A shelf of books by Evelyn Waugh, including a presentation copy and first editions
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Collection of approximately twenty books by Waugh, including, Remote People. London: Duckworth, 1931. First edition, presentation copy to Lady Juliet Duff. Publisher's cloth. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches (21.75 x 13.5 cm); 240 pp, frontispiece, folding maps. Fading and some pale stains, slight lean to spine, wear to extremities, toning to endpapers, contents with intermittent spotting, overopened at one point, bookplate of Lady Juliet Duff; together with, another copy of the same title. Brown morocco gilt spine and corners, salmon cloth boards, binding signed by Bayntun; Scoop. London: Chapmand & Hall, 1933. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Jacket worn with tears, losses and tape repairs, light wear to cloth, contents a bit toned, bookplate; Another copy of Scoop. Publisher's cloth, no jacket. Light wear. spine a bit dulled; Officers and Gentlemen. London: Chapman & Hall, 1955. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Jacket with light soiling, a few spots of wear at edges, and some toning to spine, short tear to rear flap, otherwise a very fine copy; Unconditional Surrender. London: Chapman & Hall, 1961. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Jacket with some soiling, short edge tears and wear, and fading to spine; Love among the Ruins. London: Chapman & Hall, 1953. First edition. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Illustrated. Some toning, edge tears, and wear to jacket; together with thirteen more books by Waugh, including first UK editions, first American editions, and later printings, as well as six more books relating to the author. Condition varies, the lot sold as is.
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