P. G. Wodehouse — Quick Service

New York, Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. 1940. First edition. Cloth. The first US edition of Wodehouse's humorous novel. First US edition. Businessman James Duff wants to obtain a portrait that is in a country house. He makes a deal with young Lord Holbeton and Holbeton's fiancée Sally Fairmile to get them to steal the painting. Joss Weatherby, an advertising artist at Duff's company, falls in love with Sally and soon becomes involved in Duff's plotting. Written by Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. In the original cream cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the extremities and minor discolouration in places. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.