Scoop
1938, the first printing of Evelyn Waugh's Fleet Street satire
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Printing Details
First edition, first printing (with the 8 of 1938 to the copyright page slightly faint, and the last word to page 88 'a' instead of 'as'). Hardback, bound in the trademark snakeskin patterned cloth, gilt titling to spine. 19.5 × 12.5cm, 308pp + 1pp ad.
Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of The Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness make another. Acting on a dinner party tip from Mrs Algernon Stitch, he feels convinced that he has hit on just the chap to cover a promising little war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. But for, pale, ineffectual William Boot, editor of the Daily Beast's 'nature notes' column, being mistaken for a competent journalist may prove to be a fatal error...
Condition
A good copy. There is some rubbing and bumping to the corners and bards edges, and a very faint ring mark to the upper board. The pages are lightly tanned but the binding secure. Bookplate for the Book Society by Robert Gibbings to the front pastedown.
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Price
£50.00
