Scoop

Boston: Little Brown, 1938. First American edition. Hard cover. Published Boston: Little Brown, 1938, first printing. 8vo., yellow cloth with red titles, top edge tinted red. Hospital lending library copy with rubber stamp on flyleaf and half title, pocket removal on rear endpaper, tape residue on covers. Pages clean and bright, binding very good. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1938. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 321p. A yellow cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Light speckling on top foredge and small, light smudge on the back edge of the spine. Owner's signature on front free endpaper; otherwise clean and tight. A satirical novel about the world of journalism.… Read more about this item

London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1938 First edition, first issue, with the "8" in the publication date indistinct, and the "s" present in "as" to the last line of p. 88. Publisher's red and black marble-patterned cloth, lettered in gilt to spine; original red and white dust jacket with newspaper design to front panel, panels lettered in black, spine lettered… Read more about this item

Paperback. Good.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1964. Partly based on Waugh's experience working for the Daily Mail when he was sent to cover Benito Mussolini's expected invasion of Abyssinia, Waugh's fifth published novel, Scoop, conveys the story of a young man who contributes nature articles to a national daily newspaper. Christopher Hitchens, introducing the 2000 Penguin Classics edition of Scoop, said… Read more about this item

London : Chapman & Hall, (1938). First edition. "Up to a point, Lord Copper" - the wrong Boot is sent to Ishmaelia. "Mr. Evelyn Waugh has let himself go with a whoop on the trail of sensational journalism ... easily the funniest book of the season" (Illustrated London News, 25th June 1938). The present copy has the front panel of… Read more about this item

Chapman & Hall, 1933. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Mild page tanning, a little foxing to endpapers and adjacent pages, previous owner's name on front endpaper and another's ex libris plate on pastedown, else internally in very good condition; red and black patterned cover is worn with rubbing and some small areas of surface loss, head and tail of backstrip… Read more about this item

This is one of the three most collectible novels that Waugh issued in this golden period during the 1930s. Comic satire of genuis. The first page even mentions the additional value of a signed first edition. This copy is Very Good, no dust jacket, and not signed!

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First American Edition. Little, Brown and Co, 1938; stated First Edition, no additional printings indicated; 321pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of yellow cloth boards, stamped red titling on spine and front board remains bold; text very good throughout; light foxing… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1985. Hardcover with clipped dust jacket in very good condition. Slight mark on the page block head and light tanning to jacket edges. Printer error has lightly smudged the lettering on the jacket rear and there is sticker remnants to front inner flap. Boards, pages and text are clean throughout with no other notable flaws. LW. Hardcover. Very… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

Little Brown and Company, 2012. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1933. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first edition of this entertaining and humorous novel about journalists by Evelyn Waugh. First edition. A satire of sensationalist journalist from foreign correspondents, following a young William Boot, loosely based on Waugh's fellow reporter at the Daily… Read more about this item

Penguin Books Ltd, 1948. Reprint. Paperback book. Good/No jacket. Some spotting to covers. Spine cocked. Pages slightly tanned. For more information on our condition gradings, see Terms of Sale below.

Penguin, 1987-03-26. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 7x4x1. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

London: Penguin Books, 1961 A good reprint copy.

London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. , 1933 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An uncommon, first edition of this entertaining and humorous novel about journalism, by Evelyn Waugh. First edition, in the publisher's original patterned cloth binding. A satire of sensationalist journalism from foreign correspondents, following a young William Boot, loosely based on… Read more about this item

London: Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1938. 8vo. First edition, first issue, with 'as' not 'a' on last line of p. 88. [vi], 308, (1) pp. Publsher's red & black marbled-effect cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Spine lean and minor bumping and rubbing to extremities. Previous owner's bookplate. Some foxing to prelims and edges, though internally clean. . Very Good.… Read more about this item

Penguin. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1938. First edition, first printing. Published by Chapman and Hall in 1938. This is a very good copy, alas without the dust wrapper. The snakeskin cloth boards are with some wear to note. The front board is separated at the front gutter, showing internal cloth and stitching. The spine has some general abrasion to the… Read more about this item