Love Among The Ruins..
Bound in original red cloth, gilt, with gilt block on front board, in pictorial dust wrapper, which has some top edge loss and chips; otherwise a very good copy.
£45.00
Publisher
Chapman and Hall.,
Place
London
Date
1953
Synopsis
A romance of the near future by evelyn waugh. with decorations by various eminent hands including the author's.
Item Description
FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 5.25 x 8 inches. [viii] + 51 + [3] pp.
Illustrations
Illustrated by line drawings including half title, frontispiece and endpiece; title page set within ornamental vignette.
Notes
A satire on the Welfare State set in a dystopian future featuring a romance between between Miles Plastic, an arsonist, and Clara, a bearded woman.
[Stock No. 25140]
Subjects
20th Century • Art / Literature • Illustrated • Lit. Fiction • Novels