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Evelyn Waugh. Scoop. A Novel about Journalists....
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Evelyn Waugh. Scoop. A Novel about Journalists. London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., [1938].8vo. Publisher's red and black marbled boards, spine gilt; original illustrated dust jacket; clamshell.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with indistinct "8" in the publication date on copyright page and the misprint "a" for "as" in the last line of p. 88. In the First Issue dust jacket with the "Daily Beast" masthead.
Condition: Almost imperceptible edgewear to boards. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "7s. 6d. net"); some chipping and edgewear, particularly to spine panel ends and folds, and with a few short tears; spine lightly sunned; rear flap clipped (as issued?); some light rubbing or soiling.
References: Davis, Doyle, et. al, XV.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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