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Book dust jacket first edition dust jacket for the P.G. Wodehouse novel
"Quick Service". This specific UK first edition cover was illustrated by an artist named Fenwick and was published on October 4, 1940, by Herbert Jenkins in London.
Book Summary
The novel is a standalone comedy that does not feature any of Wodehouse's regular characters or settings. The plot is a typical Wodehousean romp set in a country house and involves a complicated chain of events initiated when an imperious American widow, Beatrice Chavender, tastes a piece of inferior ham at breakfast.
This small incident affects everyone around her, including her sister, her brother-in-law, a poor relation named Sally, Sally's fiancé Lord Holbeton, and especially Mrs. Chavender's former fiancé, "Ham King" J. B. Duff, whose product is the offending ham.
Collector's Information
Publication Details: The UK first edition was published in red cloth boards with gilt titles on the spine. The first US edition was published by Doubleday, Doran in December 1940, with a different dust jacket illustration by Donald McKay.
Value: As a first edition with the original dust jacket, copies can vary significantly in price, ranging from approximately £47 to hundreds of US dollars depending on the condition. |
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