P. G. Wodehouse — Quick Service

New York, The Sun Dial Press, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of 'Quick Service' by P. G. Wodehouse. A later US edition. First publised in the US by Doubleday the year prior and in the UK by Jenkins in 1940. "Here is a group of characters as charming and delightfully scatter-brained as any Wodehouse has done, in a full-length novel in the best Wodehouse tradition." Although it does not feature any of Wodehouse's regular characters or settings, it is a typically Wodehousean comedy, featuring impoverished but romantic youths, wealthy but grouchy relatives, charming and resourceful friends, chirpy criminals, country houses, importers, servants etc. In a red cloth binding in an unclipped dustwrapper in an acetate protective covering. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. There is some bumping to the top and tail of the spine. Dustwrapper is smart. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is a bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.