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See below our stock of Evelyn Waugh First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
Reims: Printed for Champagne Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin by the Curwen Press, 1961. [Champagne] SIGNED FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Large octavo (27 x 18cm), pp.[8] 54 [2]. With frequent black and white illustrations by Drian. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to half-title. Publisher's yellow patterned soft covers, with the original..... More
London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1932. [Childhood Anthology] DELUXE FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.viii, 124 [4]. In contemporary full vellum with gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt; others untrimmed. Binder's label for Leighton Straker Bookbinding Co. to copyright page. A little toning to edges, and some light marks and discolouration..... More
London: The Continental Publishers & Distributors, July 1968. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Magazine (25 x 18cm), pp.96. Publisher's colour paper covers, priced at 5s. Light wear only to covers. Near fine. An illuminating selection of letters from Evelyn Waugh to Winston Churchill's son Randolph, exchanged between 1941 and Waugh's death..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson, October 1936. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo magazine (19 x 13cm), pp.152. With 12 double-sided illustrated plates, many in colour, with further in-text illustrations. Publisher's blue soft covers, priced at 1s. Lightly toned throughout. Covers toned, and rubbed to edges. Very good. A withering piece on..... More
Paris: The Paris Review, Summer-Fall 1963. [Literary Magazine] INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[2] 181 [9]. With 11 black and white illustrations on plates, and occasional in-text illustrations. Publisher's soft cover with price in dollars, Franks, and shillings. Moderate handling and toning to covers. Very good. Containing the transcript..... More
London: John Murray, Summer 1947. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 321-398. With four double-sided black and white photographic plates at rear. Publisher's grey soft covers, illustrated in green with brown titles, priced at 2/6. A lovely crisp copy with just a touch of toning to spine..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, no date [1948]. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.144. With frequent wood-engraved illustrations by Boyle. Publisher's navy blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and marbled endpapers. Top edge navy. With the pictorial dust-jacket, priced at 7/6. Some light marks to rear else..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1928. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.288. Octavo. Illustrated novelette. Publisher's snake skin-effect cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper correctly priced at 7/6. Both book and jacket are used; flyleaf has two small 'file' numbers, rear inner joint cracked, general handling and wear, jacket with..... More
London: Duckworth, 1930. [Travel Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.206 [2]. With seven illustrations including a frontispiece. Publisher's blue cloth, with gilt titles to spine. 'Huntley' armorial bookplate to pastedown. Toning to textblock edges, else internally clean. Heavy fading to spine with some slight fading to boards by..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1964. [Autobiography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[8] 234. With five double-sided black and white plates, and a photographic frontispiece. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge pink. With the pink typographic dust-jacket, priced at 30s. Fine, but for some spotting to..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1953. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.51. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt motif to upper board, in amusing pictorial dustjacket, top edge tinted red. Book is near fine; jacket slightly chipped and rubbed, sizeable tears to panels with discreet tape affixed..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1953. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.51. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt motif to upper board, in amusing pictorial dust-jacket, top edge tinted red. Book is fine, in a near fine jacket with one chip to top edge. Shows..... More
London: Horizon, 1948. FIRST APPEARANCE - predates the first edition in book form. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.60. Publisher's card covers, decoratively printed in black and orange, advertisements as issued. One small stain to foot of upper else fine. Subtitled 'An Anglo-American Tragedy', Waugh's 'The Loved One' is a short..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1952, 1955, 1961. [Military saga] FIRST EDITIONS. 3 volumes. Octavo (19 x 13 x 8cm), pp.314; 335; 311. Cloth hardcovers, with original jackets designed by Val Biro. First two volumes are in secondary bindings (W.H. Smith or The Times book club in style), third title in..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1942. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's mottled grey cloth, black titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at 8/- to front flap. Top edge navy blue. Interior somewhat toned, infrequently spotted. Bookplate pasted on one edge to front flyleaf. Edges..... More
London: Duckworth, 1931. [Travel Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.240. Nine illustrations including frontispiece and two folding maps of Africa. Publisher's purple cloth, with gilt titles to spine. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Minor toning to textblock edge. Sunning to spine and upper, with some light bumping..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1965. [Military saga] PROOF COPY of the First Edition. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.796. Publisher's textured cream wrappers, with printed text to upper. A few very light marks to covers; fine. A scarce advance proof of the streamlined version of the acclaimed trilogy, edited by the..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1955-62. [Military saga] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, SIGNED by the author. 3 volumes. Octavo, pp. 314, 335, 311. Navy blue cloth hardcovers, titles in gilt to spine, top edges tinted blue, in original jackets designed by Val Biro. In the publisher's pictorial slipcase adverting the set for..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1955-61. [Military saga] FIRST EDITIONS. 3 volumes. Octavo (19 x 14 x 8cm), pp.314; pp.335; pp.311. Recent navy blue half calf over matching blue cloth-covered boards, raised bands and gilt-ruled red morocco title labels to spine, top edges gilt. A clean, fine set, inside and out..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1961. [Military saga] First Edition. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp. 311. Publisher's hardback blue cloth binding, top edge tinted blue, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Val Biro, priced at 18s. net. No inscriptions or ownership marks. Trivial toning to page edges and spine panel, a...... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1942. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Crown octavo, pp.150. Limited to 500 copies only. Publisher's burgundy cloth in original dust-wrapper. With Waugh's autograph to flyleaf, dated in his hand (Dec.1942). Pencil ownership of Vivien Borthwick (died 2010), later Baroness Campbell of Alloway. Both..... More