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Category Archives: First Editions
Waugh Novel Among Abebooks’ 2017 Top Sellers
Abebooks has announced its highest priced books for 2017. A set of Waugh’s war trilogy came in at #16 and sold for $12,500. Here is the seller’s description: First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed Sword of Honour … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Evelyn Waugh, First Editions, Items for Sale, Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Abebooks. J F Powers
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Sotheby’s to Sell Small Waugh Collection
Sotheby’s London has scheduled a the sale of small collection of signed copies and first editions of books by Evelyn Waugh on 11-12 December. These are apparently from a larger otherwise unidentified Hampstead Collection of two collectors living in that … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Bibliophilia, Black Mischief, First Editions, London
Tagged Lygon family, Sotheby's
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Maud Russell Diaries in Telegraph
Excerpts from the wartime diaries of Maud Russell have been published in the Daily Telegraph. In a previous post it was explained how she commissioned Rex Whistler to paint murals in herĀ country house at Mottisfont in Hampshire where there is … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, Diaries, First Editions, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Ian Fleming, Maud Russell
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Graham Greene and Helena
Peter Harrington Books has posted a long list of Waugh rare and first editions which includes several items of interest.Ā A “featured” item is an uncorrected proof of Brideshead RevisitedĀ (estimate Ā£15,000). This is not one of the 50 presentation copies, but … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Autographs, Bibliophilia, Brideshead Revisited, First Editions, Helena, Letters, Officers and Gentlemen, Scoop
Tagged Graham Greene, Peter Harrington Booksellers
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Video Bookseller
Booksellers Peter Harrington have stepped up their promotion by showing their prize offerings on YouTube. One of their video offerings is a first edition of Waugh’s 1928 novel Decline and FallĀ with a pristine dust wrapper. The book is presented by … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, First Editions, Items for Sale, London
Tagged Peter Harrington Booksellers, YouTube
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More Laycock Presentation Copies on Offer
Peter Harrington Books has listed an offering of two more of Waugh’s presentation copies to Robert and Angela Laycock. See earlier post. One is a copy of Work SuspendedĀ (first edition limited to 500 copies,1942) presented to Angela with the note … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, First Editions, Items for Sale, Work Suspended
Tagged Angela Laycock, Peter Harrington Books, Robert Laycock
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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 saleĀ of Evelyn Waugh books and manuscripts by Forum Auctions is reported on the internet. See earlier post. Here’s the linkĀ 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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