WODEHOUSE, P.G. (1881-1975). A group of 27 works, published in the 1920s-1940, comprising:

1) Carry On, Jeeves! New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 35(i); McIlvaine A34b.

2) Sam in the Suburbs. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 36(i); McIlvaine A35b.

3) Divots. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 37(i); McIlvaine A36b.

4) The Small Bachelor. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 40(i); McIlvaine A37b.

5) Meet Mr. Mulliner. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1927. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Connolly 41; McIlvaine A38b.

6) Money for Nothing. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1928. In facsimile dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Connolly 43; McIlvaine A39a.

7) Fish Preferred. Garden City, NY, 1929. In facsimile dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 45; McIlvaine A41a.

8) Big Money. Garden City, NY, 1931. In facsimile dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 49; McIlvaine A43a.

9) If I Were You. Garden City, NY, 1931. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 50; McIlvaine A44a.

10) Louder and Funnier. London: Faber & Faber, 1932. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 53; McIlvaine A45a.

11) Doctor Sally. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1932. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Connolly 54; McIlvaine A46a.

12) Hot Water. Garden City, NY, 1932. In facsimile dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 55(i); McIlvaine A47b.

13) Mulliner Nights. Garden City, NY, 1933. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 57(i); McIlvaine A48#.

14) Heavy Weather. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1933. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Connolly 58; McIlvaine A50a.

15) The Man with 2 Left Feet. New York & Chicago: A.L. Burt Company, 1933. In facsimile dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 22i; McIlvaine 21b. $25/50

16) Brinkley Manor. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1934. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 63(i); McIlvaine A52b.

17) Blandings Castle. Garden City, NY, 1935. In dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 65(i); McIlvaine A53b.

18) Enter Psmith. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. In dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, UNRECORDED VARIANT not in Connolly or McIlvaine, with "Enter/Psmith" on title-page instead of "Enter Psmith", and with "Printed...by" on copyright, instead of "Published...at". See McIlvaine A12d.

19) The Luck of the Bodkins. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1936. In dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 66(i); McIlvaine A54b.

20) Young Men in Spats. Garden City, NY, 1936. In dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 68(i); McIlvaine A55b.

21) Laughing Gas. Garden City, NY, 1936. In dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 69(i); McIlvaine A56b.

22) The Crime Wave at Blandings. Garden City, NY, 1937. In dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of Lord Emsworth and Others according to Connolly 71(i). McIlvaine A58a.

23) Summer Moonshine. Garden City, NY, 1937. In dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 72; McIlvaine A59a.

24) The Code of the Woosters. New York, 1938. FIRST EDITION, AMERICAN ISSUE, published simultaneously with the BRITISH ISSUE. Connolly73(i) McIlvaine A60a.

25) Uncle Fred in Springtime. New York, 1939. In dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Connolly 75; McIlvaine A61a.

26) Eggs, Beans and Crumpets. New York, 1940. In dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 77(i); McIlvaine A62b.

27) Quick Service. New York, 1940. In dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Connolly 78(i); McIlvaine A63b.

Together, 27 works in 27 volumes, published by Doubleday, Doran & Company except where noted, all 8vo, all in original cloth, many in original dust jackets, condition generally good to very good, MANY FIRST EDITIONS OR FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS.

Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie

This lot is located in Chicago.

Gretchen Hause

SVP, Head of Department, Books and Manuscripts, Chicago

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Gretchen Hause joined the Books and Manuscripts Department at Hindman Auctions in 2017, after working for nearly 8 years as a specialist in the Books and Manuscripts Department at Christie’s in New York. During her tenure at Hindman, Gretchen has handled numerous books and maps for record prices, including the superb Mellon-Garden copy of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, sold in 2019 for the world auction record price of $564,500. She also secured and sold a rare copy of Palmatary’s 1857 pre-fire view of Chicago (the only copy in private hands) for nearly $200,000, and secured and auctioned a copy of Ratzer’s fine Plan of the City of New York for a world auction record $162,500.

In 2023, Gretchen secured the Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie. The white-glove sale was 100% sold by lot, realizing nearly double the high estimate. In that same year, she served as head of sale for the Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, another white-glove sale which realized more than three times the low estimate. In 2019, Gretchen was responsible for the sale of the Library of a Midwestern Collector. The 86-lot sale achieved a record total for any sale for the department, setting the world auction record for Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, and bringing strong prices for several scientific works, works on computing, and other notable high spots. In 2018, she secured and handled the Fine Cartographic and Printed Americana Collection of Eric and Evelyn Newman, which was 97% sold by lot, achieving the highest sale total at the time for a single-session auction in department history, and bringing several record prices. She also organized the successful sale of The Adventure & Exploration Library of Steve Fossett. The two-session sale realized a department record sold total at the time, and achieved a 100% sell through rate.

Prior to joining Hindman Auctions, Gretchen spent nearly 8 years in the Books and Manuscripts department at Christie’s in New York. While at Christie’s, she contributed to the successful sales of several collections, including the Dorothy Shea collection of fore-edge paintings (96% sold by lot) and duplicates from the Warren H. Corning Library of the Holden Arboretum, which were 95% sold by lot in 2013 to benefit the acquisitions fund. She also helped catalogue the Cornelius J. Hauck Private Botanical Library (92% sold by lot in 2016), and the American Literature collection of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, which was 95% sold by lot. She had the opportunity to work on a number of landmark single-owner sales, including those of the collections of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan and Huguette Clark, and the libraries of Kenneth Nebenzahl (exploration and maps), Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow (the art of book illustration), and Jean Perrette (travel and exploration), as well as the sale of the iconic Kelmscott printing press.

Gretchen has attended introductory and advanced bibliography and history of bookbinding courses at Rare Book School at the University of Virginia, and holds a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature. She studied primarily British literature, with emphases in medieval and modern literature. Gretchen is a member of the Grolier Club, the Caxton Club, the Washington Map Society, and the Chicago Map Society. She currently serves on the board as Treasurer for the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies. She is an auctioneer, and has nearly 15 years of experience working with rare books and manuscripts. In addition to her commitment to the bibliophilic community, Gretchen is committed to public service as well, and is currently serving a 6-year term as a publicly-elected Commissioner for the Berwyn Park District in her hometown.

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