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First UK edition, first impression. The Prince and Betty was originally published in the US three months earlier. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine in gilt and to front board in red. Contemporary ownership signature to front pastedown. Spine rolled and tanned, cloth a little rubbed at extremities, some short splits in the cloth at the ends of the spine, corners bumped, top corner of upper board knocked, a little spotting to contents. A very good copy. McIlvaine A15b.

The Prince and Betty is a romantic novel by P. G. Wodehouse, set partly in New York City. It features a young couple, Betty Keith and John Maude, who navigate various interpersonal and societal obstacles to be together.