Love Among the Ruins: A Romance of the Near Future
by Evelyn Waugh
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Evelyn Waugh. A first edition copy of Evelyn Waugh's satire, set in a dystopian future, from the library of the son of Joyce Gill, his life-long friend. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Bookplate to the front paste down.This intriguing work is one of Evelyn Waugh's post-war novels, in which he shows contempt for the concept of a 'welfare state'. In this satire, set in a dystopian Britain, the protagonist works in a state-run euthanasia centre and falls in love. Illustrated by the author.From the library of the son of Joyce Gill, a life-long friend of Evelyn Waugh. Joyce and Evelyn had a passionate affair during the annulment of Evelyn"s first marriage to "She-Evelyn". The pair were introduced sometime around Christmas in 1923 at a nightclub in Fitzrovia, their affair seeming to come to a head in the summer of 1935, when Evelyn invited Joyce to leave her husband and join him on his travels to Abyssinia. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is bright and smart except for faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper is a little chipped to the head of the spine, with a small closed tear to the front of the wrap and the odd spot to front and rear of the wrap. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 873M30
- Title
- Love Among the Ruins: A Romance of the Near Future
- Author
- Evelyn Waugh
- Illustrator
- Evelyn Waugh
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Evelyn Waugh Dystopian fiction Satire Dystopian fiction
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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