Evelyn Waugh. First edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 1953. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. The top front of the dust jacket seems reduced. No writing or markings in this sturdy edition, 51 pp. Catalogue number stated on flap and colophon as 5109/4. Includes nine illustrations.
A slim novella from the author of "Bridehead Revisited"and "A Handful of Dust." A true collectible and an interesting read. A lovely illustrated short satire novel set in a dystopian egalitarian Britain. With illustrations throughout the text by various artists, including the author.
Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) recognized as one of the great prose stylists of the English language in the 20th century.
