Born into the vastness of Pixton Park in Somerset, Auberon Waugh was drawn early into class warfare; he pretended he had seen evacuees and children of servants eat rat poison so they would all have their stomach pumped. His father despised him. Bron responded in kind, finding his father hypocritical and pretentious. Some of Evelyn's friends, such as John Betjeman and Graham Greene were kind to Bron, but it is those who snubbed him such as Cyril Connolly, Maurice Bowra and Anthony Powell who loom larger. Embarrassing early ...
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Born into the vastness of Pixton Park in Somerset, Auberon Waugh was drawn early into class warfare; he pretended he had seen evacuees and children of servants eat rat poison so they would all have their stomach pumped. His father despised him. Bron responded in kind, finding his father hypocritical and pretentious. Some of Evelyn's friends, such as John Betjeman and Graham Greene were kind to Bron, but it is those who snubbed him such as Cyril Connolly, Maurice Bowra and Anthony Powell who loom larger. Embarrassing early sexual fondlings, an inglorious early exit from Oxford, a failure to get into M15 and an army accident which left him confined to a hospital bed and unable to escape from a friend of his mother's who insisted on reading him Lawrence Durrell and a humiliating time spent writing captions for Page 3 girls, reduced the now declasse Waugh to friendships with journalists on the fringes of respectability - Richard Ingrams, Paul Foot, Peter Cook and Nigel Lawson. Now in his 50th year he sums up a literary achievement, asking the august creator of this being, "Will This Do?".
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Poor. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp. 288. 16 pp. illustrations. Original publisher's black cloth lettered silver on spine. White illustrated dust jacket lettered in red, dark blue and black. Photocopy of a typed unsigned letter and photograph from Jeremy Scott to Auberon Waugh addressed from 125 Elm Park Mansions, Park Walk, London SW3 undated and consisting of about 395 words in which he discusses the ordeal of August Courtauld on the Arctic ice cap and gives information about his discovery (his father was traumatised by his failure to find Courtauld who was running out of food), praises Waugh's book which he says is 'inspirational' and suggests meeting for a drink. Typed signed letter from Auberon Waugh to Jeremy Scott Esq., 125 Elm Park Mansions, Park Walk, London, SW3 written on headed notepaper from the Literary Review, 51 Beak Street London W1R 3LF dated 18th January, 1992 and consisting of about 166 words in which he says 'You are quite wrong' and suggests Courtauld was older than Scott supposed and gives further details about his life. Waugh mentions meeting August Courtauld near the end of his life in the text (pp. 111-112). Typed signed letter from Auberon Waugh to Jeremy Scott Esq., 125 Elm Park Mansions, Park Walk, London, SW3 written on headed notepaper with vignette of the house from Combe Florey House, Combe Florey, Taunton, Somerset TA4 3JD dated 22nd February, 1992 and consisting of about 182 words in which he says it was pleasant meeting him and he is sorry he doesn't feel able to join the Academy. Waugh says he is reading George Herbert's poems but has only got to page 2 of Arthur Waugh's Commentary before being overtaken by sleep. A handwritten note says, 'The poems are an unfailing delight. ' August Courtauld (1904 &endash; 1959) yachtsman and Arctic explorer volunteered and served as a solo meteorological observer over the winter of 1930-31. Jeremy Scott, son of James Maurice Scott (1906 &endash; 1986) explorer and writer. Auberon Waugh (1939 &endash; 2001) journalist and the son of Evelyn Waugh. Very good. 0712637338 Very good in very good dust jacket.
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Very Good. Signed by author (plate on half title page). Scuffs and gentle bumps at corners. Small tear in jacket. Minor shelf wear to board edges. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x6x1; The binding is tight, corner sharp. Text and images unmarked. Gift inscription on the FFEP. A trace of foxing on the top edge. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo.
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Good in Good jacket. Signed by the author. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, edge worn, small creases, scratches and scuffed in places. There is sporadic foxing on the early pages, and very little in the body of the book. The book is complete with all plates as called for. The binding is excellent. GK.