Lot 92 · Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
typed letter signed ("p. g. wodehouse"), to g. l. c. "bertie" wooster, westeliff-on-sea, essex
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana, New York · 19 June 2015
- Dimensions
- 1 page (7 1/8 x 6 in.; 182 x 153mm) on his letterhead, Remsenburg, NY, 20 May 1962; horizonal fold, some light browning and foxing. With typed envelope
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4375171
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4375171 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4375171
P.g. Wodehouse, typed letter signed ("p. g. wodehouse"), to g. l. c. "bertie" wooster, westeliff-on-sea, essex. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2015, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4375171.
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P.g. Wodehouse, typed letter signed ("p. g. wodehouse"), to g. l. c. "bertie" wooster, westeliff-on-sea, essex. Sotheby's, 19 Jun 2015, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4375171.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.g. Wodehouse | Mike: A Public School Story. London: Adam and Charles Black, | $3,188 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | |
| P.g. Wodehouse | The Pothunters. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1902. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Love Among the Chickens. London: George Newnes, Ltd., n.d. [ | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The Swoop! Or How Clarence Saved England. London: Alston Riv | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The Intrusion of Jimmy. New York: W.J. Watt & Company, 1910. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The White Feather. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1907. | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | the swoop! or how clarence saved england. london: alston riv | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Psmith Journalist. London: A. & C. Black, Ltd, 1915. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 |
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