{"product_id":"scott-kings-modern-europe-evelyn-waugh-1st-edition","title":"Scott-King's Modern Europe, Evelyn Waugh — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Chapman \u0026amp; Hall, 1947\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown 8vo, pp. [viii], 88.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The volume maintains a tight, square binding with original dark blue cloth boards that remain remarkably bright and free of notable shelf-wear, complemented by crisp, unoxidised lettering to the spine. Internally, the pages are firmly set and clean, exhibiting only gentle, age-appropriate toning to the endpapers without any major blemishes or foxing. The unclipped dust jacket beautifully preserves John Piper’s original bistre and black design; it shows some minor shelf-wear, including light rubbing to the extremities and slight toning to the rear panel, but remains highly attractive and intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the true first edition in book form of Evelyn Waugh’s post-war novella, published by Chapman \u0026amp; Hall in 1947 following its initial abridged appearance in the \u003ci\u003eCornhill Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e earlier that same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is notably distinguished by the evocative frontispiece and striking dust jacket design by the renowned British artist John Piper, which perfectly captures the bleak, totalitarian atmosphere of Waugh's fictional Neutralia. The jacket prominently advertises 'A New Edition of the Novels of Evelyn Waugh' on the rear panel, contextualising the publication within Chapman \u0026amp; Hall's broader post-war revival of the author's catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecuring a copy that retains an unclipped dust jacket in such a bright and complete state is increasingly desirable for collectors of modern literary first editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlurb:\u003c\/b\u003e Set in the austere aftermath of the Second World War, \u003ci\u003eScott-King’s Modern Europe\u003c\/i\u003e is Evelyn Waugh's biting and brilliant satire on the emergence of twentieth-century totalitarianism. The narrative follows Mr Scott-King, an unassuming, middle-aged classical master at Granchester school, whose obscure academic devotion to a forgotten seventeenth-century poet leads him to an unexpected invitation. Lured to the fictional state of Neutralia for a tercentenary celebration, the mild-mannered schoolmaster is abruptly plunged into a nightmare of bureaucratic chaos, sinister hospitality, and the sheer absurdity of the modern political machine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54695762264403,"sku":"5285","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260819_133127.jpg?v=1787667180","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/scott-kings-modern-europe-evelyn-waugh-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}