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Category Archives: Auctions
Waugh’s Ear Trumpet on Auction
One of Waugh’s ear trumpets will be auctioned on March 30 along with several books and letters from a collection which is being sold off. The auctioneer is Forum Auctions, but the catalogue is not yet available online. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Chattels & Movables, Items for Sale, Newspapers
Tagged Antiques Trade Gazette, ear trumpets, Forum Auctions
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Floreat Brideshead
Brideshead Revisited receives attention in several recent postings. The New Statesman carries a brief article in its “TV and Radio” column in which a viewer retrospectively considers the 1981 TV adaptation: Watching it now, at the terrifying age of 53, … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Edmund Campion, Newspapers, Put Out More Flags, Television
Tagged Bonhams, New Statesman, Pansy Lamb
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A Tiger’s Dinner
An auction house in London has on offer a letter from Evelyn Waugh dated 4 December 1964 to Peter Luke, playwright and journalist. In it, Waugh apologizes for having written in A Little Learning that Luke’s grandfather, who was the father of … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Auctions, Lancing, Letters
Tagged Peter Luke, Rupert Fremlin
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Estate of Peter Waugh to be Auctioned
An auction house in the West of England has announced the sale of artworks from the estate of the late Peter Waugh (1938-2014). Peter was the third child of Alec Waugh with his second wife Joan Chirnside. Peter’s life was profiled … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Items for Sale, Waugh Family, Wine in Peace and War
Tagged Busby's Auctioneers, Guardian, Peter Waugh
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Scoop in the News
There are several references to Scoop in the recent London papers. The TLS has an article in its Blog about the comic use of the language of telegrams. It mentions novels by P G Wodehouse, Mikhail Bulgakov and John Swartzwelder … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Events, London, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged Guardian, Philip Norman, Sun, Sunday Times Magazine, The 60s, TLS, V&A Museum
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Sotheby’s Results Reported
The results of Sotheby’s 12 July London auction of several Waugh items is reported on their internet site. This consists of lots 195-205 in the linked catalogue. It includes several lots of multiple copies. All sold at or in excess … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, First Editions, Items for Sale, London, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Sotheby's
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Forum Auctions Results on Internet
The results of the large sale of Evelyn Waugh books and manuscripts by Forum Auctions is reported on the internet. See earlier post. Here’s the link to the results(you may have to register to see results but there is no charge). Most … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, First Editions, Items for Sale, Letters, London, Manuscripts
Tagged Forum Auctions
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Waugh Mark-up of Unconditional Surrender for Sale
Sotheby’s has announced the auction of Waugh’s marked-up copy of the uncorrected proof of his last novel, Unconditional Surrender. This is the third volume of his War Trilogy which was subsequently published as Sword of Honour with further edits. This mark-up is to … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Items for Sale, London, Sword of Honour, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Southeby's
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Bloggers Debate WWII Novels
Several bloggers are currently debating which are the novels of WWII most worth reading. One began the debate by bemoaning his attempt to read Waugh’s Sword of Honour novels at the same time he was also in the process of reading … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Put Out More Flags, Sword of Honour, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, World War II
Tagged A Dance to the Music of Time, Anthony Powell, novels of WWII, Olivia Manning Trilogies, Paul Johnson, Standpoint Magazine
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