Waugh (Evelyn) They Were Still Dancing
£60
New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1932.
Second US edition. 8vo. Original yellow cloth. Dust-jacket, priced $2.50.
Originally published in England under the title Remote People.
Out of stock
Ownership signature to the front free endpaper, creased on the rear panel with some water-staining to the edges of the title page, else a very good copy in a soiled and tape repaired, very good jacket, with a large tear on the upper rear panel.
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