GOOD to VERY GOOD CONDITION

 

This sale is for a vintage edition entitled “Do Butlers Burgle Banks?” by P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975).

 

It was published by Penguin Books, of London, and is the 10th modern reprint of the 1979 paperback edition, estimate circa 2000 (the FIRST EDITION was published in 1968 by Herbert Jenkins).

 

‘Unless some kindly burglar takes it into his head to burgle the bank before the examiners arrive, I’m for it,’ said Mike Bond of Bond’s Bank gloomily.

 

As luck would have it, that is just what Horace Appleby had in mind.  Although it was not for purely altruistic reasons that the gentlemanly gangster was posing as butler in the Bond residence.

 

Whatever their motives, neither party had reckoned on Horace’s susceptibility to steak-and-kidney pie and to a female person’s charms or on the resourcefulness of Mike’s betrothed or on the formidable powers of Potter of the Yard.

 

The front cover art is by “Ionicus” the pen-name of Joshua Charles Armitage (1913–1998), best-known for illustrating the covers of these Penguin paperback editions of books by P. G. Wodehouse, although for 40 years he contributed cartoons and drawings to the Punch satirical magazine as well as illustrations to other books.

 

The book measures 7.75 inches x 5 inches and has 159 pages. 

 

The book is in good, internally neat condition for a softback of its age, save bumps to the corners (bruise to the top front corners). There are NO inscriptions/book-plates and NO other ink or pencil markings in the book.  The binding is good with no loose or missing pages.

 

A good, neat copy of this vintage edition.

 

COMBINED POSTAGE - ALL BIDDERS: We offer 20% off the total postage & packing/‘shipping’ for additional items after the cost of the heaviest book – please wait for a combined invoice.

 

Please click on “View Sellers Other Items” towards the top right hand side of this page for other vintage editions. 

 

Buyer to pay postage & packing

For UK Postage: 2nd Class/Parcels = £2.95;

or 1st Class = £3.90

 

European Union Postage: = 6.95 GB Pounds

 

USA Postage: Air Mail (USA) = 13.45 GB Pounds

 

Rest of the World Postage: Air Mail (Anywhere else in the World) = 10.70 GB Pounds

 

Surface Mail (Anywhere in the World) = 13.20 GB Pounds

 

Unwinsbooks have held down shipping prices from 2013-2020 in spite of small increases in postage costs.  However, Royal Mail Prices dramatically changed on 1 July 2020, as a result of exceptional cost increases outside of their control, so we are reluctantly having to pass on pricing increases for parcels being sent overseas (primarily USA, New Zealand, Australia and the Rest of the World). 

 

These costs are a direct result of: 

 

 

 

“Royal Mail, always aim to deliver the best value international services. We fully recognise that these changes are significant. This was a decision we reluctantly took but is necessary in view of the increased costs borne by Royal Mail.”

 

If the Royal Mail reduce their charges in the future (in particular what they term “Temporary Air Carrier Supplement Pricing”) unwinsbooks will reduce the international costs accordingly.

 

Unwinsbooks always obtain a proof of postage receipt from the Royal Mail.  Packages over Royal Mail size rules may be sent by courier (customer will be informed).

 

Goods will be WELL PACKAGED by Unwins Books and dispatched once payment has cleared.

 

PAYMENT FOR UK BIDDERS: By Paypal, UK cheque, or postal order. 

 

POSTAGE UK BIDDERS:  If you require registered post - "sign for" - then this will be an extra £1.10 per package (UK purchasers only).

 

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POSTAGE OVERSEAS BIDDERS:  Please note that Surface Mail is very slow (6 to 12 weeks).