1933 Scoop A Novel About Journalists Evelyn Waugh First Edition Uncommon

Description: Click here to see our other books! Scoop: A Novel About Journalists Evelyn Waugh 1933 Chapman & Hall, Ltd. : London 7.5" by 5" [8], 308, [1pp.] SUMMARY An uncommon, first edition of this entertaining and humorous novel about journalism, by Evelyn Waugh. First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Uncommon Overall Condition: Very Good 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 First edition, in the publisher's original patterned cloth binding. A satire of sensationalist journalism from foreign correspondents, following a young William Boot, loosely based on Waugh's fellow reporter at the Daily Mail, William Deedes. Boot lives in genteel poverty, contributes to the Daily Beast, a national daily newspaper, and is strong-armed into becoming a foreign correspondent when the editors mistake him for fashionable novelist John Courteney Boot. Written by Evelyn Waugh, an English novelist, biographer, travel writer, journalist, and book reviewer known for his early satires Decline and Fall, and A Handful of Dust. CONDITION In the publisher's original patterned cloth binding. Externally, smart, with light bumping and light rubbing to the extremities. One or two small tears to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine and to the front joint. Spine is a touch faded. The odd light mark to cloth. Light age toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very 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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