WODEHOUSE!
I found this tiny hole-in-the-wall used book shop on a street I have never walked down in my life...and scored a ton of Wodehouse! Best yet? They were dirt cheap!
The owner is in it all for the "getting people to read" aspect of it and not for the money (!), he is a Wodehouse fan (he was in a Wodehouse-mood and obtained the books) and we promoted Wodehouse to this couple who never heard of him but became extremely interested, AND we discussed J&W - he kindly offered to bring in his recordings but I informed him I had seen the show and have the DVDs. He was shocked when I said Bertie was played by Hugh Laurie (he and the missus watch House every week). <3
If he wasn't married and more than double/triple my age...
Acquired Wodehouse for my list-loving self:
MISC WODEHOUSE/COLLECTIONS:
1) A Wodehouse Bestiary (P.G. Wodehouse Collection) (1991)
2)Golf Without Tears (1999) / "The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922 UK)
3) Uneasy Money (1917)
4) Piccadilly Jim - Partially a sequel to The Little Nugget (1918)
5) Indiscretions of Archie (1921)
6) Money for Nothing (1928)
7) Big Money (1931)
8) Summer Moonshine (1938)
9) Do Butlers Burgle Banks? (1968)
THESE ARE ALL THE ORANGE PENGUIN 80s/90s EDITIONS.
BLANDINGS:
10) Something Fresh (1915) <-UK title used, US version is: Something New.
11) Heavy Weather (1933)
THESE ARE THE ORANGE PENGUIN 80s/90s EDITIONS.
DRONES:
12) Tales from the Drones Club (1991) <-- aka The Drones Omnibus
JEEVES:
13) The Inimitable Jeeves (1923) - A collection of eleven short stories related to each other <--aka in US: Jeeves / ORANGE PENGUIN
14) Carry on, Jeeves (1925) - Ten short stories, five repeated in some form from My Man Jeeves / ORANGE PENGUIN
15) Life with Jeeves: contains THE INIMITABLE JEEVES, VERY GOOD JEEVES, RIGHT HO, JEEVES / YELLOW PENGUIN 1986? --beat-up copy
*need for Very Good, Jeeves (1930) - Eleven short stories
16)Thank You, Jeeves (1934)- The first full-length Jeeves novel / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
17) Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) <- UK title used, US title: Brinkley Manor / ORANGE PENGUIN
18) The Code of the Woosters (1938) W/ INTRO BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN / VINTAGE BOOKS, RANDOM HOUSE 1975
19) Jeeves in the Morning (1946) aka Joy in the Morning / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
20) The Mating Season (1949) / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
21) The Return of Jeeves (1953) aka Ring for Jeeves / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
In which Bill Belfry "borrows" Jeeves from Bertie
22) Jeeves and the Fudal Spirit (1954) <--UK title used, aka Bertie Wooster Sees It Through / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
23) How Right You Are, Jeeves (1960) aka UK: Jeeves in the Offing / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
24) Jeeves and the Tie That Binds (1971) aka UK: Much Obliged, Jeeves /HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
TOTAL WODEHOUSE: 24. TOTAL PRICE: $24.
YES YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY. ONE DOLLAR EACH. SCORE!
I also picked up some other great books...
I found #15 in a different section and figured I was lucky for finding one Wodehouse. I slowly made my way around the shop...and there, on the top-most shelf, waaaaay in the corner, was a half of a shelf just of Wodehouse. I cleaned that sucker off quicker than the owner could blink. :)
WANT YOUR VERY OWN COPY OF PICCADILLY JIM?
In my glee, I picked up two copies of Piccadilly Jim (1918). It's available as a free etext...but it's this ORANGE PENGUIN version. But if anyone is interested, I would be happy to mail it. I'm afraid the other books are mine. At least for now:)
ETA: I would mail it for free, in case that wasn't clear. Just need an address.x
The owner is in it all for the "getting people to read" aspect of it and not for the money (!), he is a Wodehouse fan (he was in a Wodehouse-mood and obtained the books) and we promoted Wodehouse to this couple who never heard of him but became extremely interested, AND we discussed J&W - he kindly offered to bring in his recordings but I informed him I had seen the show and have the DVDs. He was shocked when I said Bertie was played by Hugh Laurie (he and the missus watch House every week). <3
If he wasn't married and more than double/triple my age...
Acquired Wodehouse for my list-loving self:
MISC WODEHOUSE/COLLECTIONS:
1) A Wodehouse Bestiary (P.G. Wodehouse Collection) (1991)
2)Golf Without Tears (1999) / "The Clicking of Cuthbert (1922 UK)
3) Uneasy Money (1917)
4) Piccadilly Jim - Partially a sequel to The Little Nugget (1918)
5) Indiscretions of Archie (1921)
6) Money for Nothing (1928)
7) Big Money (1931)
8) Summer Moonshine (1938)
9) Do Butlers Burgle Banks? (1968)
THESE ARE ALL THE ORANGE PENGUIN 80s/90s EDITIONS.
BLANDINGS:
10) Something Fresh (1915) <-UK title used, US version is: Something New.
11) Heavy Weather (1933)
THESE ARE THE ORANGE PENGUIN 80s/90s EDITIONS.
DRONES:
12) Tales from the Drones Club (1991) <-- aka The Drones Omnibus
JEEVES:
13) The Inimitable Jeeves (1923) - A collection of eleven short stories related to each other <--aka in US: Jeeves / ORANGE PENGUIN
14) Carry on, Jeeves (1925) - Ten short stories, five repeated in some form from My Man Jeeves / ORANGE PENGUIN
15) Life with Jeeves: contains THE INIMITABLE JEEVES, VERY GOOD JEEVES, RIGHT HO, JEEVES / YELLOW PENGUIN 1986? --beat-up copy
*need for Very Good, Jeeves (1930) - Eleven short stories
16)Thank You, Jeeves (1934)- The first full-length Jeeves novel / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
17) Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) <- UK title used, US title: Brinkley Manor / ORANGE PENGUIN
18) The Code of the Woosters (1938) W/ INTRO BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN / VINTAGE BOOKS, RANDOM HOUSE 1975
19) Jeeves in the Morning (1946) aka Joy in the Morning / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
20) The Mating Season (1949) / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
21) The Return of Jeeves (1953) aka Ring for Jeeves / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
In which Bill Belfry "borrows" Jeeves from Bertie
22) Jeeves and the Fudal Spirit (1954) <--UK title used, aka Bertie Wooster Sees It Through / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
23) How Right You Are, Jeeves (1960) aka UK: Jeeves in the Offing / HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
24) Jeeves and the Tie That Binds (1971) aka UK: Much Obliged, Jeeves /HARPER & ROW PERENNIAL LIBRARY
TOTAL WODEHOUSE: 24. TOTAL PRICE: $24.
YES YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY. ONE DOLLAR EACH. SCORE!
I also picked up some other great books...
I found #15 in a different section and figured I was lucky for finding one Wodehouse. I slowly made my way around the shop...and there, on the top-most shelf, waaaaay in the corner, was a half of a shelf just of Wodehouse. I cleaned that sucker off quicker than the owner could blink. :)
WANT YOUR VERY OWN COPY OF PICCADILLY JIM?
In my glee, I picked up two copies of Piccadilly Jim (1918). It's available as a free etext...but it's this ORANGE PENGUIN version. But if anyone is interested, I would be happy to mail it. I'm afraid the other books are mine. At least for now:)
ETA: I would mail it for free, in case that wasn't clear. Just need an address.x