Description
First New Classics edition of A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh.
Octavo, 308pp. Tan hardcover, title stamped in red on spine. Stated “A Handful of Dust was first published in the New Classics Series in 1945” on copyright page. Slight lean to text block, faint wear to edges of spine and front cover. Some previous ownership notations in pen throughout. In the publisher’s dust jacket, price-clipped, some chipping to corners and edges, notably the spine. Sunned spine, a few stains from previous tape repairs. A very good copy of a classic satirical novel.
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 this, “A Handful of Dust” (1934), and “Brideshead Revisited” (1945).
