JONKERS RARE BOOKS
and Wooster and Blandings, he had cut his teeth as an author writing sto- ries for the children’s magazines Chums and The Captain . These stories were set in English public schools (initially the fictitious St Austins and later Wrykin) and are tales of schoolboy intrigue and adventure. McIlvaine A1a
45. A Prefect’s Uncle WODEHOUSE, P.G.
A&C Black, 1903. First edition. Original red cloth with pictorial design in black, blue and pink and lettered to the spine in gilt. Eight full page illustrations by R. Noel Pocock A very good copy, with some fading to the spine and a discrete repair to the rear joint. [44887] £1,500 A scarce first edition of Wodehouse’s second book. McIlvaine A2a
46. The Gold Bat WODEHOUSE, P.G.
A & C Black, 1904. First edition, first issue with two pages of ad- verts. Original maroon pictorial cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. A very good copy indeed, with some foxing to the page edges and small worming to the preliminary pages. [45000] £750
44. The Pothunters WODEHOUSE, P.G.
A&C Black, 1902 . First edition. Original blue cloth with silver cup design on front cover and spine. Ten plates by R. Noel Pocock. A near fine copy, with just a little toning to the spine, but bright and crisp with little or no wear to the silver decoration and just a short snag at the head of the spine. Ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper and reverse of frontispiece. [37404] £5,000 The author’s first book, rarely encountered in such clean condition. Before Wodehouse made his name writing the humorous stories of Jeeves
47. Mike WODEHOUSE, P.G.
A & C Black, 1909. First edition. Original green pictorial cloth with a cricketing scene printed in red, black and white, lettered in gilt to the spine. Twelve plates after drawings by T.M.R. Whit- well. A very good copy indeed with some tanning to the spine
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