Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Wodehouse,P.G.. French leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$11.81 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback without dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear. Colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom
P. G. Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$11.82 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955. First Edition. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Missing front free endpaper. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages, pastedowns and rear free endpaper. More prominent to text block edges and synopsis page. Hinges are lightly cracked but boards remain firmly attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
P G Wodehouse. French Leave. HERBERT JENKINS London, 1955.
Price: US$12.13 + shipping
Description: , . nombre ant prop. . . . 206 p., 19x12 cm., tapa dura
Seller: Almacen de los Libros Olvidados, Barakaldo, Spain
P G Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$12.19 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cover, red cloth boards. slight bumping at corners, three small black marks on back cover; otherwise good condition. Binding is sound. Pages tanned but clean.
Seller: Orb's Community Bookshop, Huntly, United Kingdom
WODEHOUSE, P. G.. French leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$12.83 + shipping
Description: 1st UK edition, 1955 (McIlvaine A78a(1)). Light scattered foxing. Gift inscription on front pastedown. Red cloth with black lettering on spine. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Wodehouse, P.G.. FRENCH LEAVE. , 1955.
Price: US$12.83 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: . Herbert Jenkins, 1st ed red boards, no dustjacket, clean copy, neat name on end paper, Professional booksellers since 1981
Seller: GREENSLEEVES BOOKS, Oxford, United Kingdom
P G Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$14.55 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955. First Edition. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Water marks to page edges and corners. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
P. G. Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$14.89 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1955. First Edition. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Ex-libris plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Wodehouse, P G. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, London, UK, 1955.
Price: US$16.68 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, first printing. 208pp, [2]. In red cloth-covered boards with black lettering on spine. 12mo. Cloth a little rubbed on edges and joints, gently rounded at corners and spine ends. Minor, mild spotting on text block edges. Gift inscription on front free endpaper else internally neat, clean and tight.
Seller: BookAddiction (ibooknet member), Canterbury, United Kingdom
Wodehouse, P. G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The boards are a bit shelf rubbed.One previous owners signature.Some foxing.Well bound.EM. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Wodehouse, P G. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins Limited, London, 1955.
Price: US$17.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in red cloth boards with black lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 206pp. Library copy, ink stamps to endpapers. (33/5)
Seller: CURIO, Grimsby, N. E. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
WODEHOUSE, P. G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins 1955, 1955.
Price: US$18.34 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION.Octavo hardcover (VG-) with d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Wodehouse,P.G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, London, 1955.
Price: US$19.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's red hardcover with black title lettering to spine,in a Copy Facsimile Dust-Jacket.Not clipped to the inner flap.This copy has one previous name to the front endpaper.This copy has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.With some spotting and age toning showing to the page egdes,8vo 206pp First Edition 1st Impression [1955]
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
WODEHOUSE, P. G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1955, 1955.
Price: US$21.40 + shipping
Description: First edition, hardcover octavo (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
P G WODEHOUSE. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$21.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The book itself is in very good condition for its age. Bumped at head and tail of book spine and rubbing to edges of boards (RED WITH BLACK LETTERING TO SPINE). Age tanning to pages. The dustjacket is tatty but is 95% complete - there are some elements missing, particularly on the spine and across the top edge of the rear panel, which is also grubby. Price still on dust jacket. "The gentleman of expensive tastes and no money to indulge them necessarily stands at life's cross-roads. He must either marry money or work. The Marquis de Maufringneuse was such a gentleman and in the course of a chequered career had tried both alternatives. Unfortunately, neither had paid off permanently." IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH
Seller: Jeff 'n' Joys Quality Books, Redcar, United Kingdom
Wodehouse, P.G.. FRENCH LEAVE. Herbert Jenkins Limited, London, 1955.
Price: US$22.05 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Brown tape marks to end papers. DJ clean & bright, lightly chipped at tips.
Seller: BOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY, SUMMER HILL, NSW, Australia
Wodehouse, P.G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$23.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1955. Hardback. Fine in publisher's cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing light age and shelf wear, some marks. Previous owner's stamp on title and half-title. Light spotting, toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a nice copy. . . . .
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Wodehouse, P. G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, London, 1955.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No d-j. Some minor wear on inside spine. Spots on bottom edge. Light soiling to top edge.
Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Wodehouse, P. G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins London 1955, 1955.
Price: US$32.40 + shipping
Description: 1st edition / 1st printing hardback in original cloth Nice copy small octavo 206pp., Neat ownership inscription o/w a nice copy in red cloth
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Wodehouse, P.G.. FRENCH LEAVE.. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$35.28 + shipping
Description: 1st Ed. 206pp. + [ii]. adverts. E.ps. and top edge of leaves lightly spotted, original black lettered red cloth faded at head of spine, in lightly soiled and chipped d/w. with some loss at head of spine. US$35
Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
P.G. Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$44.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Very Good minus copy of the UK first edition, in like dust jacket. The front end paper is missing from the book, and there is slight fading at top and tail of spine where paper has been missing from the jacket. The dust jacket is complete, bar a half inch loss at top of spine (no lettering lost) and an inch loss at tail of spine, with the publisher's surname 'Jenkins' missing, plus some minor edge wear and creasing.
Seller: christopher heppa, chelmsford, United Kingdom
Price: US$48.74 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1955 : FIRST PRINTING. First issue of story in four parts November-December, 1955. Was published in book form the same year by Herbert Jenkins. Four parts complete; 4 issues - colour and black and white illustrated. Minor wear only. very good. Staples slightly rusted. Bright, clean and unfolded. No owner names or markings. Uncommon complete issue of the story. VERY GOOD. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Folio. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]
Seller: Rosley Books est. 2000, WIGTON, United Kingdom
WODEHOUSE, P. G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$51.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First issue red boards with black titles. Pictorial dustwrapper. A very good+ copy with clean boards. Tiny ink name to front endpaper. The very good dustwrapper has small nicks to spine tips and tiny chip to top left head of front panel. Original price of 10/6net to front flap.
Seller: Lincolnshire Old Books, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Wodehouse, P.G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, London, 1955.
Price: US$51.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Red hard cover with black titles on spine. Slight fading to top of spine and bumping to corners. Contents tight with previous owner name and old bookseller stamp on front e/p. Some foxing to page edges and a scattering throughout the book. The pre-title page has a crease to the top corner. Dust jacket is not price clipped. There is some chipping with small absences to edges and corners.
Seller: Arty Bees Books, Wellington, New Zealand
P G Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine copy Language: eng
Seller: Dick Neal Fine Books, Booker Bay, NSW, Australia
P G Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$61.57 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st printing. Top edge toned and grubby, otherwise fine. DJ complete with small closed tears.
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
P. G. Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$62.86 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo (19 x 13cm), 206pp. Red boards with black lettering to the spine in unclipped protected DJ. A near fine, clean, bright and square copy in a very good DJ with some nicks to the front top edge and spine.
Seller: Travel, Spies & Otherwise, Ellesmere Port, CHESH, United Kingdom
P G Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, UK, 1955.
Price: US$64.14 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition 1955 Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is good++ and quite bright. Edges rubbed, lightly creased and nicked.Small loss to spine tips and edge. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 16416
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom
P G Wodehouse. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$64.14 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: pp 206 + 1. 1st printing. DJ shows slight use.
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Wodehouse, P. G. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$64.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 206; (I) Pages. Original Red Cloth With Lettering In Black On The Spine. In 10/6 Priced Dust Wrapper Which Is Chipped At The Extremities Of The Spine Area, With Two Close Tears On The Front Panel Without Loss. Not Priced Clipped, No Ownership Inscriptions Or Other Markings, Standing Square. The Dust Wrapper Depicts The Marquis De Maufringneuse Seated At A Table Having A Beer With Two Very Chic Looking Ladies
Seller: Roger Collicott Books, Widecombe in the Moor, DEVON, United Kingdom
WODEHOUSE, P.G. [Pelham Grenville] (1881-1975). French Leave. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1955, 1955.
Price: US$70.55 + shipping
Description: [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.206; [1 of adverts]; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, in an amusing pictorial dust-jacket designed by 'Sax'. A clean, near fine copy of the book, in a very good wrapper with some edgewear and rubbing, a few small nicks to top edge and a larger chip to the foot of spine. McIlvaine A70a.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
p. g. wodehouse. french leave. herbert jenkins, london, 1955.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Red covers with black lettering. Jacket has tiny amount of edge rubbing and a tiny closed tea. Copy right page has date of 1955 and no indication of printing.
Seller: broken wing books, blaine, MN, U.S.A.
Wodehouse, P. G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, London, 1955.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very nice copy with a small bump on the spine. The jacket has minor edgewear with a 1" tear on bottom front and to 1/2" of spine missing. Dustjacket is in a Brodart mylar jacket protector. All dust jackets are in Mylar acid-free protectors.; 12mo
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Wodehouse, P. G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, London, 1955.
Price: US$102.62 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 206pp; spine-ends worn at d/j, one bit missing from bottom end by spine, also repaired; pictorial d/j, tanned at spine a little. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd, Rochester, KENT, United Kingdom
Wodehouse P.G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, London, 1955.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first British edition, published by Herbert Jenkins in 1955. A near fine example of the book with a trace of dusting to the top edge, dust jacket near fine with two short unobtrusive tears to the rear panel and some very small chips at the extremities.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
WODEHOUSE, P.G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, London, 1955.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Description: First Impression. Octavo; red cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 206pp, [1]. Bookplate to front pastedown, else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny nicks and short tears and some clear tape reinforcement on verso; Very Good+. Later Wodehouse novel in which a French Marquis with expensive tastes and dwindling finances sets out to bag a rich wife while taking a cruise.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
WODEHOUSE P.G.. French Leave. London, Herbert Jenkins, 1955, 1955.
Price: US$224.48 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo., original cloth with slightly chipped and rubbed dustwrapper. Neat ink name. A very good copy.
Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, United Kingdom
WODEHOUSE, P.G.. French Leave.. Herbert Jenkins, London., 1955.
Price: US$224.48 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. A 206-page novel set in France.Ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Fine in very good indeed dustwrapper nicked and slightly rubbed at the edges.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
WODEHOUSE, P.G.. French Leave. Herbert Jenkins, 1955.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: WODEHOUSE, P.G. 1st Edition Herbert Jenkins 1955 7.5" x 5" [206] pp. Dust wrapper artwork by Sax
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.