WAUGH (Evelyn). *Vile Bodies*. London, Chapman & Hall Lt - Lot 211

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WAUGH (Evelyn). *Vile Bodies*. London, Chapman & Hall Lt - Lot 211
WAUGH (Evelyn). *Vile Bodies*. London, Chapman & Hall Ltd, [1932], in-12, 254 pp., original binding in red and black snakeskin-patterned cloth, plain spine, author, title, and publisher’s name in gold lettering (cap and clamps rubbed, edges and a few pages stained). First pocket-sized edition, inscribed: “For Thomas Driberg / from / Evelyn Waugh.” Tom Driberg (1905–1976) was a British journalist and politician, and a childhood friend of Evelyn Waugh./ IDEM. *Put Out More Flags*. Same publisher, 1942, in-12, full gray cloth, smooth spine with title in black (spine skewed, browned, water stain at top of volume with faint pinholes). First edition with a dedication: “with best wishes from / Evelyn Waugh / VRM Stobs / Pollock" (date annotated in pencil: 4/14/42). “Stobs” refers to the military camp in Scotland where the author was stationed during World War II./ IDEM. *When the Going Was Good*. London, Duckworth, 1947, 8°, 318 pp., 1 fold-out map, publisher’s full blue cloth, plain spine with title (spine worn, water stain on the lower right corner of the binding). Copy signed by the author. Included are two books on Evelyn Waugh, the first by Christopher Sykes, the second by W.F. Deedes; both are signed, and the first includes an autograph letter from the author. Also included is a copy of *The Gem, A Literary Annual*, published in 1831 by Marshall in London, bearing a dedication by Evelyn Waugh, dated “Christmas 1945.”/ Set of 6 vols.
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