Uncle Fred in the Springtime.

WODEHOUSE, P. G.

Published by New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1939

About this Item

First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his biographer and bibliographer Jasen on the front free endpaper, "To David from Plum, P. G. Wodehouse, 27 May 1964". Only Wodehouse's close friends and family knew him as "Plum". David A. Jasen (1937-2022) was the dedicatee of Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (1963). A ragtime scholar and performer, he shared a passion for music with Wodehouse, a famed musical lyricist. The novel was first printed in the Saturday Evening Post from 22 April to 27 May 1939, and preceded the British edition by a week. A contemporary review declared that "What Zeus is to the Olympians, so is Uncle Fred. to the members of the Wodehouse mythology" (Truth, p. 271). The titular character first appeared in "Uncle Fred Flits By" (Young Men in Spats, 1936). Jasen 60; McIlvaine A61a. Truth, 1 September 1939. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine blocked and decorated in brown, top edge green, others untrimmed. With dust jacket. Bookseller's ticket (with slight wear) to rear pastedown. Spine ends bumped, minor rubbing and wear to edges; jacket somewhat creased and chipped, front flap detached, a couple of tape reinforcements on verso, faint splash mark to foot of rear panel, front flap clipped, price present on rear flap: a very good copy in poor jacket.

Seller Inventory # 186208

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Uncle Fred in the Springtime.
• Publisher: New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1939
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)