Category Archives: Items for Sale

Presentation Copy of Brideshead On Offer

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

London booksellers Peter Harrington have a 1945 copy of Brideshead Revisited on offer. This is a presentation copy to Mgr Alfred Gilbey, chaplain to Roman Catholic students at Fisher House, Cambridge University. There is also an unpublished letter from Waugh … Continue reading →

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New Volume of CWEW Announced: Helena, v. 11

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Jeffrey Manley

The Oxford University Press has posted the next volume of the Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh. This is his 1950 novel Helena which will appear as volume 11 in November. The OUP descripton is posted on their website. Here’s an … Continue reading →

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Waugh Letters to Richard Plunket Greene on Offer

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

Southeby’s has announced the auction of 10 letters from Evelyn Waugh, written while he was teaching at Arnold House School in North Wales. Here’s the description: 10 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, EIGHT TO RICHARD PLUNKET GREENE, ONE TO HIS MOTHER GWEN … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Products On Offer

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

An internet-based marketing company called TeePublic.com has on offer several personal articles of clothing and household goods decorated with the cover art from the dust jacket of the Little, Brown/Book of the Month Club 1945 first edition of Brideshead Revisited. … Continue reading →

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Waugh Letter for Sale

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

A 4 December 1959 letter from Evelyn Waugh to a reader in Columbus, Ohio is for sale. The letter is offered on the internet by Charles Agvent Rare Books and Autographs of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. The letter is addressed to Jane … Continue reading →

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Decline and Fall: Two Editions on Offer

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

Oxford University Press has posted promotional material for a special edition of Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh’s first novel. This is rewritten for Level 6 English language learners (secondary and adult students) by Clare West. It is part of the … Continue reading →

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Letters to Maro

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

An auction house has on offer 5 letters and a post card from Evelyn Waugh to Maro Stathatos (nee Vatimbella, 1919-1989) and her son John. These were written in the period February 1962-October 1963 and are in the nature of … Continue reading →

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Autograph Post Card Sold on E-bay

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

A 1954 handwritten but unsigned post card from Evelyn Waugh to Gerald Matthews (described as a sports journalist) was recently sold on E-bay. The post card is postmarked 2 July 1954 and reads: “Chokey was a minor character who had … Continue reading →

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More Letters

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Bonhams the auction house has announced another batch of letters that will be of interest to Waugh enthusiasts. See yesterday’s post. These are letters written to Waugh by Ronald Knox in the period 1944-57.  They are not in the BL’s … Continue reading →

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Waugh Letters on Offer

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Jonkers Books of Henley-on-Thames has posted an offering of Waugh items. In addition to first editions and signed copies, there are several letters for sale. The first is a batch of 7 (4 short letters and 3 postcards) to Christopher … Continue reading →

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