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'Summer Lightning' by P. G. Wodehouse

Print
1929 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Book jacket for 'Summer Lightning' by P. G. Wodehouse depicting an elderly man wearing a suit and monocle, holding a quill at a writing desk. From the tip of the quill, lightening bolts are emanating across the orange background. There is a waiter holding a leek, with a silver service tray balanced on his head. On the spine is a wagon. On the back cover is a detailed synopsis of the novel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'Summer Lightning' by P. G. Wodehouse (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book jacket
Brief description
Book jacket for 'Summer Lightning' by P. G. Wodehouse, published by Herbert Jenkins. Great Britain, 1929.
Physical description
Book jacket for 'Summer Lightning' by P. G. Wodehouse depicting an elderly man wearing a suit and monocle, holding a quill at a writing desk. From the tip of the quill, lightening bolts are emanating across the orange background. There is a waiter holding a leek, with a silver service tray balanced on his head. On the spine is a wagon. On the back cover is a detailed synopsis of the novel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 295mm
  • Width: 187mm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
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Collection
Accession number
E.1658-1987

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Record createdJuly 2, 2013
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