Lot 275
Waugh (Evelyn) Sword of Honour, first collected edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Maurice Bowra, 1965.
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Waugh (Evelyn) Sword of Honour, first collected edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "with affectionate regards" to Maurice Bowra on front free endpaper, bookplate of Maurice Bowra to pastedown, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine ends a little bumped, 8vo, 1965.
⁂ A good association copy.
Sir Maurice Bowra (1898-1971), classical scholar at Wadham College Oxford, where he taught Waugh. He is believed to be the model for the academic Mr. Samgrass in Brideshead Revisited.
Description
Waugh (Evelyn) Sword of Honour, first collected edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "with affectionate regards" to Maurice Bowra on front free endpaper, bookplate of Maurice Bowra to pastedown, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine ends a little bumped, 8vo, 1965.
⁂ A good association copy.
Sir Maurice Bowra (1898-1971), classical scholar at Wadham College Oxford, where he taught Waugh. He is believed to be the model for the academic Mr. Samgrass in Brideshead Revisited.
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