Lord Wodehouse (22 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 4th Printing. 4th printing (Ford-Smith, Folio 76 #1140). Includes publisher's slipcase. Fine book in near fine slipcase. Slipcase faintly scuffed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2003 Hard Cover. 288 pp. A collection of humorous vignettes by various authors, with contributions by William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, Charles Dickens, Winston S. Churchill, the Queen of England, G.K. Chesterton, P.G. Wodehouse, Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, etc., etc. Ever since Chaucer's day, when the host of the Tabard Inn in Southwark rose to welcome the Canterbury Pilgrims with a joke, the After Dinner Speech, designed, if possible, to reduce the assembled company to helpless merriment, has presented the ultimate challenge. The best speakers are natural story-tellers - Gerard Hoffnung, reading a selection of letters from continental hoteliers: 'There is a French widow in every bedroom affording delightful prospects'; John Mortimer telling the woeful tale of a man's numerous unsuccessful attempts to murder his wife: 'At no time did Mrs Scott feel that the magic had gone out of their marriage' - and in this collection of post-prandial treasures you will find the very best of them, from Groucho Marx on how to resist a femme fatale, to Ralph Steadman surreally addressing the Lewis Carroll Centenary Dinner. 'Goodness', said a friend on greeting Mae West, 'where did you get those beautiful pearls?' 'Goodness', replied Mae, 'had nothing to do with it.' Shaggy dog stories, practical jokes, sporting anecdotes, rousing toasts, travellers' tales and risque reminiscences rub shoulders in this essential collection with real-life revelations and moments of history. Among the guests are Peter Ustinov, Jilly Cooper, Brian Johnstone, Charles Dickens, Dorothy Parker, Robertson Davies, Henry Grady and A.P. Herbert. There is food and drink in abundance. There is gentle reflection and endearing charm as well as defiant frivolity. Above all there are stories for every occasion - witty, absurd, momentous, philosophical, fascinating, poignant, and forever entertaining.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The August 1959 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Vol 34 # 2, whole # 189. GGA cover. Contains stories by Charlotte Armstrong (The Ring in the Fish), Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips - The Girl Who Lived Dangerously), E X Ferrars (The Case of Two Questions), Lord Dunsany (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany - Three Men in a Garden), Craig Rice (Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig - Smoke Rings), Eva-Lis Wuorio (Look to Your Skeletons), P G Wodehouse (Jeeves and the Stolen Venus), Dashiell Hammett (In the Morgue), and others. Light wear at the edges. Darkening to a strip along the fore edge of the front cover - .25" at the bottom, gradually diminishing towards the top. Light crease at the top corner of the pages. Small, light damp stain to the bottom corner of the pages and another one to the fore edge about 1" above it (penetrates about .125" in the margin, gradually fading out toward the back). Light browning to the pages. A very good copy. Emsh - Edmund Alexander Emshwiller (cover) (illustrator).…

xxii, 180 pages. Hardcover: H 22.75cm x L 15cm. No dust jacket. Green cloth mildly mottled; gilt stamping to spine remains bright; slight fraying/bumping at spine ends or board corners. Deckle fore-edge and bottom edge. Front and rear free endpapers toned; some foxing to interior leaves which are otherwise clean. Binding is firm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.1st.printing.vg hardback-some spotting.a nice copy with contemporary inscription on fep.due to weight extra postage for non uk address.

digest size. very good - fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Hardback with dust jacket in fair condition for age, page edges have shelf dust and jacket some scuffs.

Green Cloth. Condition: GOOD (Contents VERY GOOD). No Jacket. Reprint edition. Browned and foxing (brown marks) to pages in the book. Browned and spotted fore'edges. Damp stained marked outer cover binding. Mild worn and rubbed to the outer cover binding edges and corners. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. OFFERED FOR SALE BY A FULL-TIME STOCKHOLDING CAREER BOOKSELLER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Pictorial Illustrations Throughout. (illustrator). Signed by A Previous Owner (co.…

Revised fifth edition (as stated upon copyright page; originally published 1931). xiv, 175 pages. Hardcover: H 25.25cm x L 18.75cm. Dust jacket soiled with some foxing/toning; chipping and tears at spine ends with lesser wear at other edges; front flap's bottom corner clipped. Dark green cloth with vibrant gilt stamped lettering to spine and front board. Muted orange top edge; foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge. Some foxing to several initial and rear leaves but interior pages remain mostly clean. Binding is firm. Classic title regarding the sport of polo by one of its most renown aficionados.…

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Very Good. Gently bruised at the spine ends and corners of the binding which is a touch dulled; First edition. Hardback. blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9" x 6" (1.4 kg); pp 536; Index; Includes: Black & white plates; Frontispiece; Top edge gilt; Appendices (2). || The book is on the shelf and ready to post from Bath by a real bookseller, packed properly, despatched promptly and personally guaranteed (in addition to your normal rights). My Book #208152 ||.…

Cloth(Hrdcvr). Condition: G/G. 4th Printing. London, UK: Constable and Company, Ltd. G/G. (1925). 4th Printing. Cloth(Hrdcvr). 8vo., 180 pp., DJ yellowed, frayed, page foxing & yellowing, bookplate, shelfwear . Black & White Illustrations (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 179 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Spine ends and corners turned in with creasing, tan age spots to the fore edges, two ink names to the front free end paper and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. EQUINE & EQUESTRIANISM.…

Condition: Used: Like New. Libro Nuovo, copertina lievemente rovinata a causa della giacenza su scaffale. Consegna entro 24/48h. copertina diversa dall'immagine di inserzione come da foto. 60 g7.

Hardcover. Condition: Good ++. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Publisher's original olive green cloth boards with sunning and fading. Black titles to spine and to front board. Back strip to spine attached only to the front board and has some wear to the head and to the tail - actual binding of the text block is not compromised by this. Decorated green endpapers. Prior owner's name and "Rawalpindi November 1935" on fep. Photographic frontispiece. xii + 152pp. 18 plates including illustrations of the main strokes.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait. Mounted and ready to frame.This is an excellent opportunity to purchase an antique portrait of this eminent personage. Engraved By Pound (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2nd impression, , original green cloth, corners faded, , pp152.

Condition: Good. First edition, limited to 350, copy no. 67, prepared for the Royal Naval Polo Association. Hardcover book . Green cloth with blue cloth spine, no dustjacket. Marbled endpapers, bearing armorial bookplate of Roger Coke. pp152, quarto. With b&w photo plates, line drawings and diagrams in text. Good. Slight bow to covers, with light marks and general browning. Heavy browning to endpapers and occasional foxing to pages, which are largely clean. Pictures available.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine original black and white antique engraving from Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales and Scotland. This fine engraving was drawn and published by J.P. Neale 1818-1829. Ilustration comes with separate page of descriptive text. This illustration being a fine exterior view of Kimberley Hall in the County of Norfolk, titled and dated. Size approx 6 x 5" (16.5 x 13cm). Ready for framing. J.P. Neale (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The Strand Magazine July 1911 Original monthly softcover issue. Contains P G Wodehouse The Best Sauce. Lord Kitchener, Careers in Pictures. Some other Authors include E Nesbit , Pillips Oppenheim and many more. Packed with interesting stories and articles of the time. all complete , profusely illustrated.All cover and adverts intact. In very good condition plus.See pictures.…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Reads: 'My dear Lord, | I have fixed the Oath's Bills &c for Tuesday July 9. | Believe me | faithfully Yours | Kimberley'.

Cloth. Condition: Good+. Numbered. Limited Edition of 350 Copies, this is No. 298. Excellent practical Guide, written for the Royal Navy Polo Association. Includes Horesmanship and much on striking the ball, Play, Organisation etc. Well illustrated with B&W Photos and Diagrams, including 14 Pages of Action sequences ( 6 photos to a page ) taken by Lord Wodehouse. Black cloth spine with red Lettering & crown. Green cloth covered boards with title in black on front. Marbled Endpapers. 152 Pages, 850g, 10" Tall. Closed tear to cloth down right side of spine (4" long) which also goes across spine for 1/2". Previous owner's Name and "H.M.S. Royal Sovereign" on ffep. No other inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Condition: Bon état. Ouvrage toilé, tire et nom d'auteur au dos de couverture, texte en anglais, exemplaire illustre en noir de photos et gravures, 179 pages, format: 23 x 15 cm, poids: 710gr - largeur/hauteur : x cm - poids : g - nombre de pages : p. - langue .

2pp., foolscap 8vo. In fair condition, on lightly-aged paper. With envelope addressed to 'David Forbes Esq | care of | Sir R. Murchison Bart | 16 Belgrave Square | SW.' and franked 'Wodehouse'. Wodehouse occupied the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1859 and 1861. The letter reads: 'Sir, | With reference to your letter of the 20th. Ultimo, which has reached Lord John Russell's hands through Sir Roderick Murchison, I am directed by His Lordship to inform you that the question as to the re appointment of a British Chargé d'Affaires or Consular Officer in Bolivia has been fully considered, but Lord John Russell is not of opinion that it is not [sic] necessary to revive that appointment - Lord John Russell desires me at the same time to convey to you His Lordship's thanks for the interesting Report on the state of affairs in Bolivia which you have had the goodness to communicate to His Lordship.'.…