whiffle augustus (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Excellent clean crisp interior, no marks or inscriptions, just a very slight tan to pages/page block, fine boards; d/jacket fine mostly just a slight colour fade to rear side edge near spine, no nicks or tears and bright appearance over all, not price-clipped.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine Light wear to spine. 128pp. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4" Originally published in 1898 by Popgood and Grooly. Near Fine Light bumping to top edges; now in mylar protector.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. (xi) 128pp. Brown cloth boards with black titles to spine in unclipped dustwrapper. No inscriptions. Wrapper very lightly tanned. Otherwise clean tight and bright. A very nice copy indeed.

light brown hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in very fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (FPu1992 & nap). xi+128p. b&w illustrations. Emsworth's annotations throughout. "The tusker came down like a wolf on the fold ~ His ivories were gleaming like silver and gold".~ "It is good news for fans of P.G. Wodehouse that James Hogg happened upon Lord Emsworth's personal copy of The Care of the Pig by Augustus Whiffle and took it upon himself to edit it down to a manageable size. Pigs are of course a subject to be treated with the utmost seriousness and, in the case of this volume, with something akin to reverence. Happily, James Hogg is never less than scrupulous in ensuring that weighty matters, such as the Irish method of persuading pigs up a gangplank (which is to drive them in the opposite direction), are carefully recorded for the general reader. Lord Emsworth's marginal scribbles are also included and record such intimacies as his heartfelt praise of the Empress of Blandings, his champion sow, for restoring sanity to the disordered world of Blandings Castle. This book will be welcomed by lovers both of PG. Wodehouse and of pigs. James Hogg was educated at Eton and is a television journalist who has reported for 24 Hours, Nationwide and Newsnight. He has contributed to Country Living and Jazz Express. He lives in Hertfordshire.".