Lot 131
Waugh, Evelyn (1903-1966) - signed
Unconditional Surrender
Auction: 02 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
The Conclusion of Men and Arms and Officers and Gentlemen. London: Chapman & Hall, 1961. First edition, first impression, signed by the author in blue ink on the title-page, 8vo, contemporary green quarter morocco gilt for Asprey & Co., top edge gilt;
Mitford, Nancy (1904-1973). Madame de Pompadour. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author ‘Darling Momo, with love from Nancy, 4th March 1954’, 8vo, contemporary purple quarter morocco for Asprey & Co., top edge gilt, spine sunned;
Churchill, Randolph S. (1911-1968). The Story of the Coronation. London: Derek Verschoyle, 1953. First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author ‘Momo, with love from Randolph, May 1953’ on the half-title, 8vo, contemporary citron quarter morocco gilt for Asprey & Co., all edges gilt;
Forsyth, Frederick (1938-2025). The Devil's Alternative. London: Hutchinson, 1979. First edition, first impression, signed by the author on the title-page, 8vo, contemporary red quarter morocco, top edge gilt;
and 19 others, 20th-century literature and history, all in morocco bindings, including Cyril Falls, The Battle of Caporetto, 1966 (signed by the author); Ibid. Armageddon: 1918, 1964 (inscribed by the author); Handasyde Buchanan, Great Cricket Matches, 1962 (inscribed by the editor), and similar, several inscribed by the author (27)
Provenance
Property from the Estate of Virginia Fortune Ryan, Dowager Countess of Airlie (1933-2024).