The Old Reliable (First US Edition)

P. G. Wodehouse

Published by Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1951

Language: English

Condition: Used - Very good Hardcover

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Collectible first US edition, first printing of P. G. Wodehouse's The Old Reliable. Per Doubleday's practice of designating first editions, "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page. Similar to plot of Spring Fever with setting moved to Hollywood. Dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve with $2.75 price. Complete as issued. Jasen 70a. 217 pp. 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Tight copy with crisp extremities and light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Priced dust jacket with sunned spine panel (endemic to this issue) and light chipping to bottom of front panel. ca. 1951 inscription to front free endpaper. A presentable copy of a mid-century Wodehouse collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

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Title: The Old Reliable (First US Edition)
Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Inc.
Publication Date: 1951
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Very Good

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