Family Affairs by George Robey First Edition John Long 1924. Neat inscription to ffep. Covers are fine. In a VG dust jacket. 

In Family Affairs (1924), George Robey's lighthearted comedic novel, the irrepressible music hall star channels his stage persona into a frothy tale of domestic chaos in a bustling London household. Patriarch Henry Phipps, a henpecked haberdasher, juggles his nagging wife's social ambitions with their brood of eccentric offspring: a flighty daughter chasing theatrical dreams, a bookish son dodging arranged matrimony, and a mischievous lad inventing gadgets that wreak havoc.
When a scheming uncle descends with a bogus inheritance scheme—entangling the family in farcical deceptions, mistaken identities, and a whirlwind elopement—Phipps rallies with bungled bravado, leading to uproarious mix-ups at garden parties and pawnshops. Robey's boisterous dialogue and slapstick flair capture interwar whimsy, though dated stereotypes occasionally cloy in this amiable romp celebrating familial folly.