with John Barrymore and Alice Brady in the lead roles. When the UK edition of A Gentleman of Leisure was reissued in March 1921, Wodehouse replaced an earlier dedication with one to Douglas Fairbanks "who many years ago played 'Jimmy' in the dramatized version of this novel" which this edition has. The action begins with bachelor Jimmy Pitt in New York; having fallen in love on a transatlantic liner, he befriends a small-time burglar and breaks into a police captain's house as a result of a bet. The cast of characters head to England, and from there on it is a typically Wodehousean romantic story, set at the stately Dreever Castle, overflowing with impostors, detectives, crooks, scheming lovers and conniving aunts. Condition: Slightly cocked, several smalls tears at rear joint, spine and edges slightly browned, moderately soiled, circular stain on front board, light wear to corners and spine ends; offsetting and foxing to end-papers, scattered light to moderate spotting to text, small chipping and creasing at bottom edges of several leaves at front. Jacket head of spine reinforced on verso with cellotape, small chipping at corners and foot of spine, lightly soiled else good to very good in a very good jacket.