About this title: When Keggs was a butler he eavesdropped on a meeting between his employer, J.J. Bunyan, and a covey of tycoons - J.J. and his associates each agreed to put up $50.000, the total to go to whichever of their sons was the last to marry. 30 years later, Keggs wants to cash in on what he knows.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Date Published: 2008-07-31
ISBN-13:9781590200681ISBN:1590200683
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Star Books
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780352301697ISBN:0352301694
Description: Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Very light edgewear to the covers. Mild page toning. Otherwise a clean, tight copy with an uncreased spine. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Pr
Date Published: 2008-07-31
ISBN-13:9781590200681ISBN:1590200683
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781590200681. read more
Description: Great Britain, 1957, reprinted London, W.H. Allen & Co., 1978. 199pp. Paper. Sun tanning to front and back covers, spine sun bleached. Two thin black lines stamped lightly across bottom page edges. Otherwise very good. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781841591551ISBN:1841591556
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 224 pages. A butler named keggs who, having overheard the planning of a scheme, later decides to try and make money out of his knowledge. (Hardback) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins, London
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Red cloth with black title on spine. 199 pp. No ownership or other marks. Binding is tight. A nice copy. Fic. read more
Edition: 1st ed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins, London
Date Published: 1957
Description: VG-hardback in VG price-clipped dustjacket. Dustjacket protected in removable clear film. Dust jacket slightly worn at edges, with short tears in front panel neatly repaired. McIlvaine A80a(1). read more
Edition: First
Binding: Red Cloth
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, London
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very Good Plus in Very Good jacket. Hardback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 199 pp. There is slight fading to the very edges of the covers and spine where they have not been fully protected by the dust-wrapper. On the rear free endpaper there are traces of a sketch which has been drawn in pencil then rubbed out. The book is free of inscriptions. The dust-wrapper, which has not been price-clipped, is clean, but there are five short closed tears and the top add bottom edges are chipped. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781841591551ISBN:1841591556
Description: New. A butler named Keggs who, having overheard the planning of a scheme, later decides to try and make money out of his knowledge. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. ISBN10: 1841591556. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jenkins
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very Good The boards are a touch worn and marked. One signature and a little foxing. Tightly bound. The jacket is a photocopy of the original issue. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jenkins
Date Published: 1957
Description: Very Good The boards are a little marked. Internally clean and tightly bound. Minor library markings and scarring. One inscription. The jacket is a photocopy of the original. read more
"J.J. Bunyan and his cronies each put $50,000 dollars in a fund just before the stock market crash and form a tontine. The last of their heirs to get married wins the whole pot, expected to be one million dollars when considering compound interest, etc. Years later, only two heirs remain...
Like all Wodehouses, this one delivers the laughs. Bill Hollister is the dashing leading man, Jane the fiery heroine, and Lord Uffenham is the much abused nobleman. The younger Bunyan keeps trying to get the million dollars while expending as little of his cash as possible. Augustus Keggs makes a return appearance and quickly becomes my third favorite Wodehouse butler. Without giving away too many details, how can you not love a Wodehouse story where someone paints a Roman beard on a giant statue?
Later: On a side note, reading bits of a Wodehouse out loud to innocent bystanders increases the enjoyment level immensely."
"Wonderful wonderful wonderful. If we all read a bit of Wodehouse, perhaps this bloody recession would solve itself, because we'd all be in a good mood.
This is part of my New Year's resolution. I am aiming to read one Wodehouse a month. Given the sheer numbers, this resolution will extend into other years, thank goodness Plum lived so long. An integral part of this resolution is to buy all of the Overlook Press reprints, as they are very lovely on the outside and have a pleasant internal layout."
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