Tag Archives: Bonhams

Roundup: Shopping Lists, Inheritance and a Lecture

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Jeffrey Manley

–The auction house Bonham’s has on offer an unusual example of Wavian memorabilia. Here’s their description: Collection of 24 autograph postcards (from Piers Court), and 3 letters signed by Waugh (22 “E.W.”, 2 “Evelyn Waugh”, 3 unsigned) to Mrs. [Sylvia] … Continue reading →

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Roundup: A Major Auction and News from the Antipodes

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Jeffrey Manley

–Auction house Bonham’s has scheduled the sale of several of Waugh’s books. These were presentation copies to F B Walker who worked at Chapman & Hall in the period of their publication. Bonham’s describes the importance of Walker to Waugh … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Roundup

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–The New Yorker offers a special Father’s Day treat by reposting several articles from its archives on the subject of fathers. One of these is the 2007 review by Joan Acocella of  the book Fathers and Sons by Alexander Waugh. … Continue reading →

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Auctions Update

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

Southeby’s has announced the sale of the collection of letters from Evelyn Waugh to Richard Plunket Greene. See previous post. This was Lot 140 in the auction conducted 3-10 December. It sold for £15,000 which was the low end of … Continue reading →

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John Heygate Archives on Offer

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

The auction house Bonhams, in Knightsbridge, London, will hold an auction on 4 December that will include archived letters to John Heygate.  Several of these contain information that relates to Evelyn Waugh. Heygate was a friend of Waugh and his … Continue reading →

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Update: Patrick Balfour Copies

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

Bonhams has posted additional information regarding the sale of Patrick Balfour’s inscribed copies of several books by Evelyn Waugh. See previous post.: • An author’s presentation copy of Waugh’s autobiography A Little Learning published in 1964. The book is accompanied … 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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Floreat Brideshead

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Waugh Letters to Anthony Powell to be Auctioned

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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Sale Announced of Anthony Powell’s Waugh-Inscribed Books

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

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 →

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