Remote People
by Evelyn Waugh
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Duckworth, 1931. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A lovely first edition, illustrated copy of Waugh's travel book Remote People. A first edition copy of this work by Evelyn Waugh. This travel book begins with an account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and continues with subsequent travels throughout Africa. Evelyn Waugh was an English novelist and travel writer. With six plates and a frontispiece and two maps.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with fading to the spine and light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good
Reviews
On Jun 26 2019, a reader said:
it's review is so pro-colonialistic in other words, so Anti-AFRICAN. but I have added to my card; just for the benefit of doubt!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840B36
- Title
- Remote People
- Author
- Evelyn Waugh
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duckworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Remote People evelyn Waugh travel evelyn Waugh
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....