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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Waugh (Evelyn)

BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN: OR THE RAKE’S REGRESS

Published: Chapman & Hall, London, 1962

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $120

Approximately:

Estimate: $250 - 450

Bidding opens: 26 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 5 Mar 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Number 60 of 750 numbered copies signed by the author.

Hardcover copy (pp. [vi], 49, [1] + frontispiece) with original blue cloth boards covered in a clear acetate jacket. The spine is lettered in gilt and the front board is blocked in gilt. The top of the text block has a gilt edge. The title-page and dedication leaf are printed in blue and black. The attractive colour frontispiece (by Kathleen Hale) has the appearance of a blockprint. The jacket has a few marks and light scuffs with two small tears at the top of the spine.

This was the author’s last published work of fiction and it features characters from some of his earlier novels

Source: https://evelynwaughsociety.org/2016/basil-seal-rides-yet-again/

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 260 x 195 mm


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