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Price: US$302.74 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: illustrated by 12 full page plates printed one side only by T.m.R. Whitwell 8vo blue pictorial cloth to cover and spine, spine with gilt title. Coloured cover shows Psmith being shouted at by his boss for his buffoonery and on the spine the young man is working on a ledger.(edges a bit rubbed/colored areas have some scratches/lower cover plain blue cloth with some damp marking but quite sound and tight) xi [includes halftitle, titlepage,dedication,contents etc} +{1p=blank] + 266pp + [2p=booklist for boys etc] inscriptions one of father the other of son to free endpaper, else clean neat crisp copy with all plates accounted for. 1 volume.
Seller: Abbey Antiquarian Books, Blockley, GLOS, United Kingdom
Price: US$604.21 + shipping
Description: Adam and Charles Black. 1910. First edition, first issue with adverts stating: [267] Books by P. G. Wodehouse and [268] Books for Boys. McIlvaine A14a. Hardback without DW. Original illustrated blue cloth gilt. Head and tail of spine crumpled with small portion of fraying to joint at head of spine. Edges and corners slightly worn and rubbed, slight lean to spine. x, 266 pages plus [2] pages of publisher's adverts. All plates present, one of the 12 is partially protrouding from main body of book and has worn edges. Contents slightly shaken, inner hinge visible between frontis. and title page and in a couple of other places. Pages browned and occasionally foxed and thumbed. Still a good copy of a very scarce item.
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: xii+266+[2 ad] pages with 12 Illustrated plates from designs by T.M.R. Whitwell. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in Original blue illustrated cloth. (McIlvaine A14a) First Edition in book form. Psmith in the City is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published on 23 September 1910 by Adam & Charles Black, London. The story was originally released as a serial in The Captain magazine, between October 1908 and March 1909, under the title The New Fold. The American edition was issued in November 1910 by Macmillan, New York, from imported sheets. It continues the adventures of cricket-loving Mike Jackson and his immaculately-dressed friend Psmith, first encountered in Mike (1909). Mike Jackson, cricketer and scion of a cricketing clan, finds his dreams of studying and playing at Cambridge upset by news of his father's financial troubles, and must instead take a job with the "New Asiatic Bank". On arrival there, Mike finds his friend Psmith is also a new employee, and together they strive to make the best of their position, and perhaps squeeze in a little cricket from time to time. Condition: Ownership marks on front free endpaper. Rubbing to spine, rear joint repaired, rubbing at extremities with some soiling to cloth; front hinge cracked, binding shaken, half-title starting as are a few plates, list of illustrations separated and laid in else good.
Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Wodehouse, P. G.. Psmith in the City. Adam and Charles Black, London, 1910.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated cover and spine; no jacket; endpapers slightly browned, minor soil on cloth; bright & firm copy of this scarce early Wodehouse title ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
P.G. Wodehouse. Psmith in the City. Adam and Charles Black, London, 1910.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing frontis, list of illustrations page loose. Front hinge cracked, rear hinge partly cracked. Blue cloth with black, white and buff illustration. Gold lettering on spine. Edges and corner bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly cocked. page edges browned and worn. Some joints between signatures cracked. Small hole in front cover. Light foxing. A letter is enclosed addressed to a Miss Wodehouse Northam, N. Devon dated 1919.
Seller: Book Stop, Inc., Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Wodehouse, P. G.. Psmith in the City, a Sequel to "Mike". Adam & Charles Black, London, 1910.
Price: US$1526.43 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. 260 pages plus 8 pages of advertisements. Illustrated with 12 black & white plates by T M R Whitwell. Neat gift inscription dated 1914 to front endpaper. The story was originally released as a serial in The Captain magazine, between October 1908 and March 1909, under the title The New Fold. It continues the adventures of cricket-loving Mike Jackson and his immaculately-dressed friend Psmith. An excellent copy. ; 206 pages
Seller: Horsham Rare Books, Horsham, United Kingdom
Price: US$1590.03 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, continuing the adventures of the cricket-loving Mike Jackson and his monocle-sporting friend Psmith, who had both been introduced in Mike the previous year. Psmith has endured as one of Wodehouse's most memorable characters, "unstoppably talkative, with a splendid conversational line in mandarin orotundity" (ODNB). Provenance: from the library of the artist and collector Walford Graham Robertson (1867-1948), with his ownership inscription, dated 1916, on the front free endpaper. Robertson was a painter trained in in the studios of Walter Crane and Edward Burne-Jones; a distinguished collector of works by William Blake; and an illustrator, who contributed "amusing embellishments to texts by Alfred Ollivant, G. K. Chesterton, Kenneth Grahame, and others" (ODNB), including the original artwork for The Wind in the Willows. This copy later passed into the collection of the noted bibliophile Oliver Nowell Chadwyck-Healey (1886-1960), with his armorial bookplate on the front pastedown. Jasen 14; McIlvaine A14a. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in black, gilt, white, and yellow, 2 pp. of publisher's advertisements at rear. Monochrome frontispiece and 11 plates, all by T. M. R. Whitwell. Spine ends bumped, cloth lightly marked and rubbed, inner hinges cracked but firm, contents lightly foxed. A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
P.G. Wodehouse. PSmith In the City. Adam & Charles Black, UK, 1910.
Price: US$2544.05 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: PSmith In the City by P.G. Wodehouse First Edition Adam & Charles Black 1910. No inscriptions, no toning. Completely unmarked and unblemished throughout. Covers fine, corners still sharp and gold gilt on spine completely unfaded. An excellent copy.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$4452.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Psmith In the City Inscribed & Signed by P.G. Wodehouse First Edition Adam & Charles Black 1910. London. Sporadic foxing to prelims and edges. Contents clean and unblemished throughout. All plates present. Covers bright and without rubbing or fading to gilt. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author directly to ffep: 'To Alexander Nahas / with best wishes / P.G. Wodehouse / Feb '15. 1971 / 'How ever did you get hold of / this ? It has been out of / print for 50 years (though / they have just done it a(s) a / paperback in England. / PGW'. Psmith in the City throws the charmingly eccentric Reginald Psmith and his cricket-loving pal Mike Jackson into the whirlwind of London's financial district. Mike's father, facing financial ruin, sends his son to work at the New Asiatic Bank under the pompous Mr. Bickersdyke. To save Mike from drudgery, Psmith, ever the resourceful gentleman, decides to join him. The clash between Psmith's whimsical outlook and Bickersdyke's rigid, rule-bound world ignites a comedic battle royale. Psmith's unorthodox methods, like replacing office memos with haiku poems and conducting tea breaks on rooftops, throw the bank into delightful disarray. Meanwhile, Mike stumbles upon a clandestine plot involving stolen diamonds and shady investors. Psmith, never one to shy away from adventure, finds himself embroiled in Mike's investigation. Their pursuit of the truth takes them from stuffy bank offices to glittering society soirées, all while dodging bumbling detectives and fending off Bickersdyke's wrath. Of course, romance blossoms along the way, with Psmith wooing the lovely Miss Van der Roest and Mike finding himself smitten with the vivacious Miss Jackson. As the plot thickens, Psmith's ingenuity shines. He uses his wit and silver tongue to disarm enemies, unravel the diamond scheme, and expose the true culprits. In the process, he proves that a touch of whimsy and a dash of chivalry can conquer even the most formidable bureaucratic dragons. Psmith in the City is a whirlwind of witty dialogue, hilarious situations, and Psmith's trademark blend of eccentricity and good-natured scheming. It's a delightful escapade through the city jungle, where good triumphs over greed, romance finds its perfect pitch, and a man in lavender gloves reminds us that even the most mundane workday can be an adventure.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom