Sword of Honour. [The Trilogy which includes] Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, and Unconditional Surrender
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966)
Published by London: Chapman and Hall, 1955-61
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[Military saga] FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (19 x 14 x 8cm), pp.314; pp.335; pp.311. Recent navy blue half calf over matching blue cloth-covered boards, raised bands and gilt-ruled red morocco title labels to spines, top edges gilt. A clean, fine set, inside and out. Waugh's acclaimed trilogy chronicles Guy Crouchback throughout the Second World War, somewhat mirroring the author's own wartime experiences, especially his role in the Battle of Dakar as a Royal Marine Commando. Chosen by Anthony Burgess as one of the best ninety-nine novels in English published since 1939. Seller Inventory # 65489
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Title: Sword of Honour. [The Trilogy which includes...
Publisher: London: Chapman and Hall, 1955-61
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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Sword of Honour. The Trilogy which includes: Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, and Unconditional Surrender
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1955-62, 1955
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Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
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[Military saga] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, SIGNED by the author. 3 volumes. Octavo, pp.314, 335, 311. Navy blue cloth hardcovers, titles in gilt to spine, top edges tinted blue, in original jackets designed by Val Biro. In the publisher's pictorial slipcase adverting the set for sale at 54s. Light wear only, minor sunning, leading edge of box rubbed; near fine. The complete trilogy, offered for the first time as a box set, comprising the then-current printings of each book; the first two titles are the second printings and the final volume (being the signed one) is a first edition. Seemingly a rare item, not recorded in the Bibliography of Evelyn Waugh. Callil and Toibin; Modern Library (200 Best Novels in English since 1950). Seller Inventory # 51064
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