The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold

Evelyn Waugh

Verlag: Little, Brown and Company, Boston and Toronto, 1957

Beschreibung

The first US edition of Evelyn Waugh's semi-autobiographical novel in the original dust wrapper. First US edition of The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, A Conversation Piece, by Evelyn Waugh in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper.This semi-autobiographical novel is nicknamed Waugh's 'mad book'. The novel is based on a period of hallucinations the author experienced due to bromide intoxication.Evelyn Waugh was an English author and novelist, most notably of satire works such as Decline and Fall (1928) and A Handful of Dust (1934). In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is some slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. To the binding, there is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 840W27

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold

Verlag: Little, Brown and Company, Boston and Toronto

Erscheinungsdatum: 1957

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book