Lot 571
Wodehouse (P.G.) William Tell Told Again, first edition, first impression, dust-jacket, 1904.
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Wodehouse (P.G.) William Tell Told Again, first edition, first impression, 16 colour plates by Philip Dadd, captioned tissue-guards, scattered foxing to text, browning to endpapers, original stone-coloured pictorial cloth blocked in green, black and brown with gilt lettering, spine slightly darkened, light bumping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped with loss to head of spine affecting title, chips to lower joint, a few closed tears and some chipping to head and foot of panels with creasing, rubbing and light surface soiling, [Mcllvaine A5a], 4to, 1904.
⁂ Rare in the dust-jacket, we can only trace a handful of like examples at auction.
Description
Wodehouse (P.G.) William Tell Told Again, first edition, first impression, 16 colour plates by Philip Dadd, captioned tissue-guards, scattered foxing to text, browning to endpapers, original stone-coloured pictorial cloth blocked in green, black and brown with gilt lettering, spine slightly darkened, light bumping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped with loss to head of spine affecting title, chips to lower joint, a few closed tears and some chipping to head and foot of panels with creasing, rubbing and light surface soiling, [Mcllvaine A5a], 4to, 1904.
⁂ Rare in the dust-jacket, we can only trace a handful of like examples at auction.