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Category Archives: Auctions
Waugh Letters to Anthony Powell to be Auctioned
Bonham’s auction house has announced the sale of the letters written by Evelyn Waugh to his friend and fellow novelist Anthony Powell. The letters cover the period 1927-1964 and include letters from Waugh’s first wife to Powell who remained on … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Decline and Fall, Items for Sale, Letters, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged Anthony Powell, Bonhams
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Brideshead First Exceeds Estimate
The first edition of Brideshead Revisited inscribed by Waugh to Deborah Devonshire (nee Mitford) and her husband Andrew sold today at auction for £52,500 ($78,400). According to one report, this was more than double the estimate. The identity of the … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, First Editions
Tagged Deborah Devonshire Estate
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First Edition of Brideshead to be Auctioned
Today’s papers report that a rare pre-publication copy of Brideshead Revisited belonging to the late Duchess of Devonshire (born Deborah Mitford) will be auctioned by Southeby’s. Here is the story from the Guardian: The items include a true first edition of … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, First Editions, Items for Sale, Letters, Newspapers, Ronald Knox
Tagged Deborah Mitford, Financial Times, Guardian, Southeby's
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David Bowie, William Boyd and Evelyn Waugh: Art Hoaxers
Art Critic and Sportswriter Jasper Rees has posted an article on a blog called The Arts Desk in response to the death yesterday of David Bowie. According to Rees, Bowie and novelist William Boyd (both Waugh fans and art lovers) … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Humo(u)r
Tagged Bruno Hat, David Bowie, Jasper Rees, Nat Tate, William Boyd
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Sale Announced of Anthony Powell’s Waugh-Inscribed Books
Bonhams has announced the sale next month of several books by Evelyn Waugh, including some of biographical interest inscribed to his friend Anthony Powell. For example, Waugh inscribed Powell’s copy of Decline and Fall (1928) with the message, “For Tony … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Autographs, Bibliophilia, Decline and Fall, First Editions, Items for Sale, Scott-King's Modern Europe
Tagged Anthony Powell, Bonhams
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Two Waugh Letters on Offer
Two Evelyn Waugh letters will be offered for sale at a Bonhams auction to be held on 18 March. One, to Stella Morrah, expresses regret that she will be unable, due to illness, to accompany him to a dance that evening. … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Items for Sale, Letters
Tagged Graham Greene, Stella Morrah
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Previously Unknown Evelyn Waugh Letters for Sale at Bonhams
Three previously unknown letters from Evelyn Waugh to his friend Eleanor Watts, the girlfriend of the man who ran off with the novelist’s wife in 1929, are to be sold at Bonhams Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Photographs Sale on … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Letters, Vile Bodies
Tagged Bonhams, Eleanor Watts
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Waugh-related items in Bonham’s sale, March 29th
The Bonham's auction Papers & Portraits: The Roy Davids Collection Part II, to be held on March 29th, includes three lots related to Evelyn Waugh: two photographic portraits (lots 245 and 246), and an unpublished letter (lot 247). Viewing dates … Continue reading
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