Lot 123
Waugh (Evelyn) Brideshead Revisited, revised proof, signed by the author, 1945.
Hammer Price: £10,000
Description
Waugh (Evelyn) Brideshead Revisited, revised proof, signed by the author on title and dated "April 1945" below, autograph printer's revisions on pp.5, 47, 65, 72 and 73, in another hand, original wrappers, cut label with printed title and "Revised Proof for Capt. Waugh" on upper wrapper, inner wrapper peeling away from spine, page edges a little tender and creased, 8vo, 1945.
*** An exceptionally rare Waugh item. We can trace no other example at auction.
Printer's proof for the 1945 first ordinary edition of the work.
The 50 pre-publication 'proof' copies were privately printed for distribution to the author’s friends in December 1944. These advance copies, which were not for sale, were sent out at Christmas 1944 to Waugh’s friends for their comments; as a result Waugh made notable changes to the novel, including re-writing the ending and a few name changes. Once these had been incorporated, this proof was run out from the printer, with final amendments made after the first typesetting.
Description
Waugh (Evelyn) Brideshead Revisited, revised proof, signed by the author on title and dated "April 1945" below, autograph printer's revisions on pp.5, 47, 65, 72 and 73, in another hand, original wrappers, cut label with printed title and "Revised Proof for Capt. Waugh" on upper wrapper, inner wrapper peeling away from spine, page edges a little tender and creased, 8vo, 1945.
*** An exceptionally rare Waugh item. We can trace no other example at auction.
Printer's proof for the 1945 first ordinary edition of the work.
The 50 pre-publication 'proof' copies were privately printed for distribution to the author’s friends in December 1944. These advance copies, which were not for sale, were sent out at Christmas 1944 to Waugh’s friends for their comments; as a result Waugh made notable changes to the novel, including re-writing the ending and a few name changes. Once these had been incorporated, this proof was run out from the printer, with final amendments made after the first typesetting.
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