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Black Mischief
Evelyn Waugh
1932
Chapman and Hall LTD : London
7.5" by 5.5"
vii, [2], 10-303, [1pp]
SUMMARY
The first edition of one of Evelyn Waugh's popular novels, an interesting association copy, from the library of a lover of the author.
First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition, first impression.
'Black Mischief' is Waugh's third novel, following the efforts of Emperor Seth as he tried to modernise his African Empire, alongside his fellow Oxford graduate, Basil Seal.
Illustrated with a map to the frontispiece.
Written by Evelyn Waugh, a member of the Bright Young Things group of the 1920s.
Pencil inscription of Joyce Gill to the recto of the front endpaper. Joyce Gill was a life-long friend of Evelyn Waugh. Joyce and Evelyn had a passionate affair during the annulment of Evelyn’s first marriage to ‘She-Evelyn’. The pair were introduced sometime around Christmas in 1923 at a nightclub in Fitzrovia, their affair seeming to come to a head in the summer of 1935, when Evelyn invited Joyce to leave her husband and join him on his travels to Abyssinia.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Cloth to the rear joint is cracked and lifting with a small amount of loss. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is a little faded. A little light rubbing to the spine. Ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with only a few occasional scattered spots.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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