The Loved One

Evelyn Waugh. Stated first American edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1948. Hardcover in Very Good+ condition in original unclipped dust jacket (jacket design attributed to Samuel Beckett). Unclipped dust jacket, in VG condition, shows light edge wear; and a small piece missing at top of spine (see photos). Has original price $2.50 on inside flap. Text block clean, no inscriptions, binding tight. A scarce U.S. first with original jacket — desirable for Waugh collectors. From the estate of artist Jack Lockhart, New York. 

A desirable first American edition of Evelyn Waugh’s work, published by Little, Brown and Company in 1948. Collectors prize this edition for its sharp presentation and literary significance, marking an early American appearance of Waugh’s postwar fiction. A refined choice for collectors of modern first editions, British literature, and Evelyn Waugh firsts.