WODEHOUSE, P.G. (1881-1975). The White Feather. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1907.
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
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WODEHOUSE, P.G. (1881-1975). The White Feather. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1907.
8vo. 12 full-page illustrations by W. Townsend. (Light spotting throughout.) Original pictorial tan cloth stamped in white, black, brown and gold (spine a touch sunned, fore-corners lightly rubbed, hinges slightly starting). Provenance: early gift inscription dated 1907.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE without advertisements at rear, of an early Wodehouse title first serialized in the boy's magazine "The Captain" between October 1905 and March 1906. McIlvaine A8a.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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