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Lot 200
Sale 2037 - Summer Reading
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Jun 25, 2024
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Jul 16, 2024
Timed Online / Chicago
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WODEHOUSE, P.G. (1881-1975). A group of 15 works, published in the 1910s and 1920s, comprising:
1) The Intrusion of Jimmy. New York: W.J. Watt & Company, 1910. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 13; McIlvaine A13a.
2) Psmith in the City. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1910. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with 2 pages of advertisements at the end. Connolly 14; McIlvaine A14a.
3) The Prince and Betty. New York: W. J. Watt and Company, 1912. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Connolly 15; Heineman A15A; McIlvaine A15a.
4) The Little Nugget. New York: W. J. Watt and Company, 1914. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Connolly 16(i); McIlvaine A16b.
5) Something New. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1915. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 18; McIlvaine A16b.
6) Piccadilly Jim. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1917. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 21; McIlvaine A20a.
7) The Coming of Bill. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1920. FIRST ENGLISH, FIRST ISSUE with 4 pages of advertisements at the end. Connolly 24(i); McIlvaine A23b.
8) A Damsel in Distress. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 25; McIlvaine A24a.
9) The Little Warrior. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1920. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Connolly 26; McIlvaine A25a.
10) Indiscretions of Archie. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1921. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, without the publisher's device on copyright page, and with uncorrected "friend potatoes" on line 12, p. 31. Connolly 27(i); McIlvaine A26b.
11) Three Men and a Maid. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 29; McIlvaine A28a.
12) The Adventures of Sally. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1923 [but 1922]. FIRST EDITION. Connolly 30; McIlvaine, A29a.
13) Jeeves. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923. In facsimile dust-jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of The Inimitable Jeeves, FIRST ISSUE. Connolly 31(i); McIlvaine A30b.
14) Leave It to Psmith. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1924[?]. FIRST EDITION with only 11 titles listed on the half-title verso. Connolly 32; McIlvaine A31a.
15) Ukridge. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1924. FIRST EDITION, listing 13 titles on the half-title verso. Connolly 33; McIlvaine A32a.
Together, 15 works in 15 volumes, all 8vo, all in original cloth, condition generally good to very good, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS, OR FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
This lot is located in Chicago.