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A Handful of Dust

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1934

1st Chapman and Hall1934 Hardback Sold £7,000 · Jan 2024 I own A Handful of Dust, Chapman and Hall 1934 Log in to want this

Black Mischief

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1932

1st Chapman and Hall1932 Hardback I own Black Mischief, Chapman and Hall 1932 Log in to want this

Decline and Fall

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1928

Spot the first: Pp. 168 to 169: the names 'Martin Gaythorn-Brodie' (p. 168) and 'Kevin Saunderson' (p. 169) appear; both were altered in later issues (first issue)

1st Chapman and Hall1928 Hardback Sold £5,000 · Jul 2016 I own Decline and Fall, Chapman and Hall 1928 Log in to want this

Edmund Campion

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1935

1st Longmans, Green1935 Hardback I own Edmund Campion, Longmans, Green 1935 Log in to want this

Men at Arms

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1952

1st Chapman and Hall1952 Hardback I own Men at Arms, Chapman and Hall 1952 Log in to want this

Officers and Gentlemen

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1955

1st Chapman and Hall1955 Hardback I own Officers and Gentlemen, Chapman and Hall 1955 Log in to want this

Scoop

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1938

Spot the first: Dust jacket, front panel: mock newspaper masthead shows a partial 'Daily Beast' (first state jacket (later jackets have a blank masthead))

1st Chapman and Hall1938 Hardback Sold £440 · Jul 2024 I own Scoop, Chapman and Hall 1938 Log in to want this
Little, Brown1938 Hardback I own Scoop, Little, Brown 1938 Log in to want this

The Loved One

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1948

1st Chapman and Hall1948 Hardback I own The Loved One, Chapman and Hall 1948 Log in to want this

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1957

1st Chapman & Hall1957 Hardback I own The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, Chapman & Hall 1957 Log in to want this

Spot the first: Dust jacket, rear panel: the list of the publisher's books ends with 'Second Choice' by Jeffery E. Jeffery (earliest jacket state; a list ending with 'A Wise Man Foolish' by H. T. Hopkinson marks a slightly later variant)

When the Going Was Good

Evelyn Waugh · first published 1946

1st Duckworth1946 Hardback I own When the Going Was Good, Duckworth 1946 Log in to want this