The second volume of Waugh's masterful trilogy, Sword of Honour Guy Crouchback is now attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and HM forces have to show respect for the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is followed by the bitterness of Crete.
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The second volume of Waugh's masterful trilogy, Sword of Honour Guy Crouchback is now attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and HM forces have to show respect for the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is followed by the bitterness of Crete.
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1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth, top edge blue (casing with slight lean and lightly scuffed at head and tail of spine-otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 335 (no inscriptions).
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None. Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. Lovely copy of Evelyn Waugh's novel concerning the Second World War, the first impression complete with unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression of this work. Evelyn Waugh here loosely relates to his wartime experiences during the Second World War.  Second novel in the author's trilogy Sword of Honour.  Rebound in full cloth, ex libris.  Complete with unclipped dust wrapper.  Rebound in full cloth, 'ex libris' stamp to front board. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper unclipped and very smart with only minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine.
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None. Near Fine in Good jacket. A First Edition Waugh's second novel in the 'Sword of Honor' Trilogy', 'Officers and Gentlemen' This is the second novel in Waugh's 'Sword of Honor' series. With the unclipped dustwrapper. Set during the Second World War, Waugh's novel follows the story of Guy Crouchback, and starts with his being sent back to England in disgrace. Having himself been in service during the Second World War, this series of novel loosely draw upon Waugh's own wartime experience. Evelyn Waugh was a English writer known for his novels, biographies and travel books, as well as a journalist and book reviewer. Serving in the British forces throughout the Second World War, Waugh is a writer who was exposed to a wide range of people and social classes, and this is very much reflected in his work, drawing on his own personal experience. He is perhaps best known for his work 'Brideshead Revisited', and the satire 'Decline and Fall'. In full cloth binding, held in a unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth biding, with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in an excellent condition with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is sound. Chipping to the head and tail of spine. Light rubbing to the edges of wrap. Tape repairs internally to the head and tail of spine. Minor rubbing to the extremities. Offsetting to the front board. Previous owners initials on the front recto endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with creases to some pages, only the front few pages. Near Fine.
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Owner's name dated 1955 on front free end paper; some light foxing, mainly on page fore-edge; spine a little worn at head & foot; gilt on spine worn.
