Presentation copies for Christopher Sykes

Лот 439
02.06.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
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$ 10 080
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Лот 439 | Presentation copies for Christopher Sykes
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$ 7 000 – 9 000
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966). Seven books by Evelyn Waugh. Mostly London: 1926-1982.Including four presentation copies for Christopher Sykes and Waugh’s first separate publication. Comprises:1. PRB: An Essay on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood 1847-54. [Stratford]: privately printed by Alastair Duncan, 1926. 1 of 50. Original cloth-backed boards, partially unopened (covers dampstained, text block cracked).2. Vile Bodies. Chapman & Hall, [1937]. Original wrappers. Signed proof copy of a later edition, signed by Waugh on the title-page and with a note below the word frontispiece: “to come here.” Morocco-backed case.3. The Holy Places. The Queen Anne Press, 1952. Limited edition. Presentation copy for Christopher Sykes, inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper: “Christopher / with the author’s compliments / Christmas 1952 / Evelyn Waugh.” * 4. Love Among the Ruins. Chapman & Hall, 1952. Presentation copy for Christopher Sykes, inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper: “Inscribed for Christopher Sykes by Evelyn Waugh.” Illustrated.5. A Tourist in Africa. Chapman & Hall, 1960. Dust jacket. First edition.6. Edmund Campion. Longmans, 1961. Presentation copy for Christopher Sykes, inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper: “For Christopher Sykes / le Toplady de nos jours / with love from Evelyn” and with an autograph postcard laid in, to Sykes, in full: “Campion dedicace / for ‘Toplady’ read ‘Topcliffe’ (an allusion to your bullying ways at BBC) A foolish error. I hope you have recovered your composure. E.” 7. PRB: An Essay on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood 1847-54. Dalrymple Press, 1982. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by the publisher, Robert Dalrymple, for Christopher Sykes. Sykes wrote the introduction to this edition. Together, seven volumes; octavo. Original cloth except as noted. Condition varies, overall very good, some sunning and rubbing.
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