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A Tourist in Africa
by Evelyn Waugh
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. , 1960 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's travel book about his time in Africa, with illustrations and in the original dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original blue cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Written by prominent novelist and travel writer, Evelyn Waugh who is recognised as one of the great English prose stylists of the 20th century. 'A Tourist in Africa' documents Waugh's voyage to East Africa in 1959, a tour of the continent taken from January to April. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete In the publisher's original blue cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with one bump to the head of the front board, and light shelf wear. Dust wrapper is smart, with light edge wear and the odd handling mark. Sunning to the wrap, moreso to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 887Q26
- Title
- A Tourist in Africa
- Author
- Evelyn Waugh
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Evelyn Waugh first edition tourist in africa travel first edition illustrated dust wrapper
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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