Swoop by Wodehouse, First Edition (19 results)

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 2013 Everyman hardback (Everyman's Library P G WODEHOUSE) 1st in this edition. Fine clean tight binding in fine dustjacket. Appears unread.

1st edition pictorial wrappers As New octavo 64pp., From the Manor Wodehouse Collection: A selection from the early works of P. G. Wodehouse. Well produced & with an imaginative new cover illustration.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket. DJ with a small amount of white at front, else fine.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Stain to FEP from price sticker residue. ; A Continuum Book; 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.7 Inches; 228 pages.

FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J. EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY DAVID A. JASEN / WITH AN APPRECIATION BY MALCOLM MUGGERIDGE BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HAS SOME MODEST CORNER AND SPINE-END WEAR WITH A FEW SHORT EDGETEARS, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAI NDER MARK. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. New York: The Seabury Press, 1979. 8vo, 209 p., original green wraps lettered in black in jacket. Uncorrectd proof of this posthumous collection of stories, edited by Jasen. The title story is an alternate history that originally appeared in 1909. Newspaper article regarding the book taped to front inner wrap; light soiling to page ends; corners lightly curled, else a VG+ copy in a somewhat loose fitting jacket with chipping to spine tips.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Assumed first edition, never opened. Tiny rub to spine ends and corners of jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A fine first edition copy of this anthology of one novella and ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, signed by the editor, David A. Jasen. The first edition, first impression.Inscribed by the editor, David A. Jasen, to the recto of the front endpaper.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An anthology of one novella and ten early short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, published four years after his death.'The Swoop!' is a novella first published in 1909, a satirical look at an invasion of England by several armies.P. G. Wodehouse is an influential and very popular humorist author, best known for the creation of his characters Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves. He was a prolific author, publishing more than ninety books.Edited and with an introduction by David A. Jasen.With an appreciation by Malcolm Muggeridge. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine, with very light age-toning to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is smart with very minor edge wear and handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. signed by author. book.

First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author; 8vo; b&w illustrations by C. Harrison; publisher's pictorial wrappers, some neat repair at the spine, a few smudges and scuffs, lower corner chipped; very good. Inscribed by the author to the half-title: 'To Philip Norman / Best wishes from / P.G. Wodehouse / May 13 - 1969'. The recipient was the author Philip Norman, best known for his biographies of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Buddy Holly and Elton John. A vulnerable piece of book production, and although nothing approaching the rarity of The Globe By The Way Book, it is not common at all in collector's condition.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's pictorial wrappers, some neat repair at the spine, early ownership signatures to inside of front wrapper and the first leaf, a few smudges and scuffs. Very good. A vulnerable piece of book production, and although nothing approaching the rarity of The Globe By The Way Book, it is not common at all in collector's condition.

Illustrated by C. Harrison. London: Alston Rivers, Limited, 1909. First edition. Small octavo (7 3/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 182 x 123 mm). 126, [1, colophon], [1, blank] pp. With numerous illustrations in the text, many of which are full page. Original white wrappers printed in orange and black. Some restoration to spine and front wrapper has a small repair and touch-up. A bit of dust soiling. Still, a fine copy of this fragile item. Housed in a custom slipcase with a replica of the wrappers affixed to the case. "Clarence Chugwater is not a Boy Scout for nothing. It is summer 1909 and everyone is too interested in the Test Match to notice that England has been invaded by the Germans. And the Russians. And the Chinese. Not to mention a 'boisterous band of the Young Turks', a mad Mullah, and a brace of North African pirates. The government has recently abolished the army so there is nothing to be done about it anyway, except give a masterly display of polite indifference. But this would be to reckon without patriotic Clarence, 'Boy of Destiny', who alone is prepared to stand up to the foe, and who devises a highly unorthodox plan to restore his country to freedom." (Penguin dot co). "P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) is widely regarded as the greatest comic writer of the twentieth century. Wodehouse wrote more than seventy novels and 200 short stories, creating numerous much-loved characters - the inimitable Jeeves and Wooster, Lord Emsworth and his beloved Empress of Blandings, Mr Mulliner, Ukridge, and Psmith. His humorous articles were published in more than eighty magazines, including Punch, over six decades. He was also a highly successful music lyricist, once with over five musicals running on Broadway simultaneously. P.G. Wodehouse was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for 'an outstanding and lasting contribution to the happiness of the world'." (Penguin dot co) Jansen 11. McIlvaine. HBS 68772. $5,500.

First edition. Original pictorial wrappers printed in orange and black. A very good copy indeed with a short split to the joint at the base of the spine neatly repaired and minor wear to the spine ends. Internally exceptionally clean. An unusually fresh copy, seldom encountered in such a well preserved state. Housed in quarter morocco clamshell case. Illustrated with cartoon style drawings by C. Harrison. A short comic novel, issued only in paper wrappers, to be sold as cheap fiction at train stations and news stands. Due to its construction very few copies have survived in anything like acceptable condition. "The Swoop and The Globe by the Way Book are among the rarest Wodehousiana" - Eileen McIlvaine (P.G.Wodehouse A Comprehensive Bibliography) McIlvaine A11a.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Always considered a rarity but it wouldn't be in my top ten.Condition though is all important .The book was complete and Richard Reeve has secured the spine .Originally priced at 1/- there is an identical later issue which has a 1/6 sticker . I would have preferred The Globe but have serious doubts that I will ever own a copy however I keep looking.