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Waugh, Evelyn. BLACK MISCHIEF - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Chapman & Hall 1932 1st edition, 1932.
Price: US$839.43 + shipping
Description: 8vo, large paper edition, 323 pages, drawings by the author : his 3rd novel, a satirical political one set on Azania, a fictional island in the Indian Ocean off East Africa, and based on his experiences in Abyssinia, corruption, dictatorship, the wonderful "Ministry of Modernization"; hardback, spine & cover edges faded & sl blotched, a little foxing to edges, g++, SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION (78/250) east africa abyssinia ethiopia ethiopian politics waugh african novel satirical addis literature
Seller: Yesterday's Books, BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom
WAUGH EVELYN. BLACK MISCHIEF. Chapman & Hall, London, 1932.
Price: US$1420.58 + shipping
Description: Original purple cloth, device to upper board and titles to spine in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Large Paper Edition, illustrated and signed by the Author. # 140 of 250 copies. A gift inscription from 1944 on the verso of the FFEP and the lilac silk book-mark loosely laid in but overall VG indeed. In the very rare brown (fragile) D/W which has a large chip removing the top 5.3 cm of the spine. The D/W is one of the thin, dull grey paper wrappers meant to be removed. It is often missing. Uncommon in the D/W. The Large Paper Edition contains extra illustrations by Waugh not included in the trade edition.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
WAUGH, Evelyn.. Black Mischief.. London Chapman & Hall, 1932.
Price: US$1512.50 + shipping
Description: First edition, one of the limited issue, number 105 of 250 large paper copies signed by the author, large 8vo., plates and illustrations by the author not included in the trade edition. Publisher's purple silk, device to upper board and titles to spine gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, with the silk marker ribbon intact (though frayed at very end. Spine faded as usual but an unusually nice copy. Waugh's third novel, helped to establish his reputation as a master satirist. Set on the fictional African island of Azania, the novel chronicles the efforts of Emperor Seth, assisted by the Englishman Basil Seal, to modernise his kingdom, including the issue of home-made currency and the staging of a 'Birth Control Gala'. Written by Waugh whilst staying at Madresfield Court, Worcestershire as the guest of the Lygon sisters, who after 1931 had the run of the place (their father, William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, having been forced into exile under threat of prosecution for his homosexuality) and posed for some of the drawings Waugh drew for this limited edition.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
WAUGH, Evelyn.. Black Mischief.. London: Chapman and Hall Ltd, 1932, 1932.
Price: US$1614.29 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, large paper and signed limited issue, number 223 of 250 copies with additional illustrations by the author. Octavo. Original purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt, vignette to front cover gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, purple bookmark laid in. Frontispiece and seven full page illustrations, none of which appear in the trade edition, and a full-page map. Spine and head of front cover faded, slight rubbing to extremities, a couple of small extrusions to front cover (possibly caused by glue beneath cloth; a very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
WAUGH, Evelyn. Black Mischief ~ Signed. London Chapman & Hall Ltd 1932, 1932.
Price: US$2260.01 + shipping
Description: First Edition No. 26 of 250 copies, signed by the author 15 x 23 cm purple beveled cloth with gilt stamped roundel to the front and titles to the spine. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut xi[i] 13-323[1]pp with purple ribbon book mark. In original jacket with Two Guineas Net price on the spine. The boards are generally clean and bright with a touch of general fading to the spine with more obvious fade to three patches of the spine which match loss to the dust jacket. Internally clean and bright with only the author's signature on the limitation page. The ribbon book mark is in two pieces. The dust jacket, which is now protected in a clear removable cover [not shown], has minor loss to the spine tips and corners extending to 1cm. There is also a section missing from the spine measuring 4.5 x 2.5 at its greatest, some small holes in the rear lower corner, one or two chips to the edges and a couple of short closed tears. All in all a very nice signed limited 1st Edition. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Seller: Rainford & Parris Books - PBFA, Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom
Evelyn Waugh. Black Mischief. Chapman & Hall, London, 1932.
Price: US$2518.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Evelyn Waugh: signed copy of Black Mischief,Signed limited ed 198 of 250. Chapman & Hall, London 1932, A very good condition and rare copy of this large paper edition of Black Mischief. Evelyn Waugh, the author, signed the book on the limitation page. The plates and illustrations are illustrated by the author and are not included in the trade edition. This successful third novel by Waugh contributed to his reputation as a satirist. Original purple cloth boards with fading to the edges of the boards. Gilt lettering and illustration on the cover and spine. Bumped corners and light 2cm tear on top of the spine.Top edge gilt and other edges are uncut. The contents are clean and tidy. The dust wrapper has small chips and creases at the edges with a partial loss at the head of the spine. Black and white full page illustrations within the text. Covered with a protective wrapper. Tall 8VO
Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom
Evelyn Waugh. BLACK MISCHIEF. Chapman and Hall, London, 1932.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, #201 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY EVELYN WAUGH. A very good hardcover book in a like dustjacket. The spine of the book underneath the jacket is slightly faded with the gilt lettering still legible; the jacket is clean and fresh but does have a single vertical crease from where it was previously folded in half. Otherwise the book and jacket are in fine, flawless condition. A nice signed copy of one of Waugh's major works.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
WAUGH, Evelyn.. Black Mischief.. London Chapman & Hall, 1932.
Price: US$3025.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, large paper issue, number 99 of 250 copies, signed by the author; large 8vo; 9 monochrome illustrations, including frontispiece, minor spotting to endpapers, else unmarked internally; publisher's purple cloth, device to upper board and titles to spine gilt, purple silk ribbon marker intact (though worn), edges and spine sunned, light bumping to spine end and corners, with the original dustjacket, rear panel creased at head with associated closed tear and small chip, a few minor nicks to head and tail of spine, else very good. Waugh's third novel, written whilst staying at Madresfield Court, Worcestershire as the guest of the Lygon sisters; this was the book that established his reputation as a master satirist. Set on the fictional African island of Azania, the novel chronicles the efforts of Emperor Seth, assisted by the Englishman Basil Seal, to modernise his kingdom, including the issue of home-made currency and the staging of a 'Birth Control Gala'.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
WAUGH, Evelyn. BLACK MISCHIEF. Chapman & Hall, 1932.
Price: US$3874.30 + shipping
Description: First edition, large paper issue. Number 32 of 250 special copies on laid paper signed by the author with additional illustrations by the author. Original violet buckram with gilt titles to the spine and vignette to the upper cover in printed brown dustwrapper. A near fine copy with some fading to the spine, in spite of the dustwrapper, in a superb, fine dustwrapper, which is bright and crisp, with a faint crease to the lower cover. Eight full page illustrations, none of which appear in the trade edition, plus one full page map. The author's third novel, drawing on his experiences in Africa which as he reported in his travel journal, Ninety Two Days, "experiences vivid enough to demand translation into literary form". Given the instant success of Waugh's first two novels, the critical response was lukewarm, and the novel became better known for its attack on the Catholic journal, The Tablet, and the heated response from The Tablet's Editor, Ernest Oldmeadow, who asserted that it was "a work both disgraceful and scandalous. It abounds in coarse and sometimes disgusting passages, and its climax is disgusting." Needless to say this did nothing to harm sales. The limited edition is seldom encountered in its dustwrapper or in such nice condition.
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom