"The very model of the modern paranoid novel" ( New York Times ) and an ambitious work of semi-autobiographical fiction from one of England's greatest novelists. Gilbert Pinfold is a reclusive Catholic novelist suffering from acute inertia. In an attempt to defeat insomnia he has been imbibing an unappetizing cocktail of bromide, chloral, and creme de menthe. He books a passage on the SS Caliban and, as it cruises towards Ceylon, rapidly slips into madness. Almost as soon as the gangplank lifts, Pinfold hears sounds ...
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"The very model of the modern paranoid novel" ( New York Times ) and an ambitious work of semi-autobiographical fiction from one of England's greatest novelists. Gilbert Pinfold is a reclusive Catholic novelist suffering from acute inertia. In an attempt to defeat insomnia he has been imbibing an unappetizing cocktail of bromide, chloral, and creme de menthe. He books a passage on the SS Caliban and, as it cruises towards Ceylon, rapidly slips into madness. Almost as soon as the gangplank lifts, Pinfold hears sounds coming out of the ceiling of his cabin: wild jazz bands, barking dogs, and loud revival meetings. He is convinced that an erratic public-address system is letting him hear everything that goes on aboard ship . . . until instead of just sounds he hears voices. And not just any voices. These voices are talking, in the most frighteningly intimate way, about him!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 1st Printing. First Edition/First Printing Published by Chapman & Hall, London 1957. VG clean and tight condition. Owner's name toffep. No other marks or inscriptions. Very clean Blue cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped. Minimal wear with slight loss to extremities and slightly scuffed/Browned to rear. Titles to rear with ink X adjacent. Protected in archive cover.
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None. Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. Â A lovely first edition of this enchanting and engaging novel based off the author"s experiences of hallucinations. The first edition of this work. In the original publisher"s unclipped dustwrapper."The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold" is a largely autobiographical novel, based off the author"s period of hallucinations caused by bromide intoxication. Evelyn Waugh was a noted English author of the twentieth century, best known for his novel "Brideshead Revisited" and "A Handful of Dust". Prior owner"s ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. In the original publisher"s cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine, with a very small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner"s ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper with spots, and a tidemark to the tail of the wrap, heavier to the reverse. Very minor edge wear to the dustwrapper. Fine.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good jacket. The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's novel 'The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold'. 'The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold' is a novel first published in 1957 by Evelyn Waugh. Strong parallels may be drawn between events in the novel overtaking the eponymous protagonist, Gilbert Pinfold, and episodes in the author's own life. First edition, in unclipped dustwrapper. In fact, Waugh later admitted that 'Mr Pinfold"s experiences were almost exactly my own', referring to this period in his life as 'my late lunacy'. He was advised to write the book by the then head of the psychiatric department at St Bartholomew's Hospital who interpreted the voices Waugh heard as hallucinations consequential to prolonged overconsumption of a mix of phenobarbitone and alcohol. Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh (1903-1966), known as Evelyn Waugh, was an English writer of novels, travel books and biographies. He was also a prolific journalist and reviewer. In a cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent. Minor wear to extremities and the odd mark. Dustwrapper slight edgewear, minor loss to head of spine and handling marks to rear. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean throughout with only the odd slight spot. Near Fine.
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None. Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. A superior first edition copy of Waugh's enchanting and engaging novel based off the author"s experiences of hallucinations. The first edition of this work. In the original publisher"s unclipped dustwrapper."The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold" is a largely autobiographical novel, based off the author"s period of hallucinations caused by bromide intoxication. Evelyn Waugh was a noted English author of the twentieth century, best known for his novel "Brideshead Revisited" and "A Handful of Dust". In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, fine. A couple of neat repairs to the reverse of the dust wrapper to the head of the spine. A few light marks to the rears, rear wrap is a little age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's semi-autobiographical novel in the original dust wrapper. First edition of The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, A Conversation Piece, by Evelyn Waugh in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Â 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. Â 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). Â Prior owner's ink inscriptions to the first free endpaper dated 1957. 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. Prior owner's ink inscriptions to the first free endpaper dated 1957. Â Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some light age toning. Near Fine.
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None. Fine in Near Fine jacket. A fine first edition of Evelyn Waugh's first hand account of his hallucinations by bromide intoxication, an entertaining work. The first edition of this work. In the original publisher"s unclipped dustwrapper."The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold" is a largely autobiographical novel, based off the author"s period of hallucinations caused by bromide intoxication. Evelyn Waugh was a noted English author of the twentieth century, best known for his novel "Brideshead Revisited" and "A Handful of Dust". In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine, with a very faint mark to the rear board. Dustwrapper is near fine with a very small closed tear to the head of the front wrap, and a couple of handling marks to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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None. Very Good Indeed in Good jacket. An assoication copy of Waugh's enchanting and engaging novel based off the author"s experiences of hallucinations, from the library of a lover of Waugh's. The first edition of this work. Association copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Joyce, For her birthday, with love, from Louis, 1957'. Â Joyce Gill was a life-long friend of Evelyn Waugh. Joyce and Evelyn had a passionate affair during the annulment of Evelyn"s first marriage to "She-Evelyn". The pair were introduced sometime around Christmas in 1923 at a nightclub in Fitzrovia, their affair seeming to come to a head in the summer of 1935, when Evelyn invited Joyce to leave her husband and join him on his travels to Abyssinia. In the original publisher"s unclipped dustwrapper."The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold" is a largely autobiographical novel, based off the author"s period of hallucinations caused by bromide intoxication. Evelyn Waugh was a noted English author of the twentieth century, best known for his novel "Brideshead Revisited" and "A Handful of Dust". In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light spots to the fore edge. Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with small closed tears, and a couple of chips to the head of the front wrap, one larger chip to the fore edge. Light spots and age-toning to the dust wrapper. Spots to the reverse of the dust wrapper, with small damp stains to the reverse to the head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 200grams, ISBN:
