The Gold Bat

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, . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: P. G. WodehouseFormat: HardbackRemarks on Condition : Dust Jacket: fair with general shelfwear with some tears along the spines and edges., Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting, The Gold Bat is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 13 September 1904 by A & C Black, London. It was originally serialised in The Captain. Set at the fictional public school of Wrykyn, the novel tells of how two boys, OOHara and Moriarty, tar and feather a statue of a local politician as a prank. They get away with it, but OOHara has borrowed a tiny gold cricket bat belonging to Trevor, the captain of the cricket team, and after the escapade he discovers that the trinket is missing. Schoolboy honour is at stake, as Trevor and friends pull out all the stops trying to retrieve the gold bat. The novel has 277 pages. Additional remarks: First edition 5 plates (3 missing). Lacks front endpaper. Pages 1&2 of text missing. Inscriptions on title page. Rubbed out pencil inscriptions on back endpapers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gold Bat
• Binding: Secondhand, Hardback
• Book Type: Secondhand, Hardback