WAUGH (EVELYN) Officers and Gentlemen, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY
280•
WAUGH (EVELYN)
Officers and Gentlemen, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "John [?Betjeman] with love from Evelyn, June 30th, 1955", publisher's cloth, dust-jacket (unclipped, lower cover discoloured), 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1955
Sold for £1,920 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • The vendor's mother, Angela Dent, was secretary to John Betjeman in the 1950s, and it is believed that the book was gifted to her by Betjeman. Evelyn Waugh and Betjeman met whilst at Oxford, forming a life-long friendship.

Category: Books / Books, Maps and Manuscripts

Auction terms and conditions

Lot symbols

• Exempt from tax

Contacts

John Walwyn-Jones Bonhams
Work
Banbury Road
Oxford, OX5 1JH
United Kingdom
FaxFax: +44 1865 372722
Specialist - Books, Maps and Manuscripts