1950 Helena
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Description
First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
Written by celebrated British author, Evelyn Waugh, this work has been noted as a personal favourite of the author.
This is Waugh's sole historical fiction novel, set in the age of Emperor Constantine. The story follows Helena of Constantinople and her mission to find the relics of the cross on which Christ was crucified.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is smart with edge wear and minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. The odd closed tear or chip. Sunning to the wrap, mainly to the spine, and the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean.
Near Fine
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