Vile Bodies

London: Chapman & Hall, 1930. First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with some small chips, not affecting illustration or lettering and with very minor internal archival mends. An observant bibliographically inclined collector of our acquaintance, in comparing this example with another at hand, discovered subtle differences in the titles listed on the back panel.… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1930. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. An exceptional first edition copy of Evelyn Waugh's satire on the Bright Young Things. With the exceedingly scarce first state dustwrapper in a lovely condition. 'Vile Bodies' is a satire on a group of rich young people in the inter-war years. Dubbed… Read more about this item

0 First Edition/First Printing Published by Chapman & Hall, London 1930. VG clean and tight condition. Owner's name to front pastedown. Slight toning to pages. Very slight lean Snakeskin red and black cloth in VG condition with minor shelfwear to edges and tips. Bright Gilt text to spine Protected in acetate cover.

New York: Modern Library, 1933. First Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very good in original cloth. Very lightly toned at spine, and slightly spine-cocked; contemporary previous ownership signature to front free endpaper. Binding tight, text clean and bright. Lacking dust jacket.. 16mo. 4.5 x 6.75 in. x, 321 pp. Modern Library Binding Style 7, full green balloon cloth, Rockwell… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1930. First edition, first printing. Published by Chapman and Hall in London, 1930. This is a very good copy, rebound in a basic green cloth and gilt titling. The internal pages are trimmed, unfortunately. The text blocks are slightly toned and marked. There is a mark of pink staining to the front prelims. This copy… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1944. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 12mo. x, 321 pp. Second Printing of the American Edition. Full cloth binding in dust jacket. A bright binding; very slight forward lean. Previous owner name and bookplate on the front endpapers; pages evenly toned throughout, not surprising given it is wartime imprint. Dust… Read more about this item

New York: Jonathan Cape / Harrison Smith, 1930. First American Edition . Decorative Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. A sound copy with bumps/wear to top corners, minor shelfwear; faint foxing to green cloth spine, very light soiling to back decorative cover, text clean and unmarked. Jacket shows edgewear, moderate soiling, bright and colorful, not price clipped. Yellow endpapers match… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

Chapman and Hall, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. A first edition, first printing published by Chapman and Hall in 1930. A very good copy with some fading to the spine as well as rubbing to the spine and edges. Stain to the top edge with some spotting to the page edges. SIGNED by way of a signature cut on… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1930. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). First printing. Lacking jacket. Red and black snakeskin cloth binding. Very clean binding with only a hint of fading to spine and bright gilt lettering to spine. Light browning to page edges, a couple of light marks to top… Read more about this item

Chapman & Hall, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1965. Reset. 221 pages. This is an ex-Library book. White jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Visible traces of tape to front board. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to… Read more about this item

London: Penguin Classics 978-0-141-19343-4 [978-0-141-19343-4] 2011. (Hardcover) 271pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. There is minor residue from a sticker on the rear panel of the dust jacket. "This was a totally unplanned novel. I had the facility at the age of twenty-five to sit down at my table, set a few characters… Read more about this item

New York: Jonathan Cape, 1930 New York: Jonathan Cape, 1930 321 pp.Text is clean, tight, unmarked. Front hinge is cracked .Yellow patterned endpapers match the cover with a green spine.Yellow printed title is faded, rubbed. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.. Second Printing.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Little Brown & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Classics, 2000-02-03. Paperback. Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

London: Penguin Classic, 2020. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Recent reprint. Octavo paperback. 256 pp. Fine condition. No inscriptions. Cover shows Fred Taylor poster from 1922

New York: Jonathan Cape Harrison Smith, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Ex-private lending library stamp on front fly, with a note from a previous owner that he bought the book from the library, spine sunned and extremities rubbed, else a good or better copy lacking the dustwrapper.

New York: Jonathan Cape Harrison Smith, 1930. Hardcover. Good. First American edition. Spine sunned and extremities rubbed, else a good or better copy lacking the dustwrapper.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Contemporary bookplate front pastedown, spine slightly toned, shallow chip at the crown, and a small spot on the topedge, a very good copy lacking the dust jacket.

London: Chapman and Hall,, 1930. Handsomely bound First edition, first impression, of Waugh's second novel, a satire of London's rich young socialites. The working title, Bright Young Things, was abandoned as Waugh felt the phrase was too clichéd. It sold well on publication, reaching seven printings in as many weeks, and established Waugh as the pre-eminent novelist of his… Read more about this item