Waugh Writer (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 112 pages. Evelyn Waugh "Apthorpe Placatus" (from the unfinished sequel to "Men at Arms") / Pierre Gascar "The Cat" / S Gopal "A Letter from New Delhi" / J B Priestley "The Future of the Writer" / Laura Bohannon "Miching Mallecho, That Means Witchcraft".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF SUCCESS ON ABEBOOKS. Surviving Partial front page of DJ only, but is in poor, fragile condition (See Scan) but even that's difficult to find, preserved in mylar jacket; BOOK is covered in bright Maroon Balloon Cloth; maroon topstain; gold leaping maiden on front; stated FIRST MODERN LIBRARY 1933. STORY: Satiric novel by Evelyn Waugh, published in 1930. Set in England between the wars, the novel examines the frenetic but empty lives of the Bright Young Things, young people who indulge in constant party-going, heavy drinking, and promiscuous sex.

American Crime Writer. One page, 4to. He refers to his just having been welcomed into the Crime Writers' Association but has been too busy to reply sooner. He has ben packing and trying to "finish a novel (which failed)". He very much appreciates meeting CWA members. He adds that "the book is now en route for Crime Club" giving him the opportunity to look about him. He would welcome CWA visitors and promises a good cup of tea from his Australian mother-in-law".

1 page oblong 12mo, Piers Court, [15 March 1948] Waugh, contrary to his rather his rather prickly public persona, replies to Mrs Brown Fullerton of Brodick, Isle of Arran, with genuine pleasure having received a letter from her regarding his recent book, The Loved One: "It is most kind of you to take the trouble to write to me about 'The Loved One.' What the radio announcer told you is not, in general, true but your letter was a pleasant exception. I have happy memories of Brodick where I spent Christmas 1940 with the commandos." The Loved One was published a month before this letter, in February 1848. Minor marking.