Evelyn Waugh — A Tourist in Africa
London, Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1960 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Evelyn Waugh's travel book about his time in Africa, with illustrations and in the original dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original blue cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Written by prominent novelist and travel writer, Evelyn Waugh who is recognised as one of the great English prose stylists of the 20th century. 'A Tourist in Africa' documents Waugh's voyage to East Africa in 1959, a tour of the continent taken from January to April. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Collated, complete In the publisher's original blue cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with one bump to the head of the front board, and light shelf wear. Dust wrapper is smart, with light edge wear and the odd handling mark. Sunning to the wrap, moreso to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.