A Little Learning: 1st volume of an autobiography
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good in protective sleeve, price on flap written over); grey clothbound boards clean, gil
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1964. 1st. hardback. Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good in protective sleeve, price on flap written over); grey clothbound boards clean, gilt spine titling bright; text block firm; pages unmarked and crisp.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). From the flap: treats of Mr Waugh's family and childhood; and of his education at Lancing and Oxford, which is associated by so many readers with 'Brideshead Revisited'. It ends with an account of his experiences as a schoolmaster at a private school in North Wales. Many b/w illustrations & photographs.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC116795
- Title
- A Little Learning: 1st volume of an autobiography
- Author
- Waugh, Evelyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (good in protective sleeve, price on flap written over); grey clothbound boards clean, gil
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 234
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, autobiography, memoir, Waugh
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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