When The Going Was Good, Evelyn Waugh — 1st Edition

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When The Going Was Good, Evelyn Waugh — 1st Edition

Name: When The Going Was Good, Evelyn Waugh — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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Publication: London, Duckworth, 1946

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 318.

Condition Report: Very Good. The book is tightly bound in its original mustard-yellow cloth, presenting handsomely with the blue lettering and diamond device to the spine remaining distinctly legible, despite a mild, customary tonal fading to the spine itself. The boards show only faint, superficial handling marks and negligible bumping to the extreme corners and spine ends, maintaining an overall crispness. Internally, the text block is remarkably sound and square, with the pages remaining bright and largely free from foxing, ensuring an excellent reading experience. The tipped-in colour frontispiece by Henry Lamb is perfectly preserved, and the binding exhibits the firm integrity characteristic of a respectfully handled copy.

Catalogue Note: This represents the true first trade printing of Evelyn Waugh's curated anthology, compiled by the author to preserve what he deemed the best fragments from his earlier, celebrated travelogues.

The volume is notably illustrated with a striking tipped-in colour portrait frontispiece of a young Waugh, aged twenty-six, painted by the esteemed English artist Henry Lamb. It also features a fold-out map detailing the author's journey through British Guiana and Brazil.

While copies of this title frequently surface on the open market, locating the true first printing in respectable, sturdy condition without a dust jacket is becoming increasingly uncommon for discerning collectors of mid-century British literature.

Selected and edited by Evelyn Waugh himself, When the Going Was Good serves as a vibrant, masterful distillation of his highly acclaimed earlier travel books: Labels, Remote People, Ninety-Two Days, and Waugh in Abyssinia. Spanning from a Mediterranean pleasure cruise and the coronation of Haile Selassie in Ethiopia to arduous treks through the South American jungle and the grim realities of war in Abyssinia, this collection captures the essence of a bygone era of global exploration. Waugh’s characteristically sharp wit, acute social observation, and elegant prose guide the reader through an increasingly turbulent world, immortalising his youthful adventures before the outbreak of the Second World War forever altered the landscape of travel.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Evelyn Waugh

Book Publisher: Duckworth

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Travel, Exploration & Adventure

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 318

Book Publication Year: 1946

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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