a prefect's uncle. london: adam & charles black, 1903 — Wodehouse, P.G.

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Estimate: £400–£600 hammer ≈ $490–$736
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Sale: Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part VI, London · 20 October 2016
Dimensions: 185 x 120mm
Record ID: TB-2026-4516189
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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P.g. Wodehouse, a prefect's uncle. london: adam & charles black, 1903. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2016, lot 187. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4516189.

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P.g. Wodehouse, a prefect's uncle. london: adam & charles black, 1903. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2016, lot 187. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4516189.

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From the same sale The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part VI · Oct 2016

Lot	Artist	Estimate
fairies and fusiliers. london: william heinemann, 1917	Graves, Robert. 1796-1853.	£500–£800
puck of pook's hill. london: macmillan and co., 1906	Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936.	£150–£200
lara, a tale. jacqueline, a tale. london: for j. murray, 1814	Byron, George Gordon, Lord. 1788-1824.	£400–£700
five first editions in 10 volumes, comprising:	Thackeray, William Makepeace. 1811-1863.	£1,000–£1,500
the head of kay's. london: adam & charles black, 1905	P.g. Wodehouse	£600–£800
poems, chiefly lyrical. london: effingham wilson, 1830	—	£1,000–£1,500

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