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Tag Archives: Financial Times
First Edition of Brideshead to be Auctioned
Today’s papers report that aĀ rare pre-publication copy of Brideshead Revisited belonging to the late Duchess of Devonshire (born Deborah Mitford) will be auctioned by Southeby’s. Ā 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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Waugh Letters Discovered at Maggs Bros
The Financial Times reports the closure of Maggs Bros. bookstore in Berkeley Square where it has been located for about 80 years. The plan is to move to new premises yet to be located. One advantage of the move has … Continue reading
Posted in Letters
Tagged Financial Times, Maggs Bros. Ltd.
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Waugh Listed on New Rare Book Index
The Financial TimesĀ has published a report ofĀ anĀ index which tracks the prices of rare first editions. Among the 35 titles included is Waugh’s Decline and Fall which is listed at Ā£9,364. Waugh’s friends Graham Greene, Ian Fleming and George Orwell areĀ among … Continue reading
Posted in Decline and Fall, First Editions
Tagged Financial Times, Rare Book Index, Stanley Gibbons
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Waugh and Mr. Toad
Novelist Andrew Martin has written a columnĀ in the Financial Times in which he confesses to enjoy reading fiction about the very rich. His favorite hero is Mr. Toad not because he was, as he characterised himself, āhandsomeā and ācleverā, but … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Letters
Tagged Andrew Martin, Books about the rich, Financial Times
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Memoir of EWS’s Honorary President Published
David Lodge, the Society’s Honorary President, has written the first volume of his memoirs. This was published in the UK this week under the title Quite a Good Time to Be Born: A Memoir, 1935-1975. An international edition is promised … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, A Tourist in Africa, Brideshead Revisited, Conferences, Documentaries, Evelyn Waugh Society, Festivals, Miscellaneous, Oxford, Robbery Under Law, Television Programs
Tagged D.J.Taylor, David Lodge, Financial Times, Guardian, Nicholas Shakespeare, Sunday Telegraph
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