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London : Chapman & Hall, 1930. First edition. Waugh's uncommon second novel, with his own striking title-page design in red and black.
Crown 8vo. x,(254)pp. Original lizard-patterned cloth in red and black, lettered across spine in gilt; a little sunned; some minor rubbing and wear at extremities; endpapers a little spotted; bookplate neatly removed from front paste-down; but a good and sound copy of a difficult title.

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London : Chapman & Hall, (1932). First edition. His third novel - the modernisation of the Azanian empire.
Crown 8vo (20cm). (304)pp. Frontispiece map. Original lizard pattern red and black cloth, lettered across spine in gilt; very faintly rubbed; just a touch sunned; occasional light spotting, mainly to edges and prelims, but a very good copy of an early title.

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London : Chapman & Hall, (1934). First edition. "Was anyone hurt?" - "No one I am thankful to say," said Mrs. Beaver, "except two house-maids who lost their heads and jumped through a glass roof into the paved court ..." - the tale of Anthony Last.
Crown 8vo (20cm). 348,[iv]pp. Frontispiece by J. D. M. Harvey. Original lizard-pattern red and black cloth, lettered across spine in gilt; very slightly rubbed; Boot's label neatly removed from upper cover; minor wear to endpapers; small date-stamp on rear endpaper; ink mark on lower edge; a few spots to text, but a good and acceptable copy of an early Waugh satire.

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London : Chapman & Hall, (1936). First edition. A collection of eleven short stories, with a frontispiece by Thomas Derrick.
Crown 8vo. [ii],(238)pp. Frontispiece in two colours. Bound in an elegant recent full burgundy morocco, banded and gilt; marbled endpapers; original cloth upper cover and spine preserved at rear; some light spotting, mainly of edges; a few slight creases, but overall a very good copy in an attractive binding.

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London : Chapman & Hall, 1945. First edition. "Chapter One : I meet Sebastian Flyte - and Anthony Blanche - I visit Brideshead for the first time".
Crown 8vo (185 x 118mm). 304pp. Bound in an elegant recent full blue morocco, banded and gilt; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers; tiny dimple to upper cover; one leaf of the fragile wartime paper a little torn; a couple of faint marks, but a very good copy.

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London : Chapman & Hall, [1948]. First edition. Waugh in the Whispering Glades - illustrated by Stuart Boyle.
Crown 8vo. [xii],144pp. Original dark blue cloth, lettered on spine in gilt; top edge blue; a sprinkling of faint spots, but otherwise a fine and bright copy in the original Boyle dust-jacket - a pictorial design in blue and green on cream - just faintly rubbed and with a tiny hint of tanning, but also very good indeed. Pencilled name, Fletcher, on preliminary blank.

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London : Chapman & Hall, 1955. First edition. The second volume in Waugh's "Sword of Honour" trilogy.
Crown 8vo. [x],(336),[ii]pp. Original blue cloth, lettered across spine in gilt; top edge blue; slightly bruised, with a tiny knock at head of upper cover, but otherwise a very good, clean and sound copy in the original Val Biro dust-jacket - a design in blue, yellow, white and black - slightly nicked, lightly chipped and just a little tanned on lower panel.

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London : Chapman & Hall, (1965). First edition of Waugh's recension of the three original novels - "Men at Arms" (1952), "Officers and Gentlemen" (1955) and "Unconditional Surrender" (1961) - with important textual revision and Waugh's new explanatory preface.
Post 8vo (220 x 129mm). 796pp. Bound in an attractive recent half blue morocco, banded and gilt; top edge blue; original cloth backstrip preserved at rear; a very good copy.

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