Scoop
by Waugh, Evelyn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Temecula, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chapman and Hall, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. London, Chapman and Hall, 1938. First edition. Sm 8vo. 308 pp. Red and black decorated boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Minimal wear if any; a couple of tiny spots to the top edge. Near fine or better.
Synopsis
In SCOOP , a "newspaper adventure," Evelyn Waugh tells the tale of garden coulumnist William Boot gets sent to Ishmaelia to cover a war, finds everything but a war, and returns as a golden child of British media. Altogether a fine, ascerbic, British satire on the print media in the 1930's.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Johnson Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 670
- Title
- Scoop
- Author
- Waugh, Evelyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Paul Johnson Fine Books
Biblio member since 2020
Temecula, California
About Paul Johnson Fine Books
I sell mostly literature including many signed books, poetry, and mysteries.
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