Waugh by John, Signed (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Peter MacKarell (illustrator). Limited/Numbered Signed Edition. The original glue on the tipped in prospectus and frontispiece was acidic, had darkened, and bled through both pieces. Some wrinkling to the leaf where the frontis was reattached. Offsetting to title page from original glue of the frontis. Tiny dark spot to front endpaper. Small spotting to pages 24, 25, 55.; Largely a witty memoir of John St. John's time with the British Royal Marines in European theaters of World War II. His account of time in service highlights the ludicrous aspects of military life and the boring futility of tramping around Europe without enemy engagement. Evelyn Waugh was in the author's Royal Marines unit, was an occasional, conversational companion, and appears only sporadically in this ambitiously-titled memoir, mostly in incidents observed by the author. St. John also notes individuals and situations that were prototypes for what later appeared in Waugh's books. Some Waugh quotes are worth the ride. In restaurant conversation with the author: "Just wait until you meet a real personal crisis or look your own death in the face for the first time. When that happens we haven't a choice." As a reluctant battalion correspondent ".moustaches are growing luxuriantly, coughs are on the decline, battle dress lends a menacing aspect to the most peaceable characters." As an officer: "The continued use of obscenities in conversation is tedious and undignified. These words punctuate your speech like a hiccup. Instead they should be savoured and reserved for the creative act itself or for moments of the most extreme frustration." To confound a visiting officer: Was it true that "in the Roumanian army no one beneath the rank of Major is permitted to use lipstick." Illustrated by Peter MacKarrell. His humorous monochrome drawings include 12 plates, with 3 instances of those being plates spanning facing pages. Additionally, 24 in-text cuts are present. Introductory Memoir by Christopher Hollis, prolific English author who wrote a biography-bibliography of Evelyn Waugh. Copy 295 of a limited edition of 600, signed by the author on the colophon. Printed by John Randele, Rosalind Randele, and Charles Lowndes. Hand set in Caslon and printed on T. H. Saunders Mould Made Blue Laid paper which, from my observation, is not and has likely never been blue. Paginated x,55,[1],[1],[2 blank],[1]. Mustard yellow top stain to text block. The frontispiece photo of the author, tipped in to the first blank, has been reattached. The publisher's broadside prospectus glued into the publisher's acetate jacket, both as-issued for this edition, has been reattached. Paper title label laid down to the full linen binding, wonderfully printed with William Morris' Willow Bough textile and wallpaper pattern of willow leaves and twigs. Pastedowns and endpapers in pale green marbling by Charles Lowndes. In the publisher's clear acetate jacket. Includes the original airmail letter from Blackwell's, Oxford, acknowleding the order of this copy for librarian and bibliophile Walter J. Winkler. This is a humorous read about the ludicrousity of military life, with Waugh's wit thrown in occasionally. An attractive copy and about Very Good.; B&W Drawings; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

xxviii, 296, [2] pp. Illustrations, including line drawings & color lithographs, by Chales Mozley. 4to. 10-7/8x 7-5/8" A Fine copy in a somewhat worn VG slipcase. Glassine with tears & rips. Bound in dark brown buckram, gilt printed red title label to spine. Brown speckled edges. Glassine wrapper. Light brown paper slipcase 1st edition thus (Newman & Wiche 356). # 1315 / 1500 cc. SIGNED by Mozley.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Beautiful copy in like glassine dust jacket. Limited edition of 600, this copy being #322. Signed on the limitation page by John St. John. 56 pages with many illustrations. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback; decorated cloth boards, title label intact; original plastic protective sleeve torn and part-missing. Publisher's slip discoloured. Number 394 of a limited edition of 600 copies. Signed by John St. John. ; The athor's experiences with the Royal Marines and his friendship with Evelyn Waugh - from basic training to the abortive attack on Dakar. Introductory memoir by Christopher Hollins. 32 illustrations by Peter MacKarell. ; 56 pages.

Hardcover. Charles Mozley (illustrator). One of 1,500 copies, signed by Mozley. Designed by John Dreyfus and printed by A. Colish. Bound in the publisher's original dark-brown buckram stamped in maroon and gilt on the front cover and spine. LEC Bibliography 356. Fine condition in a fine slipcase. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Peter Mackarell (illustrator). Quarto, 10 preliminary pages, 56 pages, illustrated with drawings by Peter Mackarell, very good condition in cloth binding, the clear plastic wrapper with the title label is not present, one of an edition of 600 copies signed by the author, this copy not numbered. Signed by Author(s).

Number 74 of 1500 copies signed by the artist Mozley. printed at the Press of A. Colish. Designed by John Dreyfus. Illutrated by Charles Mozley. x, 285 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth. fine in fine slipcase and glassine Illutrated by Charles Mozley. x, 285 pp. 1 vols. 8vo Number 74 of 1500 copies signed by the artist Mozley. printed at the Press of A. Colish. Designed by John Dreyfus. Signed.

MOZLEY, Charles (illustrator). GALSWORTHY, John. The Man of Property. With an Introduction by Evelyn Waugh. Illustrations by Charles Mozley. 4to. Orig. cloth in publisher's slipcase. N.Y.: Printed by A. Colish for the members of the Limited Editions Club, 1964. Limited to 1,500 copies signed by the artist. A fine copy. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited print run of 600 of which this is number 105. Signed by John St John to the limitation page. Glassine wrap a little rubbed and scuffed. Two dry glue marks to inside of front flap (where the original flyer has been stuck, now loose with corresponding glue marks). Slight sunning and discolouring to edges of boards and spine. Binding tight. Photo of author that was tipped in as the frontispiece is now loose: just needs re-glueing. Contents bright, with no further issues. Illustrated by Peter MacKarell. John St John served with Evelyn Waugh during the Second World War. Further details available on request. (Ua1). Signed by Author(s).

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. Limited Edition. No. 99 of a signed and numbered edition of 600 copies. Pages clean and bright, boards and binding tidy, minimal shelf wear to plastic dust jacket. Size: 4to. Signed.

Copy number '383' of an edition limited to 588 copies (from a total edition of 600 copies), signed by the author on the colophon. Hand-set in 12-pt SB Caslon and printed on T.H. Saunders' Mould Made Blue Laid from Wookey Hole Mill using a Wharfedale press. Bound in William Morris Willow Bough patterned cloth over boards, with endpapers marbled by Charles Lowndes, printed ochre oval label to the upper board. Imperial Octavo, 275 x 185 mm, with line-block reproductions of 32 drawings by Peter MacKarell and a tipped-in lithographic reproduction of a photograph of the author. A book in Near Fine condition, lacking the original acetate dust-jacket with a yellow Bodleian repairing paper attached, printed in black, as described by Butcher. Now in an archival quality, protective dust-jacket. Twelve copies, numbered I-XII, were bound in full beige pr brown calf, all edges gilt, front cover gold-blocked with a design by Peter MacKarell, gilt spine titling and signed in gilt on the turn-in of the back cover 'HUNTER AND FOULIS LTD'; light brown Elephanthide slipcase. Butcher, 2.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Fine (+). No Jacket. Peter MacKarell (illustrator). Limited. 56 pp. + 1; HB. A limited edition, this is No. 260 of 600. Signed by author on registration page. Pages: clean, bright, tight, yellow topstain, decorative cream/green eps, tipped-in frontis; no defects. Cover: rough-woven cream/green botanical print, mustard paster w/ green titles front. Mylar wrap. Signed by Author(s).