Beschreibung:

A group of ten volumes, comprising: WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975). Very Good, Jeeves! London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1930.   First English edition, presentation copy. McIlvaine A42(b). Octavo. Four integral leaves of publisher’s ads at end. Original orange cloth, spine and upper cover lettered and bordered in black, spine and lower cover with publisher’s device stamped in black (lacking the dust-jacket, tiny split at foot of joint, spine a touch faded). Provenance: David A. Jasen (biographer and bibliographer to Wodehouse; authorial presentation inscription to front free endpaper).  — Money for Nothing. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1928.  First edition, presentation copy. McIlvaine A39(a). Octavo. 4 integral leaves of publisher’s ads at end (scattered spotting most heavily affecting half-title, title, last gathering and publisher’s ads). Original orange cloth, spine and covers with title and publisher’s device stamped in black (slightly cocked, somewhat soiled, heavier to spine, endpapers browned); original dust-jacket from third printing with design by Charles Bainton supplied from another copy (spine faded, several chips to corners and spine ends just into a letter, small tears and creases at edges, unobtrusive stain to lower panel). Provenance: David A. Jasen (biographer and bibliographer of Wodehouse; presentation inscription to front free endpaper) — W. A. Cooper (inscription in blue ink dated 5/1/59).  — Bill the Conqueror. His Invasion of England in the Springtime. London: Metheun & Co. Ltd., 1924. First Edition, presentation copy. McIlvaine A33(a). Octavo. Leaves untrimmed (without the inserted advertisement supplement). Original red cloth, spine and upper cover with title stamped in black (lacking the dust-jacket, slightly cocked, extremities lightly rubbed or frayed, a few white spots). Provenance: David A. Jasen (Wodehouse’s bibliographer and biographer; authorial presentation inscription to front free endpaper). — Tales of St. Austin’s. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1903.  First edition, presentation copy. McIlvaine A3(a). Octavo. Frontispiece by T. M. R Whitwell and 11 illustrations by Whitwell, R Noel Pocock and E. F. Skinner, one integral leaf of publisher’s ads at end (textblock splitting in places). Original red cloth, upper cover and spine with illustration and titles stamped in gilt, blue and black (lightly rubbed, hinges splitting, endpapers browned). Provenance: Charles H. Lockner (bookseller’s ticket paste to front free endpaper) — David A. Jasen (authorial presentation inscription dated May 26, 1965). — Bertie Wooster Sees it Through. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955.   First American edition, presentation copy. McIlvaine A77(b).Octavo. Original cream cloth-backed blue paper-backed boards, spine lettered in brown and with brown label lettered in gilt, author’s facsimile signature to upper board (boards lightly sunned, spine rubbed, light staining); original dust-jacket designed by Dick Dodge (extremities lightly soiled). Provenance: David A. Jasen (biographer of Wodehouse; authorial presentation inscription to front free endpaper).  — Full Moon. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc., 1947.   First edition, presentation copy. McIlvaine A66(a). Octavo. 27 in-text illustrations by Paul Galdone. Original blue-green cloth, spine lettered and decorated in black (extremities lightly rubbed, endpapers browned); original price-clipped dust-jacket with illustration by Galdone (lightly soiled, spine ends frayed, a few shortclosed tears). Provenance: David A. Jasen (biographer and bibliographer to Wodehouse; authorial presentation inscription to front free endpaper).  — Sam the Sudden. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1925.   First edition, presentation copy. McIlvaine A35(a). Octavo. Four leaves of publisher’s ads at end. Original red cloth, spine and upper cover with titles stamped in black (lacking the dust-jacket, very slightly cocked, endpapers lightly browned). Provenance: David A. Jasen (authorial prese