Waugh (Evelyn) Black Mischief
£395
New York, Farrar and Rinehart Inc., 1934.
First US edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced $2.50 (scored through).
The first US edition of Waugh’s famous satirical novel set in the fictional African island nation of Azania. The young emperor, Seth, educated in England, endeavors to modernise his kingdom with the assistance of his English friend, Basil Seal.
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Cloth discolored, else a very good copy in a very good jacket, which is chipped and darkened at the spine and also stained on the rear panel.
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