1957 The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold Evelyn Waugh 1st Edition Joyce Gill Associ...

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold Evelyn Waugh 1957 Chapman and Hall : London 7.5" by 5" vii, [1], 184pp SUMMARY An assoication copy of Waugh's enchanting and engaging novel based off the author’s experiences of hallucinations, from the library of a lover of Waugh's. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this work.Association copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Joyce, For her birthday, with love, from Louis, 1957'. Joyce Gill was 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 unclipped dustwrapper.‘The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold’ is a largely autobiographical novel, based off the author’s period of hallucinations caused by bromide intoxication.Evelyn Waugh was a noted English author of the twentieth century, best known for his novel ‘Brideshead Revisited’ and ‘A Handful of Dust’. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light spots to the fore edge. Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with small closed tears, and a couple of chips to the head of the front wrap, one larger chip to the fore edge. Light spots and age-toning to the dust wrapper. Spots to the reverse of the dust wrapper, with small damp stains to the reverse to the head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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