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Waugh, Evelyn. Basil Seal Rides Again: Or the Rake's Regress. Little, Brown and Company, 1963.
Price: US$174.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition (from English sheets). Small 4to. Color frontispiece illustration by Kathleen Hale. Author's dedicatory letter. Original blue buckram, gilt stamped spine and upper cover, t.e.g., others uncut. Clear acetate dust jacket (closed tear). Very good. 49 pages. Number 52 of 1,000 numbered copies "for sale in the United States of America", signed by Waugh on the limitation page. Originally published in Esquire magazine in 1962. Dedicated to Ann Fleming (Mrs. Ian Fleming).
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$193.00 + shipping
Description: Large octavo. [6], 49, [1] pp., frontis. Limited edition, number 561 of 1000 copies. Signed by Waugh. Publisher's cloth with gilt-stamped vignette on the front board and title on the spine; top edge gilt. Spine with just a touch of sunning, else a very bright binding; contents clean. This is Waugh's final piece of fiction, originally published in Esquire in 1962, this is a short story featuring a protagonist of several earlier novels. A finely printed edition with a striking color frontispiece by Hale.
Seller: Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA, Conshohocken, PA, U.S.A.
WAUGH, Evelyn.. Basil Seal Rides Again; or, The Rake's Regress.. Little, Brown, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: 49 pp. Frontispiece by Kathleen Hale. 8vo, publisher's cloth in acetate jacket. First edition; No. 867 of 1000 copies for the USA, signed by Evelyn Waugh. Almost imperceptible fading to the top 1" of the front board; otherwise a fine copy.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Waugh, Evelyn. Basil Seal Rides Again; The Rake's Regress. Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: Demy 8vo. 49 pp. Frontispiece by Kathleen Hale. Cloth, gilt design, very good. (22473). No. 208 of 1000 signed and numbered copies.
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Evelyn Waugh. Basil Seal Rides Again or The Rake's Progress. Brown and Company,LIttle, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$280.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Larger 8vo pp. 49, some of the polish on the blue linen covers has worn away, gilt decoration on front board still bright, contents very good. SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. Fine, lacking the original unprinted glassine dust jacket. One of 1000 numbered copies Signed by the author. Waugh's last published work, which sees the return of the now-elderly anti-hero from *Black Mischief*.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. 49 pages. Number 263 from an edition of 1000 copies. A short work from the author of "Bridehead Revisited"and "A Handful of Dust." Originally published in the Esquire Magazine and first published here in book form this story features Waugh's protagonist from his novel "Black Mischief." Features a color frontispiece by Kathleen Hale. A fine copy in blue cloth boards in a near fine acetate dust jacket that his lightly rubbed and with a tiny chip to the top fornt corner and a small tear to the top rear corner. Signed by Waugh on the limitation page. A nicely printed book.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Waugh, Evelyn. BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN Or The Rake's Progress. Little, Brown & Co.: Boston, 1963.
Price: US$302.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Frontis by Kathleen Hale, 10 x 7.5", gilt-dec blue cloth, 49pp, extremities a little worn else a nice copy in a rubbed and edge-chipped glassine wrapper. LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #99), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, EVELYN WAUGH.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. Fine in about fine original unprinted glassine dust jacket. One of 1000 numbered copies Signed by the author. Waugh's last published work, which sees the return of the now-elderly anti-hero from *Black Mischief*.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Waugh, Evelyn. BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN, Or The Rake's Regress. Little, Brown and Co.: Boston, 1963.
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Color frontis by Kathleen Hale, 10.25 x 7.75", gilt-dec blue cloth, 49pp, minor shelf wear, upper fore-corners bumped else a nice copy of the original (but torn) acetate dustjacket. LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #864) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With a Typed Note Signed from Ben Sackheim (advertising guru) presenting this copy ".to you with appreciation of an enduring friendship, and hearty wishes for a happy holiday and a rewarding new year."
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Waugh, Evelyn. Basil Seal Rides Again. Boston; Little-Brown; 1963; Full page color frtpc ;, 1963.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st U.S., Limited to 1,000 SIGNED copies of which this is #997; Fine but without the clear acetate dustwrapper.
Seller: Walt Barrie Rare Books, gleneden beach, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Large octavo, 49pp. Full blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Gilt illustration of a man on a Pegasus to front cover. Solid text block, top edge of covers lightly sunned. With the publisher's acetate dust jacket, small loss to rear panel, otherwise fine. Color frontispiece by Kathleen Hale. From a limited edition of 1,000 copies, this being number 992. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966) was a renowned English novelist known for his distinctive satirical style. Educated at Oxford, Waugh gained early recognition with his debut novel, "Decline and Fall" (1928), and went on to produce a series of critically acclaimed works, including "A Handful of Dust" (1934) and "Brideshead Revisited" (1945).
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Waugh, Evelyn. BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN OR THE RAKES REGRESS. Little, Brown, 1963.
Price: US$406.00 + shipping
Description: BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN OR THE RAKES REGRESS, Little, Brown, 1963, first edition, fine in plastic wraps with a closed tear. 1/1000 copies SIGNED by the author with a full color frontis by Kathleen Hale. This book is dedicated to Mrs. Ian Fleming.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
WAUGH EVELYN. BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN OR THE RAKE`S REGRESS. BOSTON LITTLE BROWN AND CO, 1963.
Price: US$448.97 + shipping
Description: A VERY GOOD HARDBACK COPY IN BLUE BOARDS IN A GLASSERINE COVER. FROM THE LIBRARY OF ROBERT D. HERSHEY - NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALIST. LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 278 AND SIGNED BY WAUGH. FRONTISPIECE BY KATHLEEN HALE.
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
Evelyn Waugh. BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN or The Rake's Regress. Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1963.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Description: LIMITED EDITION, BEING #4 OF 1000 COPIES SIGNED BY EVELYN WAUGH. Blue cloth in fine condition. The American issue of the limited first edition. This is only the fourth copy of the one thousand published.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
WAUGH, Evelyn. BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN. Little, Brown (1963), Boston, 1963.
Price: US$562.50 + shipping
Description: Color frontispiece. One of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by Waugh. This copy additionally INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Alec Waugh in 1963: "For Atalanta [Arlen]/As a Christmas card/with love/from the author's brother." Light spotting to cloth. Lacking original acetate. Near Fine
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American edition. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by Evelyn Waugh. Frontispiece by Kathleen Hale. Fine in acetate cover, protected in a custom-made slipcase.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$699.11 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A smart limited edition short story by Evelyn Waugh, signed by the author. An interesting association from the library of the son of one of Waugh's lovers. A limited edition work, a U.S. limitation of 1,000 copies, of which this is numbered 735.Signed by Waugh to the limitation page.In the original glassine wrap.An entertaining long short story by Evelyn Waugh, the revival of the protagonist of 'Black Mischief' and 'Put Out More Flags'.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.Evelyn Waugh was one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century. His other novels include 'Decline and Fall', and 'A Handful of Dust'.Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.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 original publisher's cloth binding, in the original glassine dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Spine and front board is faded. Dust wrapper is lightly marked with closed tears. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional spots. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom