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    By P. G. Wodehouse
    London   Herbert Jenkins
    7.5" by 5" xi, [3], 13-318, [2pp.]
    An early impression of the third full-length novel from P. G. Wodehouse's saga set at Blandings Castle, with the original dust wrapper.
    By P. G. Wodehouse

    c1940 Summer Lightning

    London   Herbert Jenkins
    7.5" by 5" xi, [3], 13-318, [2pp.]
    An early impression of the third full-length novel from P. G. Wodehouse's saga set at Blandings Castle, with the original dust wrapper.
    £245.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 929Q28
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    Description

    Early Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

    The ninth impression. First published in 1929.

    Dated from the publisher's advertisements.

    Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original dust wrapper.

    The third full-length novel set at Blandings Castle, the seat of the fictional Lord Emsworth and the setting for numerous tales and adventures. In this particular story, Lord Emsworth's younger brother Gally is down at Blandings attempting to write a memoir of his wild youth. However, a scheme is put in place by those who do not wish him to succeed.

    Written by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse, known for his amusing novels and short stories, many of which are set at Blandings.

    Condition

    Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is worn, with loss to the spine head and tail, heavier loss to the rear panel and lacking the entirety of the front flyleaf. The occasional additional tear, with sunning to the spine and the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean and a little age toned.

    Near Fine

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