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Evelyn Waugh. The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, A Conversation Piece. London: Chapman & Hall, 1957....
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An important association - a presentation from the author to the critic who wrote a favorable review
Evelyn Waugh. The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, A
Conversation Piece. London: Chapman & Hall, 1957.Tall 8vo. Publisher's red cloth, spine stamped in gilt.
FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER COPY, SPECIALLY BOUND FOR PRESENTATION. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper: "John Raymond / d.d. / Evelyn Waugh / July 19th 1957." One of an unknown number of large-paper copies of the first edition, printed on special handmade paper.
John Raymond was a journalist and critic who served as the literary editor of the British magazine New Statesman. Raymond notably wrote a favorable review of this title, perhaps after reading this very copy. He wrote, "[Mr Waugh] happens to be the only major writer in English whose work reveals any genuine signs of development. It is possible to predict a new novel by Mr Graham Greene, say, a new Compton-Burnett, a Henry Green even, in a way that is impossible in the case of Mr Waugh," (quoted in Hastings' biography, p. 567).
Condition: Light sunning to cloth and a few minor stains.
References: Davis 31.
Provenance: John Raymond (presentation inscription). From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2024 June 27 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6295 (go to Auction Home page)
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