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    By Evelyn Waugh
    London   Champman and Hall
    8" by 6" xiii [1], 1-265pp
    The first impression of the Uniform Edition of Evelyn Waugh's historical novel about Helen of Constantinople.
    By Evelyn Waugh

    1950 Helena

    London   Champman and Hall
    8" by 6" xiii [1], 1-265pp
    The first impression of the Uniform Edition of Evelyn Waugh's historical novel about Helen of Constantinople.
    £140.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 879F1
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    First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

    The first impression of the Uniform Edition of this work, published the same year as the first edition, and correctly identified with '5081/4' to the colophon.

    In the publisher's original price unclipped Uniform Edition dust wrapper.

    This was the sole historical novel by Evelyn Waugh, and follows the quest of Helena of Constantinople - the mother of Roman Emperor Constantine I - to find the relics of the cross on which Christ was crucified.

    Condition

    In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip. Light chipping to back strip head and tail, with small loss to rear wrap tail. Light handling marks to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.

    Near Fine

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