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A Tale of Three Novelists: Heygate, Waugh and Williamson

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

A copy of Evelyn Waugh’s first printed book changed hands last month. This was one of 50 copies of P.R.B: An Essay on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, 1847-1854 printed on order in 1926 by a Stratford firm where Waugh’s friend Alastair … Continue reading →

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4th of July Roundup

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–It is reported in antiquestradegazette.com that the 1944 page proof edition of Brideshead Revisited from the William Reese collection sold at the Christie’s recent NY online auction for $23,940 (£19,050) including premiums.  Here’s a link. This was the copy that … Continue reading →

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Waugh’s Ear Trumpet on Auction

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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